MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) -- Minnesota seniors Jessica Plant (women's swimming and diving) and Kyle Rau (men's hockey) have been named recipients of this year's Big Ten Medal of Honor, given annually to the top male and female student-athlete at each conference institution. This year, the conference is celebrating the 101st anniversary of the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
Rau, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., led Gopher Hockey to four-straight regular-season conference championships for the first time in the modern era as well as four-straight NCAA tournament berths. The two-time captain and four-year letter winner totaled 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists) as a senior and was named Second Team All-Big Ten for the second-consecutive year.