Category: Women’s Soccer

Two Penn State athletes receive Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

Two Penn State student-athletes were recognized by the Big Ten for their sportsmanship.

At the end of every season, the Big Ten comes out and honors those athletes who did well during the season and for any other things you do off the field.

On Wednesday, the Big Ten named their Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2020-21 academic year and two from Penn State who made the list. Kerry Abello (women’s soccer) and John Harrar (men’s basketball) were among those honored by the Big Ten with the recognition.

Kerry Abello has been a versatile student-athlete for Penn State and has been part of three Big Ten championship titles. Also, Abello is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree as well as a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-North Region honoree.

John Harrar earned his first career all-conference honor during his senior season, collecting All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades after leading the Nittany Lions with 8.8 rebounds per game and a 54.9 field goal percentage.

Harrar is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in management from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. He also served as a member of the team’s leadership council and is a two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award selection.

Harrar announced that he will return to Penn State for the 2021-22 season by utilizing the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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