Messer and Socka-Nguemen Selected As 2026-27 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award Campus Winners

ROSEMONT, ill. – Indiana track and field third year Garrett Messer and women’s basketball third year forward Zania Socka-Nguemen were selected as Indiana’s campus winners of the 2026-27 Jackie Robinson Impact Award presented by Discover campus winners, announced by the Big Ten on Wednesday (Nov. 12). Now in its third year, the honor was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition. From the collection of 36 local winners, two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2027. Socka-Nguemen has scored…