University of Illinois senior golfer Alex Burge, a former Bloomington High School standout, was among 28 honorees named as Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2015-16 academic year, the league announced Tuesday.
The award winners were chosen from a group of more than 350 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship.
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.