STUDENT ATHLETES OF THE MONTH
Each month, the UW Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) selects its ���Student-Athletes of the Month.���
These student-athletes are nominated by their coaches and academic advisors based on the following criteria:
The student-athletes must:
��� Be academically eligible and in good academic standing
��� Have obtained an outstanding achievement or recognition in academics
��� Make a significant contribution to their respective team
��� Be actively engaged in community service
SAAC members then vote on the winners at the first SAAC meeting of each month. The goal is to have
each sport represented throughout the year. At the end of the year, all of the ���Student-Athletes of the Month���
become the nominations for the Male & Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award, which is awarded at
the Buckinghams.
RYAN LITTLE ��� MEN���S HOCKEY
Little, one of 20 candidates nationwide for the Senior
CLASS Award, is one of five Badgers with multiple
goals on the season. The forward from Fond
du Lac, Wis., is a three-time Academic AllWCHA honoree, two-time Academic All-Big
Ten winner and recipient of team���s Ivan B.
Williamson Academic Award. He was named
a UW Athletic Board Scholar in 2010-11.
The senior and team assistant captain is a
member of Wisconsin���s Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has participated in the Red
and White Hunger Fight and Toys for Tots drives
with SAAC. He makes visits to the American
Family Children���s Hospital and has volunteered at the Crazylegs Classic.
IVY MARTIN ��� WOMEN���S SWIMMING
Martin is a sophomore from Madison, Wis., who
started out the season with the nation���s fastest time
in the 50-yard freestyle. Martin has also achieved
five NCAA qualifying cuts so far this season.
The 2012 honorable mention All-American participated in the Red and White Hunger Fight and has
volunteered for the Madison Ironman. The sophomore earned her first Big Ten weekly honor in early
October, garnering the Big Ten Women���s Co-Swimmer of the Week award on Oct. 16.
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