Trio Earns Year-End Big Ten Awards

Wilma Nielsen, Liisa-Maria Lusti and Ben Smith were recognized by the league’s head coaches.

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field team collected a handful of year-end Big Ten accolades Wednesday afternoon as announced by the league office. Wilma Nielsen was named the Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year while Liisa-Maria Lusti and Ben Smith swept the Freshman of the Year awards.

Conference honors are selected by the conference’s head coaches…

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