DeBerdine, Wisnauskas Named Maryland's Big Ten Medal Of Honor Recipients
5/10/2022 9:34:00 AM | Field Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Terrapin Athletics, Maryland Made
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Senior student-athletes Brooke DeBerdine and Logan Wisnauskas of the field hockey and men's lacrosse programs were named the University of Maryland's Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients on Monday.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference's most exclusive award and was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence. 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 almost 10,000 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 100 years of the Medal of Honor, more than 1,500 students have earned this distinction.
DeBerdine finished her fifth season with the field hockey team in November, helping the Terrapins advance to their 20th Final Four and third in her career. DeBerdine played in 104 games in her Maryland career, the most ever by a Terp.
DeBerdine served as team captain and earned First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-America honors. She was named the NFHCA Mid Atlantic Region Player of the Year and a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.
Off the pitch, DeBerdine was named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad in all five years of her career and was named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction this past year. She earned her degree in December in supply chain management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business and is currently playing with the U.S. Senior National Team.
Wisnauskas, a 2022 Tewaaraton Award finalist and the 2022 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, has had another incredible season in his fifth with Maryland. Up to 84 points (48G,36A) Wisnauskas leads the nation's highest-scoring offense on the top-ranked Terps, heading into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
A Sykesville, Maryland, native, Wisnauskas recently broke the program's all-time record in points, he now owns 321 in his career. He also sits top-five in goals and assists.
Majoring in communications, Wisnauskas is a two-time academic alongside his laundry list of athletic honors.
The Big Ten, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, is commemorating the 108th anniversary of the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2022.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference's most exclusive award and was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence. 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 almost 10,000 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 100 years of the Medal of Honor, more than 1,500 students have earned this distinction.
DeBerdine served as team captain and earned First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-America honors. She was named the NFHCA Mid Atlantic Region Player of the Year and a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.
Off the pitch, DeBerdine was named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad in all five years of her career and was named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction this past year. She earned her degree in December in supply chain management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business and is currently playing with the U.S. Senior National Team.
Wisnauskas, a 2022 Tewaaraton Award finalist and the 2022 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, has had another incredible season in his fifth with Maryland. Up to 84 points (48G,36A) Wisnauskas leads the nation's highest-scoring offense on the top-ranked Terps, heading into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
A Sykesville, Maryland, native, Wisnauskas recently broke the program's all-time record in points, he now owns 321 in his career. He also sits top-five in goals and assists.
Majoring in communications, Wisnauskas is a two-time academic alongside his laundry list of athletic honors.
The Big Ten, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, is commemorating the 108th anniversary of the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2022.
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