With Honor Part 4: Lara Dickenmann Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalist – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Week-long series on Ohio State’s Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalists continues Thursday with Lara Dickenmann. The senior soccer player ranks second all-time in career points at Ohio State.
Lara Dickenmann
Hometown: Kriens, Switzerland
Major: International Business
Sport: Women’s Soccer
Future Plans – “After graduation I’m planning on playing soccer either in Europe or the (United) States, either semi-professionally or professionally, depending on where I go. Most likely I will play semi-pro, and either work or study on the side of it. Additionally, I would like to learn another language and eventually get my masters degree in business.”
Academic Honors
Academic All-Big Ten 2005-2007
Four-Time OSU Scholar-Athlete
2007 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American Second Team
2007 CoSIDA Academic All-District Third Team
Athletic Achievements
2004 Big Ten Freshman of the Year/First Team All-Big Ten/Offensive Player of the Big Ten Tournament
SoccerBuzz National Freshman of the Year/Soccer America Freshman of the Year/ NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-American
2005 Second Team All-Big Ten
2006 First Team All-Big Ten & Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Ohio State Most Valuable Player
2007 First Team All-Big Ten (unanimous selection) and Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Ohio State MVP & Ohio State Offensive MVP
MAC Hermann Watchlist (Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year) and Team Captain
The Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor
In 1914 the Conference established a Medal of Honor to be awarded annually at each member institution to a student in the graduating class. An additional award for the top female was instituted in 1982. Chosen by the Athletic Council, the winners of this most prestigious award are the male and female senior student-athletes who have attained the greatest proficiency in both academics and athletics. This honor includes a $5,000 post-graduate scholarship which can be used at an institution of the recipient’s choice.
Ohio State’s men’s and women’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients will be announced at the 2008 OSU Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Columbus Convention Center Wednesday, May 21.
Coming Friday … Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalists Series Parts 3 and 4 – Jenna Griffin, women’s track and field, and Lenny Jatsek, men’s track and field.
About Ohio State Athletics
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics sponsors 36 fully funded varsity teams 17 for women, 16 for men and three co-educational. The department is committed to providing its more than 900 student-athletes with the finest in academic and athletics support in order to ensure a quality and life-enhancing experience. The Department of Athletics is completely self-supporting and receives no university monies, tax dollars or student fees. In Fiscal Year 2007-08, the Department of Athletics will transfer back to the University more than $25 million in assessments, including nearly $17 million in grant-in-aid costs.
