Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. 

The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 98 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 473 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 27 men’s fencing students, 49 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 54 women’s beach volleyball students, 12 women’s artistic swimming students, and 16 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, 102 had unblemished GPAs: 
 
Baseball 
Payton Hutchings, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Leadership & Management, Coal City Ill. 
Aden O’Donnell, Illinois, Sophomore, Business Undeclared, Bettendorf, Iowa 
Drake Westcott, Illinois, Senior/Graduate, Strategic Leadership & Management, Edwardsville, Ill. 
Jack Messina, Penn State, Sophomore, Data Sciences, State College, Penn. 
Brandon Anderson, Purdue, Senior, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Richmond, Ky. 
Albert Choi, Purdue, Graduate, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Downingtown, Pa. 
Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario 

Men’s Golf  
Juds Langille, Penn State, Graduate Student, Finance, Ossining, N.Y. 
Matthew Yamin, UCLA, Junior, Political Science, New York, N.Y. 

Women’s Golf 
Lexanne Halama, Illinois, Graduate Student, BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Arden Louchheim, Nebraska, Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication, Park City, Utah 
Faith Choi, Ohio State, Senior, Sport Industry, Frederick, Md. 
Lana Malek, Purdue, Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia 
Emily James, Rutgers, Sophomore, Economics, Bury, England 
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Sophomore, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 
Lucrezia Rossettin, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Health Administration, Genova, Italy 
 
Women’s Lacrosse 
Megan Kielbasa, Johns Hopkins, Graduate Student, Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering, Aquebogue, N.Y. 
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Junior, Learning and Organizational Change, Saint Paul, Minn. 
Claire Snyder, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia 
Cassidy Eckert, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Burlington, Ontario 
Madysyn Sweeney, Oregon, Graduate Student, Applied Behavior Analysis, Pleasanton, Calif. 
Maeve Simonds, Ohio State, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Milton, Ga. 
Katie Buck, Rutgers, Junior, Biological Sciences, Moorestown, N.J. 
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Junior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y. 
 
Women’s Rowing 
Niamh Coffey, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Kerry, Ireland 
Anya Hardwick, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Maidson Cancro, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Environmental Sciences, Brielle, N.J. 
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Wayne, N.J. 
Ruby Hatfield, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Global Sports Business, Bantam, Conn. 
Sydney Lehrer, Rutgers, Senior, Sociology, Flemington, N.J. 
Campbell Dunn, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Geoscience, Madison, Wis. 
Jadyn Schensky, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Athletic Training, Watertown, Wis. 
 
Softball 
Paige Berkmeyer, Illinois, Graduate Student, Animal Sciences, Wadsworth, Ohio 
Lauren Wiles, Illinois, Graduate Student, MS: Management, Grimesland, N.C. 
Reili Gardner, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Integrative Biol & Phys MS, Dyersville, Iowa 
 
Men’s Tennis 
Zach Viiala, Illinois, Sophomore, Undeclared, Perth, Australia 
Max Bengtsson, Northwestern, Senior, Applied Mathematics, Winnetka, Ill. 
 
Women’s Tennis 
Kida Ferrari, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Fairhope, Ala. 
Megan Heuser, Illinois, Senior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Lindenhurst, Ill. 
McKenna Schaefbaue, Illinois, Junior, Political Science, Normal, Ill. 
Alice Xu, Illinois, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Vienna, Va. 
Matilde Morais, Michigan State, Junior, Advertising Management, Cascais, Portugal 
Natalie Stasny, Michigan State, Sophomore, Human Biology, Woodrige, Ill. 
Patsy Daughters, Oregon, Freshman, Environmental Studies, Eugene, Ore. 
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Law JD, Corona, Calif. 
 
Men’s Track & Field 
Hunter Smith, Indiana, Senior, Accounting, New Carlisle, Ind. 
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dubuque, Iowa 
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Sophomore, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
Aiden Felty, Michigan, Senior, Sport Management, Billercia, Mass. 
Owen MacKenzie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Mountainview, Calif. 
John McNeil, Michigan, Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, Medfield, Mass. 
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Sophomore, Aquatic Ecology & Management, Linden, Mich. 
Gabe Nash, Nebraska, Sophomore, International Business, Sioux City, Iowa 
Seth Schnakenberg, Nebraska, Junior, Biochemistry, Superior, Neb. 
Tanner Piotrowski, Penn State, Graduate Student, Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations, Gambrills, Md. 
Gavin Richards, Rutgers, Junior, Exercise Science, Annandale, N.J. 
Jonathan Scalia, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Westfield, N.J. 
Mark Viggiano, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Studies Education, Ocean, N.J. 
Rowen Ellenberg, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Design & Innovation, Appleton, Wis. 
 
Women’s Track & Field 
Olviia Campbell, Illinois, Senior, Psychology, Barry, Ill. 
Isabella Daley, Illinois, Sophomore, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill. 
Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Leah Hill, Michigan, Junior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo. 
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Sophomore, LSA Undeclared, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 
Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, Graduate Student, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse, Southfield, Mich. 
Emily Bardwell, Michigan State, Junior, Integrative Biology (MS), Brunswick, Ohio 
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Junior, Human Biology, Holland, Mich. 
Sophia Lucki, MIchigan State, Senior, Human Biology, Toronto, Canada 
Val Pallett, Michigan State, Senior, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, Farmington, Mich. 
Madison Price, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Sport Coaching (Graduate), Trenton, Mich. 
Charlottte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill. 
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Senior, Sociology B S, Saint Michael, Minn. 
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, Junior, Management/Marketing, Cesena, Italy 
Barbiorve Deebom, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Fargo, N.D. 
Cammy Garaian, Nebraska, Graduate Student, Applied Science, Seekonk, Mass. 
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Junior, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Katie Clute, Oregon, Senior, Psychology, Olmsted Township, Ohio 
Ryann Porter, Oregon, Graduate, Educational Policy and Leadership, Janesville, Wis. 
Florence Caron, Penn State, Senior, Linguistics, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada 
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Sophomore, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Ind.  
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Newark, Del. 
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Communication, Information, and Media, Charlotte, N.C. 
Chloe Lindeman, Wiscosin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Fulton, Ill. 
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Senior, Legal Studies & Political Science, Plymouth, Wis. 
Carolyn Shult, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Nutrition & Metabolism (PhD), Augusta, Wis. 

Acrobatics and Tumbling 
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Junior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
 
Bowling 
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Prairieville, La. 

Men’s Fencing 
Arewen Borowiak, Penn State, Graduate Student, Business Analytics, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany 
 
Men’s Rowing 
Alexander Beer, Wisconsin, Junior, Business – Finance, Eden Prairie, Minn. 
Daniel Hintzman, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, New Berlin, Wis. 
 
Women’s Ice Hockey 
Audrey Wethington, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences M B S, Edina, Minn. 
Madelyn Wheeler, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sports Coaching, Erinsville, Ontario 
Kiara Zanon, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Fairport, N.Y. 
Makenna Webster, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo. 
Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin, Fifth-Year Senior, Marketing, Milton, Mass. 
 
Women’s Lightweight Rowing 
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Junior, Biochemistry, Muskego, Wis. 
Rianne Wagner, Wisconsin, Senior, Agronomy, Wilmette, Ill. 
 
Women’s Beach Volleyball 
Isabel Patterson, Oregon, Sophomore, Pre-Global Studies, Portland, Ore.