Big Ten Athlete of the Year

History

In 1982, the Big Ten Conference established their athlete of the year award, with the winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each school. The award for male winners is named after Ohio State track star Jesse Owens. The woman's award was previously known as the Suzy Favor Athlete of the Year before it was revealed in 2012 that Favor had worked as a prostitute for a Las Vegas escort service. The Big Ten removed her name from the women's award in July 2013 as a result.

Winners

Male

Officially known as the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award

Female

References

References

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16. (July 21, 2021). "Iowa's Garza, Minnesota's Bacon Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year".
17. (June 29, 2022). "Minnesota's Steveson, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year".
18. (June 29, 2023). "Iowa's Clark, Purdue's Edey Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". Big Ten Conference.
19. (June 27, 2024). "Purdue's Edey, Iowa's Clark Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year".
20. (July 10, 2025). "Penn State’s Starocci, USC’s Watkins Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". Big Ten Conference.