The winners will be announced on June 18 at the annual N Club Induction and Senior Recognition Banquet at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor -- the first award of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence -- 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 100 years of the Medal of Honor, close to 1,400 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
Last year, the Big Ten Medal of Honor turned 100-years-old with Marisa Bast of softball and Raleigh Smith of men's tennis taking home the recognition for Northwestern. To celebrate the next century of the award, NU has begun to name the finalists considered for the honor. Read on to get to know the accomplishments of each of these deserving student-athletes.
McMullan concluded his Northwestern career as the 2015 Big Ten heavyweight champion and just the third four-time All-American in school history. He finished in the top three in the nation every year, reaching the NCAA finals as a sophomore in 2013 while winning the third-place match in each of his other three seasons, including in 2015.
McMullan's 103-23 career record gives him an .817 career winning percentage, good for ninth in program history. An Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2015, McMullan graduated with degrees in both journalism and political science, and will be going on to law school.
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