Gajcak, Martin Earn Spot on Big Ten Distinguished Scholars List

Gajcak, Martin Earn Spot on Big Ten Distinguished Scholars List

7/5/2017 3:14:00 PM | Football

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference office announced the 2016-17 Distinguished Scholars today, with Indiana Football landing redshirt wide receiver Chris Gajcak and redshirt junior offensive lineman Wes Martin on the list.

The Distinguished Scholar award is given to those who recorded at least a 3.7 GPA or higher during the 2016-17 school year. The student must be a letterwinner in the second year at the 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 letter winners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students 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's academic career.