Big Ten Announces Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

2023 Winter Academic All-Big Ten List
 
ROSEMONT, Ill. [March 23, 2023] — The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,013 students competing in winter sports who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team Thursday.
 
The list of honorees includes 65 men’s and 83 women’s basketball students, 141 men’s and 237 women’s swimming and diving students, 59 men’s and 131 women’s gymnastics students, 102 men’s ice hockey students and 195 men’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 March 1 for winter 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.
 
Twenty-two winter honorees had unblemished GPAs:
 
Michael Fletcher, Gr., Illinois, Men’s Gymnastics, MS: Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
Daniel Renshaw, So., Illinois, Wrestling, Bioengineering
Erin Young, Sr., Illinois, Women’s Swim & Dive, Speech and Hearing Science
Ching Hwee Gan, So., Indiana, Women’s Swim & Dive, Nutrition Science BSAHS
Sharon Goodman, Sr., Iowa, Women’s Basketball, Health Studies
Cullan Schriever, Jr., Iowa, Wrestling, Business Standard Admission
Zach Mattin, So., Michigan, Wrestling, LSA Undeclared
Emily Haimes, Sr., Nebraska, Women’s Swim & Dive, History/Psychology
JoJo Randby, So., Nebraska, Women’s Swim & Dive, Biological Sciences/Management
Yahya Thomas, Gr., Northwestern, Wrestling, Post Baccalaureate
Amanda Ling, Sr., Ohio State, Women’s Swim & Dive, Teaching and Learning
Molly Carson, So., Penn State, Women’s Swim & Dive, Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Luke Fortner, Jr., Purdue, Men’s Swim & Dive, Aeronautical and Astronomical Engineering
Kat Mueller, Sr., Purdue, Women’s Swim & Dive, Social Studies Education
Jenna Douglass, Gr., Rutgers, Women’s Swim & Dive, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Madison Murtagh, Gr., Rutgers, Women’s Swim & Dive, Communication, Information and Media
Alice ScarabellI, Gr., Rutgers, Women’s Swim & Dive, Social Work
Brock Caufield, Gr., Wisconsin, Men’s Ice Hockey, Sports Leadership
Jack Gorniak, Gr., Wisconsin, Men’s Ice Hockey, Sports Leadership
Dominick Mersch, Gr., Wisconsin, Men’s Ice Hockey, Sports Leadership
Garret Model, Gr., Wisconsin, Wrestling, Sports Leadership
Drew Nixdorf, Sr., Wisconsin, Men’s Swim & Dive, Mechanical Engineering 
 
Big Ten Conference ( bigten.org ) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28
official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.
 
 
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