MADISON, Wis. – The Big Ten announced on Wednesday that Wisconsin seniors Vitto Brown (men's basketball) and Sydney McKibbon (women's hockey) were named the school's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2016-17 academic year.

One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.

Brown capped his fine career by starting all 37 games and averaging 8.3 points per game for Wisconsin's 2017 Sweet 16 team. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Brown played in 120 games over the course of his career, helping UW win 115 games over the last four seasons, equaling the highest four-year win total in school history.

McKibbon served as team captain of the Badgers' in 2016-17, appearing in all 40 games and scoring 32 points. Over her distinguished career, the two-time WCHA All-Academic selection played in 156 games and tallied 110 points (37 goals, 19 assists).

2017 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winners

ILLINOIS
Joe Spencer, Football
Jenna Miller, Women's Soccer

INDIANA
Matt Schwartzer, Men's Cross Country
Amanda Cahill, Women's Basketball

IOWA
Nicholas Baer, Men's Basketball
Sophie Plasteras, Field Hockey

MARYLAND
Alex Leto, Men's Track & Field
Hannah Dewey, Softball

MICHIGAN
Jake Butt, Football
Grace Choi, Women's Golf

MICHIGAN STATE
Joe Cox, Men's Hockey
Allyssah Fitterer, Women's Volleyball

MINNESOTA
Bakary Konate, Men's Basketball
Temi Ogunrinde, Women's Indoor Track & Field

NEBRASKA
Ben Miller, Baseball
Emily Wood, Women's Basketball
 
NORTHWESTERN
Sanjay Lumpkin, Men's Basketball
Kacie Komoto, Women's Golf

OHIO STATE
Josh Tublin, Men's Volleyball
Sandy Niehaus, Women's Tennis

PENN STATE
Matt Stasiunas, Men's Swimming & Diving
Erika Spilker, Women's Lacrosse
 
PURDUE
Matt Bouggy, Men's Tennis
Faye Adelaja, Women's Volleyball

RUTGERS
Julian Pinnix-Odrick, Football
Tori Prager, Women's Soccer

WISCONSIN
Vitto Brown, Men's Basketball
Sydney McKibbon, Women's Hockey