East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State Athletics has announced its All-Sports Awards winners for the 2023-24 season. The awards include the George Alderton Male and Female Athletes of the Year, Chester Brewer Leadership Award, Dr. James Feurig Achievement and Service Award, the Big Ten Conference Medals of Honor and the Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners. A panel of administrators and athletics department staff selected the winners.
George Alderton Co-Male Athletes of the Year – Heath Baldwin (men’s track & field) / Ozan Baris (men’s tennis)
George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year – Skyla Schulte (gymnastics)
Chester Brewer Leadership Award – Nash Nienhuis (men’s ice hockey)
Dr. James Feurig Achievement and Service Award – Ashley Harlock (field hockey)
Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (Male) – Jack Frank (baseball)
Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (Female) – Justina Gaynor (soccer)
Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (Male) – Nicolas Muller (hockey)
Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (Female) – Macy Lee (softball)
GEORGE ALDERTON CO-MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
(Presented to top male athlete of 2023-24)
Co-Winner: Heath Baldwin (men’s track & field)
For the second-straight year, Heath Baldwin rewrote the Michigan State track & field history book for the MSU squad. In his final season as a Spartan, he broke a total of five school records, earning First-Team All-America honors and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Baldwin did not compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in order to prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Kentucky, he competed in the 110m hurdles. The Kalamazoo, Michigan native’s time of 13.71 was an MSU school record, knocking off Will Agodu’s 2019 time of 13.75. Baldwin now owns five school records, all broken this year: 110m hurdles, 60m hurdles, javelin, the heptathlon and the decathlon. Baldwin ties former All-American Morgan Beadlescomb (2018-22) for the most individual program records at five.
The highlight of Baldwin’s outdoor season was 8,470 points earned in the decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays in April in Torrance, Calif. The 8,420 points ranks third among all athletes in the United States in 2024 and earns…
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