Indiana University Athletics
Wes Martin Honored as B1G Distinguished Scholar
7/10/2018 5:03:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday that Indiana fifth-year senior offensive lineman Wes Martin earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The recipients are students who have recorded a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2017-18 academic year.
Sixth-five students from IU's athletic teams collected the honor. Indiana's total ranks second in school history, exceeded only by the 68 honorees a year ago.
"Congratulations to these sixty-five students for being recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for their excellence in the classroom," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "We take great pride in seeing our students excel academically, and these students have performed at the very highest of levels. To have our two largest contingents of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars in back-to-back years is a credit to not only our students, but also our Academic Services and Excellence Academy staff for the tremendous work they do."
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,009 students for the award from its 14 institutions in 37 sports.
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. 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.
A complete list of Indiana honorees by sport is below (those in ALL CAPS maintained a 4.0 GPA):
Football
WES MARTIN
Men's Basketball
Quentin Taylor
Women's Basketball
Amanda Cahill
GRACE WITHROW
Field Hockey
Elle Hempt
Abby Urbanek
Men's Golf
Jake Brown
Women's Rowing
Abigail Armstrong
Bayasgalan Batsaikhan
Madison Chaplin
Elizabeth Meinzer
MADDIE PIERCE
ELIZABETH SAUNDERS
Kendall Sharpe
Sydney Shuert
Paige Spiller
Women's Soccer
ABBY ALLEN
Cassidy Blacha
Mykayla Brown
Caroline Dreher
Bristal Hadley-Mautino
ALLISON JORDEN
KYLIE KIRK
Annelie Leitner
JUSTINE LYNN
Maya Piper
Kayla Smith
Softball
Sydney Hester
Gabbi Jenkins
Aimilia McDonough
Taylor Uden
Men's Swimming & Diving
Levi Brock
Wyeth Brock
Cody Coldren
Women's Swimming & Diving
Mackenzie Atencio
Delaney Barnard
Christine Jensen
Sam Lisy
Laura Morley
Ali Rockett
Men's Tennis
Payam Ahmadi
Zac Brodney
Women's Tennis
Anna McCoy
Men's Track & Field
Adam Coulon
Jordan Huntoon
Kyle Mau
Alex Shinnerl
Ben Veatch
Cooper Williams
Women's Track & Field
BRENNA CALDER
Megan Grabowski
Jenna Jungels
RACHEL MATHER
Leah Moran
Mallory Mulzer
Joely Pinkston
Hannah Stoffel
Kendell Wiles
Women's Volleyball
Samantha Fogg
Hayden Huybers
Jessica Leish
Women's Water Polo
Karrie Kozokar
Emily Powell
Wrestling
Buddy Conley
Spencer Irick
Sixth-five students from IU's athletic teams collected the honor. Indiana's total ranks second in school history, exceeded only by the 68 honorees a year ago.
"Congratulations to these sixty-five students for being recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for their excellence in the classroom," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "We take great pride in seeing our students excel academically, and these students have performed at the very highest of levels. To have our two largest contingents of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars in back-to-back years is a credit to not only our students, but also our Academic Services and Excellence Academy staff for the tremendous work they do."
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,009 students for the award from its 14 institutions in 37 sports.
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. 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.
A complete list of Indiana honorees by sport is below (those in ALL CAPS maintained a 4.0 GPA):
Football
WES MARTIN
Men's Basketball
Quentin Taylor
Women's Basketball
Amanda Cahill
GRACE WITHROW
Field Hockey
Elle Hempt
Abby Urbanek
Men's Golf
Jake Brown
Women's Rowing
Abigail Armstrong
Bayasgalan Batsaikhan
Madison Chaplin
Elizabeth Meinzer
MADDIE PIERCE
ELIZABETH SAUNDERS
Kendall Sharpe
Sydney Shuert
Paige Spiller
Women's Soccer
ABBY ALLEN
Cassidy Blacha
Mykayla Brown
Caroline Dreher
Bristal Hadley-Mautino
ALLISON JORDEN
KYLIE KIRK
Annelie Leitner
JUSTINE LYNN
Maya Piper
Kayla Smith
Softball
Sydney Hester
Gabbi Jenkins
Aimilia McDonough
Taylor Uden
Men's Swimming & Diving
Levi Brock
Wyeth Brock
Cody Coldren
Women's Swimming & Diving
Mackenzie Atencio
Delaney Barnard
Christine Jensen
Sam Lisy
Laura Morley
Ali Rockett
Men's Tennis
Payam Ahmadi
Zac Brodney
Women's Tennis
Anna McCoy
Men's Track & Field
Adam Coulon
Jordan Huntoon
Kyle Mau
Alex Shinnerl
Ben Veatch
Cooper Williams
Women's Track & Field
BRENNA CALDER
Megan Grabowski
Jenna Jungels
RACHEL MATHER
Leah Moran
Mallory Mulzer
Joely Pinkston
Hannah Stoffel
Kendell Wiles
Women's Volleyball
Samantha Fogg
Hayden Huybers
Jessica Leish
Women's Water Polo
Karrie Kozokar
Emily Powell
Wrestling
Buddy Conley
Spencer Irick
Players Mentioned
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