The Big Ten released its annual Outstanding Sportsmanship Awards on Tuesday morning, and the deliberations around Ohio State's two allotted awards probably didn't last long.
Former linebacker Joshua Perry and track and cross country star Sakiko Minagawa, two former central Ohio prep stars, are Ohio State's 2016 recipients. The duo were selected from a group of more than 350 students who displayed positive sportsmanship throughout the year.
One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree before the Big Ten selected two winners from each institution. All Sportsmanship Award winners distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and demonstrated good good citizenship outside of sports.
The full list of Ohio State's 2016 Sportsmanship Awards:
| ATHLETE | SPORT |
|---|---|
| EVAN STIFEL | MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
| SAKIKO MINAGAWA | WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
| JOSHUA PERRY | FOOTBALL |
| CHRISTIAN SOLDAT | SOCCER |
| SYDNEY DUDLEY | WOMEN'S SOCCER |
| SYDNEY STYPE | FIELD HOCKEY |
| EMILY RUETTER | VOLLEYBALL |
| ALEX JOHNSON | MEN'S GYMNASTICS |
| RACHEL ABRAMS | WOMEN'S GYMANSTICS |
| JAE'SEAN TATE | MEN'S BASKETBALL |
| CAIT CRAFT | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
| DONOVAN ROBERTSON | MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD |
| SONIKQUA WALKER | WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD |
| CHRIS DEPIETRO | MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING |
| CHEYENNE MEEK | WOMEN'S WIMMING & DIVING |
| CHRIS DIAZ | MEN'S TENNIS |
| FERNY ANGELES PAZ | WOMEN'S TENNIS |
| CLARK ENGLE | MEN'S GOLF |
| RIO WATANABE | WOMEN'S GOLF |
| JAYLA SAIBENE | SOFTBALL |
| CRAIG DALRYMPLE | MEN'S HOCKEY |
| RYAN HUNTER | MEN'S LACROSSE |
| RAINEY HODGSON | WOMEN'S LACROSSE |
| HUNTER STIEBER | WRESTLING |
| CHAMP PAGE | MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD |
| SAKIKO MINAGAWA | WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD |
| SARAH PEFFLEY | ROWING |
| NICK SERGAKIS | BASEBALL |
| LEWIS WEISS | MEN'S FENCING FENCING |
| ANTHONY MCCOLLUM | MEN'S PISTOL |
| ALEX KIMURA | MEN'S RIFLE |
| GABRIEL DOMECUS | MEN'S VOLLEYBALL |
| ALANNA GOLDIE | WOMEN'S FENCING |
| CARA ZUBKO | WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY |
| LIZ BUERLING | WOMEN'S PISTOL |
| KENDAL ELDER | WOMEN'S RIFLE |
| AMRIAN JOHNSON | SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING |
