BTN.com staff, June 18, 2012
BTN aired its fifth annual BTN Awards Show on Monday night. The biggest winners: Michigan State's Draymond Green and Ohio State's Christina Manning, the winners of the Big Ten's prestigious Jesse Owens and Suzy Favor Awards, respectively. Dave Revsine, Mike Hall and Rick Pizzo hosted the hour-long special, which also handed out awards for categories such as "Breakout Performer" and "Game of the Year," to name a couple. See all the award winners and watch video from each category in this post.
Suzy Favor Award: Ohio State's Christina Manning
Most Courageous Performance of the Year: Michigan State's Arthur Ray
Best Finish of the Year: Wisconsin at Michigan State
Game of the Year: 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game – Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Breakout Performer: Illinois' Whitney Mercilus
Most Dominating Performance of the Year: Illinois' Brandon Paul vs. Ohio State
Women's Team of the Year: Minnesota women's ice hockey
Men's Team of the Year: Penn State wrestling
Women's Coach of the Year: llliniois' Kevin Hambly
Men's Coach of the Year: Penn State's Cael Sanderson