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Maryland Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

In 1914, the Big Ten 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 athlete from each institution has been awarded the Conference Medal of Honor.
 
2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients: Emma DeBerdine and Jaxon Smith
Year Male Recipient Female Recipient
2015 Varun Ram, Men's Basketball Malina Howard, Women's Basketball
2016 Michael McCarney, Men's Lacrosse Rachelle Beanlands, Women's Soccer
2017 Cody Niedermeier, Men's Soccer Zoe Stukenberg, Women's Lacrosse
2018 Alex Leto, Track & Field Kristen Confroy, Women's Basketball
2019 Jahi Jones, Wrestling Abigail Bentz, Volleyball
2020 Jared Bernhardt, Men's Lacrosse Kaila Charles, Women's Basketball
2021 Roman Puglise, Men's Lacrosse Grace Griffin, Women's Lacrosse
2022 Logan Wisnauskas, Men's Lacrosse Brooke DeBerdine, Field Hockey
2023 Nick Lorusso, Baseball Diamond Miller, Women's Basketball
2024 Ajax Zappitelo, Men's Lacrosse Emily Sterling, Women's Lacrosse
2025 Jaxon Smith, Wrestling Emma DeBerdine, Field Hockey