Drew teDuits Honored By Big Ten Conference

Drew teDuits was honored Monday with the Big Ten Conference’s Medal of Honor for excellence in athletics and academics.

The award is presented annually at each Big Ten institution to a male and female student-athlete in the graduating class who has demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics. Fellow Wisconsin student-athlete Kimberly Dinh also received the award. The conference’s most exclusive award, it was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence.

DREW teDUITS

The third Badger swimmer to win an individual men’s NCAA championship and first since 1959, teDuits performed at a high level both in the pool and in the classroom during his time at Wisconsin.

A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, teDuits won both an NCAA championship and Big Ten championship in the 200 backstroke as a sophomore in 2013. He also had an honorable mention All-America finish in the 100 backstroke at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

teDuits struck gold once again this season as a senior, claiming another Big Ten crown in the 200 backstroke. The All-American finished sixth in the event at the 2015 NCAA Championships, while also earning honorable mention All-America status as part of UW’s 400 medley relay team.

During his senior season, the Fitchburg, Wisconsin, native claimed 24 first-place finishes, including 11 in the 200 back alone.

In addition to earning first-team All-Big Ten accolades in 2013 and 2015, teDuits was also a second-team All-Big Ten winner in 2014.

teDuits capped off his illustrious swimming career in Madison with school records in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and was also part of UW’s record-holding 400 medley relay team. teDuits holds the second-fastest time in program history for the 200 individual medley.

A kinesiology major, teDuits plans to attend dental school. He is the fifth swimmer in UW history to earn the Big Ten Medal of Honor and the first since Maggie Meyer in 2011.

The Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had “attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.” Big Ten schools currently feature more than 8,200 student-athletes, but only 24 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 99 years of the Medal of Honor, more than 1,300 student-athletes have earned this distinction.

WISCONSIN’S BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS

In 1914, the conference endowed a Medal of Honor, to be awarded annually at each institution, to a student in the graduating class that has demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics. Winners in 1964 were 50th Anniversary winners of the Medal of Honor. Beginning in 1982, a senior woman student-athlete from each institution has also been awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor.

1915 – Martin Thomas Kennedy, Rowing

1916 – William Dow Harvey, Track and Field

1917 – Mead Burke, Track and Field

1918 – Ebert Edward Simpson, Jr.

1919 – Charles H. Carpenter, Football

1920 – Anthony G. Zulfer, Baseball, Basketball

1921 – Allan C. Davey, Football

1922 – George Bunge, Football

1923 – Gustave K. Tebell, Baseball, Basketball, Football

1924 – Harold J. Bentson, Rowing

1925 – Lloyd Vallely, Cross Country, Track

1926 – Stephen H. Polaski, Football

1927 – Jefferson DeMent Burrus, Rowing

1928 – Louis Behr, Basketball

1929 – Theodore A. Thelander, Baseball, Basketball, Football

1930 – Donald W. Meikeljohn, Tennis

1931 – Louis E. Oberdeck, Rowing

1932 – Harvey H. Schneider

1933 – Nello Anthony Pacetti, Football

1934 – Robert A. Schiller, Wrestling

1935 – Rolf Falk Poser, Basketball

1936 – Howard Thurston Heun, Rowing

1937 – Leonard L. Lovshin, Football

1938 – Charles H. Fensk, Cross Country, Track

1939 – Walter I. Bietila, Baseball

1940 – Ralph H. Moeller, Football

1941 – Kenneth E. Bixby, Baseball

1942 – Burleigh E. Jacobs

1943 – Frederick R. Rehm

1944 – Edward M. Dzirbik, Wrestling

1945 – Ken Chandler, Track

1946 – Jerry Thompson, Football

1947 – Exner Menzel, Basketball

1948 – Carlyle Fay, Jr., Rowing

1949 – Donald R. Peterson, Rowing

1950 – Robert J. Wilson, Football

1951 – David Staiger, Track, Football

1952 – Walter E. Deike, Cross Country, Track

1953 – James T. Moran, Football, Rowing

1954 – Norbert J. Esser, Basketball, Football, Track

1955 – Richard W. Cable, Basketball

1956 – Robert E. Konovsky, Football, Wrestling

1957 – Patrick J. Levenhagen, Football

1958 – Walter V. Holt, Baseball

1959 – John R. Hobbs, Basketball, Football, Track

1960 – Dale L. Hackbart, Football

1961 – Gerald L. Kulcinski, Football

1962 – Thomas M. Hughbanks, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track

1963 – Hugh V. (Pat) Richter, Baseball, Basketball, Football

1964 – William R. Smith, Track and Field

1965 – Gary V. Kirk, Tennis

1966 – David N. Fronek, Football

1967 – Dennis J. Sweeney, Baseball

1968 – Michael Gluck, Wrestling

1969 – Karl Rudat, Football

1970 – Douglas R. McFadyen, Hockey

1971 – Don Vandrey, Track and Field

1972 – Pat Matzdorf, Track and Field

1973 – Keith D. Nosbusch, Football

1974 – Gary D. Anderson

1975 – James R. Dyreby, Jr., Rowing

1976 – Patrick J. Christenso, Wrestling

1977 – Peter W. Brey, Basketball

1978 – Michael Eaves, Hockey

1979 – Steve Lacy, Cross Country, Track

1980 – Thoams G. Stauss, Football

1981 – David C. Goodspeed, Wrestling

1982 – David Mohapp, Football and Ann French, Badminton

1983 – David Farley and Rose Thomson, Cross Country, Track

1984 – John Johannson, Hockey and Janet Huff, Basketball

1985 – John Easker, Cross Country, Track and Cathy Branta, Cross Country, Track

1986 – Tim Hacker, Cross Country, Track and Lisa Fortman, Tennis

1987 – J. J. Weber, Basketball and Amy Justeson, Swimming

1988 – Paul Gruber, Football and Chris Gilles, Tennis

1989 – Dave Lee, Wrestling and Maureen Hartzheim, Cross Country, Track

1990 – John Byce, Hockey and Susan Temple, Volleyball

1991 – Jack Waite, Tennis and Elaine Demetroulis, Tennis

1992 – Matt Demaray, Wrestling and Heather Taggart, Soccer

1993 – Donovan Bergstrom, Track and Kim Sherman, Cross Country, Track

1994 – Louis Hinshaw, Track and Field and Susie Holt, Soccer

1995 – Jeff Gold, Soccer and Dana Tzakis, Golf

1996 – Scott Lamphear, Soccer and Lauren Gavaris, Tennis

1997 – Alastair Steel, Soccer and Kathy Butler, Cross Country, Track

1998 – Erik Raygor, Hockey and Katie Voigt, Basketball

1999 – Brian Doherty, Soccer and Shannon Brown, Soccer

2000 – Jay Schoenfelder, Cross Country, Track and Gina Panighetti, Swimming

2001 – Mike Kelley, Basketball and Allie Blomquist, Golf

2002 – Danny Westerman, Tennis and Andrea Wanezek, Swimming

2003 – Kirk Penney, Basketball and Erin Byrd, Volleyball

2004 – Ryan Tremelling, Track and Morgan Shields, Volleyball

2005 – Jim Leonhard, Football and Carla MacLeod, Ice Hockey

2006 – Nathan Brown, Track and Field and Jessica Ring, Ice Hockey

2007 – Joe Thomas, Football and Sara Bauer, Ice Hockey

2008 – Adam Barhamand, Rowing and Katrina Rundhaug, Cross Country, Track

2009 – Joe Krabbenhoft, Basketball and Gwen Jorgensen, Cross Country, Track

2010 – Jack Bolas, Cross Country, Track and Chavon Robinson, Track

2011 – Gabe Carimi, Football and Maggie Meyer, Swimming

2012 – Peter Konz, Football and Laurie Nosbusch, Soccer

2013 – Elliot Krause, Cross Country, Track and Kendall Schmidt, Rowing

2014 – Reed Connor, Cross Country, Track and Mary Massei, Softball

2015 – Drew teDuits, Swimming and Kim Dinh, Golf

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