CHAMPAIGN, IL (CHAMBANA TODAY) – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2024 Big Ten Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships award winners on Wednesday (May 15), as selected by the conference’s head coaches. The championship meet was held last weekend (May 10-12) at the U-M Track and Field Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Junior pole vaulter Tori Thomas was named Women’s Field Athlete of the Championships after she claimed the pole vault title win with the new Big Ten Outdoor Championships record, 4.52m (14-10). She became only the second Illini woman ever to stand atop the Big Ten Outdoor pole vault podium; Stephanie Richartz completed this feat three times (2012, ’13, ’15).

It is the second week in a row Thomas vaulted her new school record and nationally ranked No. 5 mark for the 2024 outdoor season. She first cleared it at the Fighting Illini Tune-Up on May 4.

She is the first woman in Illinois history to win Field Athlete of the Outdoor Championships; Aja Evans was the last woman to win Field Athlete of the Indoor Championships.

Junior Jessica McDowell and senior Robert Williams were also honored as Illinois’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honorees. The Big Ten Conference office recognizes one student-athlete from each team (men’s and women’s) as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. McDowell and Williams are now candidates for the overall Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution, across all sports, at the end of the academic year.

The Big Ten will announce its 2024 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Year, Field Athletes of the Year and Freshmen of the Year following the conclusion of the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for June 5-8 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Women’s Track Athlete of the Championships: Florence Caron, Penn State
Women’s Field Athlete of the Championships: Tori Thomas, Illinois

Men’s Track Athlete of the Championships: Devin Augustine, Minnesota
Men’s Field Athlete of the Championships: Mike Stein, Iowa

Women’s Coach of the Year: Matt Bingle, Minnesota
Men’s Coach of the Year: Justin St. Clair, Nebraska

2024 Outdoor Track & Field Sportsmanship Awards
Illinois: Jessica McDowell, Robert Williams
Indiana: Lily Myers, Garrett Messer
Iowa: Ali Dorn, Grant Conway
Maryland: Kayla Thorpe, Kevin Collins
Michigan: Aasia Laurencin, Tianhao Wei
Michigan St.: Taryn Hankins, Logan Allen
Minnesota: Lexy Berger, Finn Schirmer
Nebraska: Taya Skelton, Kolby Henrickson
Ohio State: Nya Bussey, Kayden Tobias
Penn State: Makenna Krebs, Duane Knisley
Purdue: Emma Squires, Praise Aniamaka
Rutgers: Alianna Eucker, Jah’mere Beasley
Wisconsin: Kiley Robbins, Cade Amborn

Men’s First Team All-Big Ten
Angelos Mantzouranis, MIN
Mike Stein, IOWA
Tom Brady, MICH
Ryan Talbot, MSU
Hayden Tobias, OSU
Charles Godfred, MIN
Logan Measner, WIS
Jak Urlacher, MIN
Tyus Wilson, NEB
Kalen Walker, IOWA
Gratt Reed, IOWA
Deandre Stapleton Jr., IOWA
Damoy Allen, IOWA
Trent McFarland, MICH
Seth Allen, PUR
Praise Aniamaka, PUR
Darius Luff, NEB
Dubem Amene, MICH
Devin Augustine, MIN
Adam Spencer, WIS
Bryce Tucker, RUT
Cameron Miller, PUR
Skyler Stidam, IND
Isaac Lewis, IOWA
Josh Pugh, IOWA
Connor Belken, IOWA
Rivaldo Marshall, IOWA

Men’s Second Team All-Big Ten
Cody Johnston, ILL
Robert Williams, ILL
Henry Zimmerman, NEB
Dash Sirmon, NEB
Micah Wilson, WIS
Andreas Hantson, PUR
Kevin Shubert, NEB
Micaylon Moore, NEB
Andrew Nolan, MSU
Shaun Miller Jr., OSU
Kavian Kerr, NEB
Garrett Kaalund, NEB
Jeremiah Smith, NEB
Nick Foster, MICH
Cade Moran, NEB
Terrol Wilson, NEB
Giovanni Wearing, WIS
Josh Pugh, IOWA
Antonio Laidler, IND
Camden Marshall, IND
Cheickna Traore, PSU
Luke Venhuizen, MICH
Noah Carmichael, OSU
Mason Louis, OSU
Shohaan Singh, OSU
Antonio Hanson, OSU

Women’s First Team All-Big Ten
Tacoria Humphrey, ILL 
Jessica McDowell, ILL 
Tori Thomas, ILL
Rose Yeboah, ILL
Shelby Frank, MIN
Rhema Otabor, NEB
Florence Caron, PSU
Shaina Zinter, WIS
Axelina Johansson, NEB
Zoie Dundon, MIN
Rhianna Phipps, NEB
Kat Moody, IOWA
Fatouma Conde, OSU
Nya Bussey, OSU
Columba Effiong, OSU
Leah Bertrand, OSU
Lauren Freeland, MSU
Aasia Laurencin, MICH
Hayley Kitching, PSU
Savannah Sutherland, MICH
Jayla Campbell, MIN
Janielle Josephs, MIN
Brooke Jaworski, MIN
Abigail Schaafe, MIN

Women’s Second Team All-Big Ten
Sophia Beckmon, ILL
Asia Thomas, ILL
Samaria McDonald, PSU
Chloe Timberg, RUT
Emma Yungeberg, MICH
Sophia Toti, PSU
Maddie Pitts, PSU
Tionna Tobias, IOWA
Anthonett Nabwe, MIN
Jenna Rogers, NEB
Makenna Krebs, PSU
Ashley McElmurry, NEB
Faith Bender, OSU
Erin Reidy, MIN
Paige McGee, IOWA
Kenisha Phillips, IND
Odell Frye, MIN
Aniya Mosley, OSU
Chanler Robinson, OSU
Bryannia Murphy, OSU