12:07 p.m.: Add one more honor to the list for Ndamukong Suh.
The former Husker has been named the Big 12 male athlete of the year, the conference announced on Friday. Suh was chosen over a group of nominees that included the top male athlete at each of the league’s 12 institutions.
“This honor means a lot to me,” Suh said. “I was fortunate to win awards for my play on the football field last year, but this is different. To be selected from a group of great athletes across all sports in an elite conference like the Big 12 is special.”
Suh is the second Husker to earn the award, joining defensive end Grant Wistrom, who captured the honor in 1997-98. A pair of NU volleyball student-athletes have won the female athlete of the year honor — Greichaly Cepero in 2000-01 and Sarah Pavan in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
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