Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was named Big Ten swimmer of the year and Ohio State’s Bill Dorenkott the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.
The Big Ten announced its postseason awards this week. The 10 head swimming & diving coaches within the Big Ten vote on the awards, which are separate from the conference’s “Swimmer/Diver of the Championships” which focus specifically on the Big Ten Championship meet.
Purdue swept the yearly diving awards, with Adam Soldati named Diving Coach of the Year and Emily Bretscher winning Diver of the Year. Here’s a look at the full Big Ten awards announced this week:
- Swimmer of the Year: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
- Swimming Coach of the Year: Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State
- Diver of the Year: Emily Bretscher, Purdue
- Diving Coach of the Year: Adam Soldati, Purdue
After the conference championships in February, the Big Ten announced its ‘of the championships’ awards, its Freshman of the Year, and its Big Ten Sportsmanship honorees:
- Swimmer of the Championships: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
- Diver of the Championships: Emily Bretscher, Purdue
- Freshman of the Championships: Kaitlynn Sims, Michigan
- Sportsmanship honorees:
- Abigail Cabush, Illinois
- Josie Grote, Indiana
- Kelsey Drake, Iowa
- Jacqui Schafer, Michigan
- Claire Schenden, Michigan State
- Patricia Van Law, Minnesota
- Rachel Powers, Nebraska
- Malorie Han, Northwestern
- Laura Banks, Ohio State
- Maddie Hart, Penn State
- Emily Bretscher, Purdue
- Francesca Bertotto, Rutgers
- Kendall Smith, Wisconsin
What is the sportsmanship honorees?