Former Missouri gymnast Jodie Heinicka will be honored during Saturday's Dr. Pepper Big 12 Conference Football Championship game as the 2006 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year. Heinicka, who completed her athletic eligibility in 2006, was the first Missouri student-athlete to earn in the honor in the award's six year history. She and 2006 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year, Parker Dalton from the Texas A&M baseball team, will be recognized during the first media time out in the first quarter.
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