Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

Full 2026 Big Ten Spring All-Big Ten Academic List

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,759 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. 

The list of honorees includes 234 baseball students, 92 men’s and 111 women’s golf students, 172 men’s and 197 women’s lacrosse students, 51 men’s and 349 women’s rowing students, 195 softball students, 69 men’s and 105 women’s tennis students, 345 men’s and 431 women’s track & field students, 18 acrobatics and tumbling students, nine bowling students, 22 men’s fencing students, 44 women’s fencing students, eight pistol and 10 rifle students, 35 men’s volleyball students, 29 men’s and 62 women’s water polo students, 54 women’s ice hockey students, 22 women’s lightweight rowing students, 58 women’s beach volleyball students, 20 women’s artistic swimming students, and 17  women’s wrestling students. 

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. 

Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 94 had unblemished GPAs: 

Baseball 
Ty Mikkelsen, RS Freshman, Interdepartmental Studies (Business), Grimes, Iowa 

Men’s Golf  
Griffin Barke, Maryland, Sophomore, Business, Crestwood, Kent. 
Manato Nakatani, Maryland, Junior, Computer Science, Tokyo, Japan 
William Harned, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Finance Investment & Banking, Nashotah, Wis. 

Women’s Golf 
Kylie Eaton, Illinois, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Greenville, R.I. 
Brielle Mapanao, Illinois, Senior, Kinesiology, Quakers Hill, NSW, Australia 
Victoria Zheng, Illinois, Senior, Finance, Markham, Ontario, Canada 
Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State, Senior, Public Relations, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada 
Olivia Lovegrove, Nebraska, Sophomore, Finance/Accounting, Lincoln, Neb. 
Darae Chung, Oregon, Junior, Psychology, Wellington, New Zealand 
Gwendolyn Powell, Penn State, Sophomore, Biology , Madison Township, Pa. 
Lana Malek, Purdue, Junior, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia 
Emily James, Rutgers, Junior, Economics, Bury, England 
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Junior, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario 
Grace Lu, Rutgers, Senior, Economics, Edison, N.J. 
Amber Li, Washington, Sophomore, Computer Science, Newcastle, Wash. 
 
Men’s Lacrosse 
Justin Lawler, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Randolph, N.J. 
Ben Mckelvy, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Kent Island, Md. 

Women’s Lacrosse 
Katharine Merrifield, Michigan, Graduate Student, Real Estate Development, Denver, Colo. 
Cara Nugent, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Post Baccalaureate, Boxford, Mass. 
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Senior, Learning & Organizational Change, St. Paul, Minn. 
Ella Lewandowski, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Kylee Manser, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Hartland, Wis. 
Shea Stone, Oregon, Sophomore, Psychology, Denver, Colo. 
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Senior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y. 

Women’s Rowing 
Isaebella DeLong, Iowa, Sophomore, Enterprise Leadership; Sport & Recreation Management, Durant, Iowa 
Kendall Doerr, Iowa, Sophomore, English & Creative Writing; English Education, Houston, Texas 
Evan Schwickerath, Iowa, Junior, Industrial Engineering, Waukee, Iowa 
Logan Roeder, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Chicago, Ill. 
Anna King, Ohio State, Junior, Sport Industry, Ottawa, Canada 
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Junior, Criminal Justice & Political Science, Wayne, N.J. 
Avery Mattos, Rutgers, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Middletown, N.J. 
Emily Szopa, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Bridgewater, N.J. 
 
Softball 
Ava Moore, Illinois, Sophomore, Accountancy, New Carlisle, Ohio 
Remmington Hewitt, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Pleasant Grove, Calif. 
Haley Painter, Purdue, Graduate Student, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Antioch, Calif. 
 
Men’s Tennis 
Zachary Viiala, Illinois, Junior, Finance, Perth, Australia 
 
Women’s Tennis 
Catherine Gagnon, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
 
Men’s Track & Field 
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance; Business Analytics & Information Systems, Dubuque, Iowa 
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Junior, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
Carter Bissell, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Rockford, Mich. 
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Junior, Aquatic Ecology & Management , Linden, Mich. 
Seth Norder, Michigan State, Sophomore, Statistics , Grand Haven, Mich. 
Jack Agnew, Ohio State, Junior, Exercise Science, Bellbrook, Ohio 
Noah Kriesman, Rutgers, Senior, Exercise Science, Cherry Hill, N.J. 
Zachary Love, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Applied Psychology, Fort Lee, N.J. 
Luke Metcalf, USC, Sophomore, Human Biology, La Canada, Calif. 
 
Women’s Track & Field 
Kristine Blazevica, Illinois, Graduate Student, Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, Riga, Latvia 
Anstasia Retsa, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Athens, Greece 
Nora Wollen, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Oak Park, Ill. 
Peyton Wilson, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Elementary Education, Lancaster, Ohio 
Eva Rogers, Maryland, Sophomore, Finance, Odenton, Md. 
Emily Cescon, Michigan, Sophomore, Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario 
Samantha Hastie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Big Data Analytics, Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Leah Hill, Michigan, Senior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo. 
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Junior, Psychology, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 
Clare McNamara, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Northville, Mich. 
Gabbie Michael, Michigan, Graduate Student, Chemical Biology MS, Frankenmuth, Mich. 
Chyler Turner, Michigan, Graduate Student, Community Change MSW, Shreveport, La. 
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Senior, Human Biology , Holland, Mich. 
Gabrielle Jeffries, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology , Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 
Sophia Lucki, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Global Health (MS), Toronto, Ontario 
Kate Stajos, Michigan State, Sophomore, English , Charlotte, N.C. 
Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Financial Planning & Wealth Management (MS), New Westminister, B.C. 
Charlotte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill. 
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Sport Management M Ed, Saint Michael, Minn. 
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Sophomore, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Jana Lowka, Nebraska, Senior, Biological Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany 
Ela Velepec, Nebraska, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Celje, Slovenia 
Erin Boler, Northwestern, Junior, Economics, Niskayuna, N.Y. 
Samantha Humphries, Oregon, Junior, Human Physiology, Flower Mound, Texas 
Allison Ince, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Flower Mound, Texas 
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Junior, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Indiana 
Emma Baeyens, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Warren, N.J. 
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Digital Marketing, Newark, Del. 
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Delta States, Nigeria 
Emma Keating, Rutgers, Senior, Political Science, Pompton Plains, N.J. 
Stephanie Driscoll, Washington, Graduate Student, Master of Arts in International Studies, Kendal, England 
Danni Langseth, Wisconsin , Graduate Student, Analytics MS, Weston, Wis. 
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Plymouth, Wis. 
 
Acrobatics and Tumbling 
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Senior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
 
Bowling 
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth & Family Studies, Prairieville, La. 
 
Men’s Rowing 
Liam Smith, Wisconsin, Senior, Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Econ, MSB, Rockford, Mich. 
Patrick Trihey, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering, BS, Mantorville, Minn. 
 
Women’s Ice Hockey 
Gracie Graham, Minnesota, Junior, Business and Marketing Educ BS, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 
Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, MS Sport Leadership, Annapolis, Md. 

Women’s Lightweight Rowing 
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Senior, Biochemistry, BS, Muskego, Wis. 
Claire Rulyak, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Economics, BA and Political Science, BA, Seattle, Wash. 
 
Women’s Beach Volleyball 
Daley McClellan, Oregon, Graduate Student, Special Education, Canby, Ore. 
Ava Slojkowski, Oregon, Junior, Journalism and Communication: Public Relations, El Dorado Hills, Calif. 

Women’s Artistic Swimming 
Scarlett Finn, Ohio State, Sophomore, Architecture, Toronto, Ontario 
Keana Hunter, Ohio State, Sophomore, Psychology, Los Angeles, Calif. 
 
Women’s Water Polo 
Mady Nollan, Indiana, Sophomore, Human Biology, Long Beach, Calif.