Németh, Shepherd Earn Big Ten Medal of Honor
7/29/2021 3:01:00 PM | General, Men's Golf, Women's Soccer, Academic Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Hanna Németh (women's soccer) and Ethan Shepherd have earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor, the conference announced today. The award is given to a person who strives for excellence in both athletics and academics.
Németh, who is studying Cybersecurity Risk Management at Indiana, is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree. This past season she scored her first career goal, against Penn State on March 4 and helped anchor the IU defense, which posted four shutouts. She played in every minute in 10 matches with a total of 1,074 minutes.
"Hanna is a model example of an IU student and an IU women's soccer player," IU head coach Erwin van Bennekom said. "Her achievements in the classroom and on the soccer field are a direct result of her passion, motivation, hard work and care for IU and our soccer program."
Shepherd, a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, competed in all 24 rounds this season for the Hoosiers and posted a scoring average of 73.33 per round. He posted five top-30 finishes in the abbreviated 2021 season with two finishes in the top-10, including a ninth-place effort at the 2021 Big Ten Championships. His career scoring average (73.96) currently ranks ninth on the all-time leaderboard at Indiana for those with at least 50 rounds played.
"There is no more deserving recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor than Ethan Shepherd," head men's golf coach Mike Mayer said. "He represents Indiana University, and the Big Ten Conference, with honor and distinction. He is a role model both in his athletic endeavors as well as his academic pursuits. We are lucky, and proud, to have him as a member of our Hoosier family."
The Big Ten, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, commemorates the 107th anniversary of a very unique tradition - the Big Ten Medal of Honor. The conference's most exclusive award 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 9,500 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 107 years of the Medal of Honor, over 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
Németh, who is studying Cybersecurity Risk Management at Indiana, is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree. This past season she scored her first career goal, against Penn State on March 4 and helped anchor the IU defense, which posted four shutouts. She played in every minute in 10 matches with a total of 1,074 minutes.
"Hanna is a model example of an IU student and an IU women's soccer player," IU head coach Erwin van Bennekom said. "Her achievements in the classroom and on the soccer field are a direct result of her passion, motivation, hard work and care for IU and our soccer program."
Shepherd, a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, competed in all 24 rounds this season for the Hoosiers and posted a scoring average of 73.33 per round. He posted five top-30 finishes in the abbreviated 2021 season with two finishes in the top-10, including a ninth-place effort at the 2021 Big Ten Championships. His career scoring average (73.96) currently ranks ninth on the all-time leaderboard at Indiana for those with at least 50 rounds played.
"There is no more deserving recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor than Ethan Shepherd," head men's golf coach Mike Mayer said. "He represents Indiana University, and the Big Ten Conference, with honor and distinction. He is a role model both in his athletic endeavors as well as his academic pursuits. We are lucky, and proud, to have him as a member of our Hoosier family."
The Big Ten, the nation's oldest collegiate conference, commemorates the 107th anniversary of a very unique tradition - the Big Ten Medal of Honor. The conference's most exclusive award 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 9,500 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 107 years of the Medal of Honor, over 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
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