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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue recognized its 29 seniors, handed out some team awards and added another P link to the Old Oaken Bucket to highlight the 98th-annual Purdue-Kiwanis Football Banquet on Sunday at the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms.
The honored senior student-athletes were Aaron Banks, Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough, Brian Bravo, Jarrett Burgess, Tim Cason, Dennis Edwards, Ray Ellis, Shane Evans, Spencer Evans, Kamal Hardy, Cole Herdman, Jake Herr, Myles Homan, Keiwan Jones, Markell Jones, D.J. Knox, Ben Makowski, Ryan Sadkowski, Joe Schopper, Ethan Smart, Conor Sweeney, Eric Swingler, Jacob Thieneman, Chazmyn Turner, Terry Wright, Bearooz Yacoobi and Isaac Zico.
Headlining the honorees was Banks, who received the Kiwanis Citizenship Award, which is presented to the junior or senior member of the team who excels most in the combined roles of player, student and community leader and who, by example, reflects the objectives of Kiwanis International, including spiritual values and service to others. Banks, a walkon quarterback, earned Academic All-Big Ten laurels this season as an engineering major. He is the Purdue student body president, as well, and among his accomplishments in that role was working with a company called Just Water to bring its products to campus. Just Water has a sustainable water bottle that is recyclable.
Other awards:
Noble Kizer Award (junior or senior letterwinner with highest level of academic achievement): Schopper and Thieneman
"Red" Mackey Award (senior who exemplifies overall success of Purdue Athletics): Blough
Leonard Wilson Award (player or players who best exemplifies unselfish dedication): Barron and Knox
"Pop" Doan Award (players who made greatest impact on Purdue-Indiana game): Markus Bailey, Rondale Moore, Navon Mosley and Schopper
The Boilermakers defeated Indiana 28-21 on Nov. 24 to retain the Old Oaken Bucket for the second straight season and add the 60th P link to the trophy.
Additional team awards will be announced during the Boilermakers' Spring Game in April.
Purdue is preparing to play Auburn in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 28. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. local time), and the game will be televised by ESPN.
Purdue has accounted for 11,000 tickets - 3,000 more than the bowl's original allotment - assuring the Boilermakers of their largest bowl game crowd since 20,000 Purdue fans attended the 2004 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Music City Bowl
Ticketmaster
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue recognized its 29 seniors, handed out some team awards and added another P link to the Old Oaken Bucket to highlight the 98th-annual Purdue-Kiwanis Football Banquet on Sunday at the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms.
The honored senior student-athletes were Aaron Banks, Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough, Brian Bravo, Jarrett Burgess, Tim Cason, Dennis Edwards, Ray Ellis, Shane Evans, Spencer Evans, Kamal Hardy, Cole Herdman, Jake Herr, Myles Homan, Keiwan Jones, Markell Jones, D.J. Knox, Ben Makowski, Ryan Sadkowski, Joe Schopper, Ethan Smart, Conor Sweeney, Eric Swingler, Jacob Thieneman, Chazmyn Turner, Terry Wright, Bearooz Yacoobi and Isaac Zico.
Headlining the honorees was Banks, who received the Kiwanis Citizenship Award, which is presented to the junior or senior member of the team who excels most in the combined roles of player, student and community leader and who, by example, reflects the objectives of Kiwanis International, including spiritual values and service to others. Banks, a walkon quarterback, earned Academic All-Big Ten laurels this season as an engineering major. He is the Purdue student body president, as well, and among his accomplishments in that role was working with a company called Just Water to bring its products to campus. Just Water has a sustainable water bottle that is recyclable.
Other awards:
Noble Kizer Award (junior or senior letterwinner with highest level of academic achievement): Schopper and Thieneman
"Red" Mackey Award (senior who exemplifies overall success of Purdue Athletics): Blough
Leonard Wilson Award (player or players who best exemplifies unselfish dedication): Barron and Knox
"Pop" Doan Award (players who made greatest impact on Purdue-Indiana game): Markus Bailey, Rondale Moore, Navon Mosley and Schopper
The Boilermakers defeated Indiana 28-21 on Nov. 24 to retain the Old Oaken Bucket for the second straight season and add the 60th P link to the trophy.
Additional team awards will be announced during the Boilermakers' Spring Game in April.
Purdue is preparing to play Auburn in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 28. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. local time), and the game will be televised by ESPN.
Purdue has accounted for 11,000 tickets - 3,000 more than the bowl's original allotment - assuring the Boilermakers of their largest bowl game crowd since 20,000 Purdue fans attended the 2004 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.