55 Hoosiers Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

7/10/2013 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country

July 10, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Athletics boasted 55 honorees on the 2012-13 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards list, announced by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday, July 10, representing baseball, women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, rowing, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.

"These 55 student-athletes represent the highest ideals of intercollegiate athletics," said Fred Glass, Indiana Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. "They continue IU Athletics' longstanding tradition of success in the classroom. We are so proud to call them Hoosiers".

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.

2012-13 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
(Bold indicates 4.0 GPA)
Trace Knoblauch, Baseball
Linda Rubene, Women's Basketball
Kyle Overway, Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Kelsey Duerksen, 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
Jordan Gray, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Samantha Gwin, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Brianna Johnson, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Erica Ridderman, Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Hannah Boyer, Field Hockey
Corinne Karch, Field Hockey
Mark Murphy, Football
Adam Replogle, Football
John Beringer, Men's Golf
Kate Coons, Women's Golf
Rosie Davis, Women's Golf
Elizabeth Tong, Women's Golf
Lindsey Blum, Rowing
Emily Bush, Rowing
Kelsey Cundiff, Rowing
Megan Duffy, Rowing
Kim Gilmour, Rowing
Kathryn Laine, Rowing
Grace Mendel, Rowing
Ann Thompson, Rowing
Megan Van Pelt, Rowing
Ciersten Burks, Women's Soccer
Rebecca Candler, Women's Soccer
Rebecca Dreher, Women's Soccer
Shannon Flower, Women's Soccer
Megan Holland, Women's Soccer
Monica Melink, Women's Soccer
Abby Smith, Women's Soccer
Bekah White, Women's Soccer
Becca Zambon, Women's Soccer
Kelsey Brannon, Softball
George Andrews, Men's Swimming and Diving
Ian Boggs, Men's Swimming and Diving
Ryan Hinshaw, Men's Swimming and Diving
Dimitrije Tasic, Men's Tennis
Kayla Fujimoto, Women's Tennis
Sophie Garre, Women's Tennis
Leslie Hureau, Women's Tennis
Alecia Kauss, Women's Tennis
Shannon Murdy, Women's Tennis
Derek Drouin, Men's Track and Field
Steven Turpin, Men's Track and Field
Sophie Gutermuth, Women's Track and Field
Jordan Haverly, Volleyball
Jade Henderson, Volleyball
Shae Fournier, Water Polo
Meghan Lappan, Water Polo
Amanda Redfern, Water Polo
Preston Keiffer, Wrestling