Cassius Winston is currently preparing for the NBA Draft, but he’s not quite finished receiving awards for his historic career and final season with Michigan State. On Thursday, Winston was named both the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year and the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, becoming the first male athlete to win both awards.
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“The time I’ve spent at Michigan State will be with me forever and it is overwhelming for me to win these awards among all of my classmates,” Winston said of the awards. “I don’t regret my decision to come to Michigan State at all because I achieved everything I could as a player and a student. I didn’t know what this journey would bring me, but I embraced every step of it. It has been an amazing journey and it’s a great honor to be mentioned with some of the great names in Michigan State history.”
The Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor is given to a male and female athlete at each school in the conference for outstanding athletic and academic achievement.
Here is the full list, from the MSU website:
AWARD – WINNER
George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year – Cassius Winston (basketball)
George Alderton Female Co-Athletes of the Year – Valery Plata (golf)/ Annie Fuller (cross country/track & field)
Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (Male) – Cassius Winston (basketball)
Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (Female) – Gabriella Douglas (gymnastics)
Chester Brewer Leadership Award – Gabriella Douglas (gymnastics)
Dr. James Feurig Achievement and Service Award – Scott Piper (swimming)[lawrence-auto-related count=1]