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PISCATAWAY, NJ - AUGUST 28: Gus Zilinskas #59 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the game against the Ohio Bobcats on August 28, 2025 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Last Thursday, 36 athletes from across the Big Ten were awarded the annual Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, which is given to a select few players because they have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior, being in good academic standing, and demonstrating good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
Two Rutgers players were honored by the conference for the award this year, as Gus Zilinskas, the center for Rutgers football, and Katherine Lang of the women’s swimming and diving team earned the nomination.
Zilinskas started 41 games at center for Rutgers and made 38 consecutive starts over the past three seasons. He was a two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten selection and was named All-ECAC and to the Rimington Award watch list. On top of his achievements on the field, Zilinskas also proved himself in the classroom. As a graduate student, Zilinskas studied performance psychology and was a member of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Lang competed in backstroke, IM and relays for Rutgers while serving as a two-time team captain. Lang served as the President of the Rutgers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as a senior after previously serving as the vice president of the committee. Majoring in Public Health with a minor in business administration, she was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient.
Both of them set a standard of high expectations for their programs in and out of the locker room. With both graduating this year, the duty of filling their leadership role must be filled by the next up-and-coming leaders in their programs.
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