Boyer Earns First Team All-Big Ten

Sophomores Dusty Boyer and Marc Herrmann took home awards from the Big Ten Banquet last Thursday in East Lansing, Mich. after the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. At the banquet, all members were announced for First and Second-Team All-Big Ten Conference as well as the Freshman of the Year, Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and all of the Sportsmanship Award winners.

Boyer received First-Team All-Big Ten Honors at the banquet for his performances this season in the conference. Boyer was a stronghold on the singles court, heading up the Huskers lineup at the No. 1 spot and moving his way into the ITA Top 125 singles rankings later in the season. Another Husker to receive an award was Herrmann, who took home Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. 

The criteria for the Sportsmanship Award is that the student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. 

See the complete lists of all conference winners below:

MEN’S TENNIS ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS

First-Team All-Big Ten
FARRIS GOSEA, Illinois
Jared Hiltzik, Illinois
Tim Kopinski, Illinois
Alex Petrone, Michigan
Drew Lied, Michigan State
LEANDRO TOLEDO, Minnesota
Dusty Boyer, Nebraska
Sam Shropshire, Northwestern
Raleigh Smith, Northwestern
PETER KOBELT, Ohio State
Herkko Pollanen, Ohio State
LEONARD STAKHOVSKY, Penn State

Second-Team All-Big Ten*
Sam Monette, Indiana
Jonas Dierckx, Iowa
John Patrick Mullane, Michigan State
Hunter Callahan, Ohio State
Kevin Metka, Ohio State
Ralf Steinbach, Ohio State
Russell Bader, Penn State
Mark Kovacs, Purdue
Ricky Medinilla, Purdue

Unanimous selections in CAPS
* Additional honorees due to a tie

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Athlete of the Year: Farris Gosea, Illinois
Freshman of the Year: Sam Shropshire, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Ty Tucker, Ohio State

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Tim Kopinski, Illinois
Dimitrije Tasic, Indiana
Michael Swank, Iowa
Shaun Bernstein, Michigan
Aaron Pfister, Michigan State
Jack Hamburg, Minnesota
Marc Herrmann, Nebraska
Alex Pasareanu, Northwestern
Hunter Callahan, Ohio State
Matt Barry, Penn State
Aaron Dujovne, Purdue
John Zordani, Wisconsin