Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards Announced

Indiana had 49 student-athletes receive the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award

7/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

July 9, 2014

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients (All Schools)

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday (July 9) that 684 student-athletes have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes student-athletes from every institution and 37 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

The 2013-14 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 101 student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. Indiana had six student-athletes earn a 4.0 GPA during the year - Erica Ridderman (Women's Cross Country), Abby Smith (Women's Soccer), Dimitrije Tasic (Men's Tennis), Shannon Murdy (Women's Tennis), Gabrielle Rubenstein (Women's Tennis) and Jordan Haverly (Volleyball). This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include art, business, chemistry, economics, engineering, journalism, mathematics and many others.

Indiana had 49 student-athletes receive the award, led by eight honorees for the women's track and field team. The women's tennis team had six honorees while women's soccer had five recipients.

"These incredible student-athletes uphold IU Athletics' proud tradition of excellence in the classroom," Indiana Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass said. "We are honored to have them representing this great institution."

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 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.

A complete list of the 2013-14 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners from all schools is linked at the top of the page.

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award Winners - Indiana

(Name, Sport)
Bold denotes a 4.0 GPA during the 2013-14 academic year

Jonny Marlin, Men's Basketball
Andrea Newbauer Women's Basketball
Robbie Nierman Men's Cross Country
Erica Ridderman Women's Cross Country
Amanda Behnke Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
Kelsey Duerksen Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
Samantha Ginther Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
Samantha Gwin Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
Taylor Wiley Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
Mollie Getzfread Field Hockey
Corinne Karch Field Hockey
Nicole Volgraf Field Hockey
Elizabeth Tong Women's Golf
Katie Engel Women's Rowing
Monica Funk Women's Rowing
Lauren James Women's Rowing
Grace Mendel Women's Rowing
Sean Weidman Men's Soccer
Kyle Wieschhaus Men's Soccer
Rebecca Dreher Women's Soccer
Megan Holland Women's Soccer
Rachel Romero Women's Soccer
Abby Smith Women's Soccer
Rebekah White Women's Soccer
Jenna Abraham Softball
Kassi Farmer Softball
Lora Olson Softball
Brooklynn Snodgrass Women's Swimming & Diving
Dimitrije Tasic Men's Tennis
Elliott Yee Men's Tennis
Carolyn Chupa Women's Tennis
Kayla Fujimoto Women's Tennis
Alecia Kauss Women's Tennis
Katie Klyczek Women's Tennis
Shannon Murdy Women's Tennis
Gabrielle Rubenstein Women's Tennis
Nakel McClinton Men's Track & Field
Kelsie Ahbe Women's Track & Field
Sydney Clute Women's Track & Field
Sophie Gutermuth Women's Track & Field
Courtney Harnish Women's Volleyball
Jordan Haverly Women's Volleyball
Rebecca Gerrity Women's Water Polo
Erin Pannek Women's Water Polo
Devon Peterson Women's Water Polo
Shelby Taylor Women's Water Polo
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