George Audu, a track and field student-athlete from Pennsylvania state university won the title in men's long jump at the 1999 big ten conference outdoor track and field championships at Purdue University. After receiving his trophy, he gave it to a Purdue assistant coach and asked her to give it to mike turner, a Purdue student-athlete who, Audu thought, should have been competing in the long jump and triple jump at the meet. Turner had suffered a freak injury six weeks earlier, and during the time of the conference championships, doctors were fighting to save his leg.

"When I spoke to the coach, i asked her not to tell anyone," Audu said. "I didn't intend to draw attention to myself."

The news did eventually leak out, however, and people were pleased and surprised by Audu's action, which didn't seem like a very big deal to Audu himself.

"What happened to mike was a freak accident that could have happened to any of us,” Audu said. "I put myself in his position, and the trophy i gave him was sort of like a get-well card to someone who is a very sportsmanlike person and a good competitor."
By Kay Hawes, The NCAA News January 29, 2001