48 Hoosiers Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

7/11/2012 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country

July 11, 2012

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 587 student-athletes have been selected recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes student-athletes from every institution and 36 different sports who have earned a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Indiana had 48 student-athletes earn the award for 2011-12.

In February of 2008, Big Ten Faculty Representatives established a conference academic recognition to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student-athlete's academic career.

The 2011-12 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 85 student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term, including seven from Indiana.

2011-12 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
(Bold indicates 4.0 GPA)
Danilsa Andujar, Women's Basketball
Andy Bayer, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Andy Weatherford, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Chelsea Blanchard, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Kelsey Duerksen, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Breanne Ehrman, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Caitlin Engel, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Samantha Ginther, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Samantha Gwin, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Erica Ridderman, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Hannah Boyer, Field Hockey
Bill Ivan, Football
Kate Coons, Women's Golf
Rosie Davies, Women's Golf
Kelly Bainbridge, Women's Rowing
Emily Bush, Women's Rowing
Cara Donley, Women's Rowing
Kim Gilmour, Women's Rowing
Kathryn Laine, WOmen's Rowing
Jaclyn Riedel, Women's Rowing
Madelyn Shields, Women's Rowing
Ann Thompson, Women's Rowing
Nick Blevins, Men's Soccer
Chris Haffner, Men's Soccer
Harrison Petts, Men's Soccer
Rebecca Dreher, Women's Soccer
Megan Holland, Women's Soccer
Bekah White, Women's Soccer
Jenna Abraham, Softball
Samantha Berenter, Softball
Kelsey Brannon, Softball
Cassie Gogreve, Softball
Margaux Farrell, Women's Swimming and Diving
Laura Head, Women's Swimming and Diving
Justine Jones, Women's Swimming and Diving
Laura Ryan, Women's Swimming and Diving
Dimitrije Tasic, Men's Tennis
Leslie Hureau, Women's Tennis
Evgeniya Vertesheva, Women's Tennis
Derek Drouin, Men's Track and Field
Kelsie Ahbe, Women's Track and Field
Jordan Haverly, Volleyball
Jade Henderson, Volleyball
Meghan Lappan, Volleyball
Amanda Redfern, Volleyball
Preston Keiffer, Wrestling
Ryan Konz, Wrestling
Matt Powless, Wrestling