Indiana’s Noelle Peplowski, Andrew Capobianco among Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

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Indiana’s Noelle Peplowski, Andrew Capobianco among Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

Indiana’s Noelle Peplowski and Andrew Capobianco were the school’s female and male recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, announced last week.

They were joined by Purdue’s Maycey Vieta as aquatics recipients of the award, with one male and one female nominated by each member school.

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is annually, “awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career.” The award was inaugurated in 1915. This is the 109th class of honorees.

This year’s 28 recipients represent 12 different sports. The full list is available here.

Peplowski was an 11-time All-American in Bloomington. She finished fifth at NCAAs in the women’s 200 breast last year after winning a Big Ten title, and she was part of the Hoosiers squad that won the Big Ten crown as a freshman in 2019. She graduated with a degree in sports marketing and management and has been hired as an assistant coach by head coach Ray Looze.

Peplowski qualified for the U.S. team for this summer’s World Aquatics Championships in the 800 free relay last week at Phillips 66 Nationals.

Capobianco is a three-time NCAA champion on 3-meter. A 12-time All-American, he has five career NCAA medals and is a five-time individual Big Ten champion (and a four-time team champion). Capobianco won a silver medal in the men’s 3-meter synchro at the Tokyo Olympics.

Vieta won the Big Ten title in platform diving champion at Big Tens as a senior and garnered her third career All-American honor. She won a bronze medal at NCAAs as a sophomore in 2021.

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