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Some of the world’s greatest collegiate athletes have competed for Northwestern. With help from our readers we’ve picked our all-time top 10 — plus two fan favorites. Here are our "Top Cats."
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| Anucha Browne Basketball |
Luke Donald Golf |
Pat Fitzgerald Football |
Joe Girardi Baseball |
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| James Golliday Track and field |
Otto Graham Football, basketball and baseball |
Matt Grevers Swimming |
Lisa Ishikawa Softball |
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| Kristen Kjellman Lacrosse |
Kathleen Kochmansky Field hockey and lacrosse |
Jack Riley Football and wrestling |
Erica Westrich Soccer |
Athletes were judged — in collaboration with Northwestern Athletics — on the scale of their individual athletic accomplishments and honors while competing for the Wildcats. Northwestern magazine also solicited fan and alumni opinions through our website, where the University’s 50 greatest athletes were featured in an interactive photo slideshow. These votes were taken into account in addition to athletic accomplishments to determine the top 10, along with two “Fan Favorite” selections.
