University of Minnesota Athletics
Rue Earns Big Ten Award
5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Minnesota junior Alicia Rue was named the Co-Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Championships as the Big Ten Conference announced its postseason awards. Rue shared the award with Penn State thrower Emma Schmeizer.
Rue won the pole vault at last weekend’s Big Ten Outdoor Championships in record fashion. She cleared a Minnesota and Big Ten record of 14 feet, 3 1/4 inches to mark the third-best vault in the nation this season. Rue captured both the indoor and outdoor Big Ten pole vault titles and earned All-America honors in the event during the 2009 indoor season.
The Big Ten also accorded First Team and Second Team honors to top finishers at the Championships. Conference champions are All-Big Ten First Team awardwinners, while runners-up of All-Big Ten Second Team.
Golden Gophers who were Conference champions and named to the All-Big Ten First Team were Rue, Megan Duwell (10,000 meters) and Liz Roehrig (heptathlon). Second-Team honorees were Heather Dorniden (800 meters) and Amy Laskowske (10,000 meters).
Golden Gopher sophomore Nikki Tzanakis was named as Minnesota’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Awardwinners are student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, they must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Tzanakis placed third in the discus at the outdoor Big Ten meet.
Rue won the pole vault at last weekend’s Big Ten Outdoor Championships in record fashion. She cleared a Minnesota and Big Ten record of 14 feet, 3 1/4 inches to mark the third-best vault in the nation this season. Rue captured both the indoor and outdoor Big Ten pole vault titles and earned All-America honors in the event during the 2009 indoor season.
The Big Ten also accorded First Team and Second Team honors to top finishers at the Championships. Conference champions are All-Big Ten First Team awardwinners, while runners-up of All-Big Ten Second Team.
Golden Gophers who were Conference champions and named to the All-Big Ten First Team were Rue, Megan Duwell (10,000 meters) and Liz Roehrig (heptathlon). Second-Team honorees were Heather Dorniden (800 meters) and Amy Laskowske (10,000 meters).
Golden Gopher sophomore Nikki Tzanakis was named as Minnesota’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Awardwinners are student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, they must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Tzanakis placed third in the discus at the outdoor Big Ten meet.
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