The winners will be announced the week of July 25. Stay tuned to Big12Sports.com and the Conference’s social media platforms to see the rest of the nominees.
This morning's featured candidates are Texas Tech's Ruth Usoro and Ludvig Aberg.
Texas Tech Female Athlete of the Year
Ruth Usoro; Track and Field
Sr., Lagos, Nigeria
Accomplishments
- 2022 NCAA Outdoor triple jump runner-up.
- Received USTFCCCA First Team All-American honors in outdoor triple jump and indoor long jump.
- Claimed Big 12 outdoor triple jump championship.
- Big 12 indoor long jump champion.
- World Championships indoor long jump finalist.
Texas Tech Male Athlete of the Year Candidate
Ludvig Aberg; Golf
Jr., Eslov, Sweeden
Accomplishments
- Won 2022 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship.
- Became the first Tech player to win the Ben Hogan Award. The honor recognizes the top college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous year.
- Received All-American honors for the second straight season.
- Currently ranked No.3 in the World Amateur Golf rankings.
- Ended the season with a 70.1 stroke average and became a finalist for the Jack Nicklaus and Haskins Awards.
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