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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State wrestling's Beau Bartlett and Nittany Lion women's ice hockey star Julie Gough were recently selected as Penn State's representatives as the Big Ten Conference's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners.
One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution.
All the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
Gough played an integral role as the Nittany Lions returned to the NCAA Tournament for a second-straight season. She served as the team's captain in the 2023-24 season while leading the team to their second-straight CHA Tournament title and NCAA Tournament run.
The Newcastle, Ontario native finished her career with 79 points, which placed her seventh all-time in program history. She was a key piece in Penn State's 2023 CHA Tournament title victory as she scored the game-winning goal in overtime to secure the Nittany Lions first league tournament title.
Bartlett ended the 2023-24 season as the 2024 NCAA National Runner-Up at 141 pounds, helping lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to the 2024 NCAA Championship in Kansas City. Bartlett became a two-time All-American with the performance.
He ended the season with a 24-2 overall record and an 11-0 mark in dual meets (8-0 in Big Ten duals). Bartlett had seven pins and three majors this year. Penn State went 12-0 on the season, won the Big Ten Regular Season Championship, the Big Ten Championship and capped off the campaign with its 11th NCAA title in the past 13 events.