Record Fifty-Five Hoosiers Earn Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honors
3/20/2019 12:59:00 PM | General, Academic Services, Student-Athlete Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A record total of 55 IU students who participate in intercollegiate athletics across five winter sports earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday.
The 55 honoree school record is an increase from the previous record of 48 set last winter.
"Supporting the academic pursuits of our students is one of our primary missions, so to once again break our school record with 55 Academic All-Big Ten honorees during the winter season is a tremendous accomplishment and source of pride for our entire department," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "I congratulate our honorees as well as their coaches, support staffs and families for this achievement. I applaud and appreciate their commitment to excellence in the classroom."
Through the fall and winter, 162 IU student-athletes have garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors, up from 140 one season ago. With 10 spring sports to go, IU is on pace to eclipse last year's record total of 256 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the academic year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the spring seasons and will present the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
IU's 2019 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
Men's Basketball (5)
Vijay Blackmon
Johnny Jager
Zach McRoberts
Justin Smith
Quentin Taylor
Women's Basketball (7)
Alexis Johnson
Linsey Marchese
Ali Patberg
Jaelynn Penn
Brenna Wise
Grace Withrow
Bendu Yeaney
Men's Swimming and Diving (19)
Bruno Blaskovic
Wyeth Brock
Adam Destrampe
Griffin Eiber
Gabriel Fantoni
Gage Hamill
Trey Hubbuch
Matt Jerden
Gary Kostbade
Vini Lanza
Spencer Lehman
Josh Romany
Mohammed Samy
Thomas Vanderbrook
Andrew Capobianco
Clark Carter
James Connor
Mory Gould
Seamus Scotty
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Mackenzie Atencio
Laurel Eiber
Josie Grote
Grace Haskett
Maria Paula Heitmann
Kendall Hermann
Christine Jensen
Cassy Jernberg
Katie Keller
Lilly King
Abby Kirkpatrick
Shelby Koontz
Bailey Kovac
Laura Morley
Anne Rouleau
Taylor Carter
Mya Kraeger
Kallie Higgins
Wrestling (6)
Norman Conley
Jake Danishek
Dillon Hoey
Spencer Irick
Jake Kleimola
Kyle Luigs
The 55 honoree school record is an increase from the previous record of 48 set last winter.
"Supporting the academic pursuits of our students is one of our primary missions, so to once again break our school record with 55 Academic All-Big Ten honorees during the winter season is a tremendous accomplishment and source of pride for our entire department," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "I congratulate our honorees as well as their coaches, support staffs and families for this achievement. I applaud and appreciate their commitment to excellence in the classroom."
Through the fall and winter, 162 IU student-athletes have garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors, up from 140 one season ago. With 10 spring sports to go, IU is on pace to eclipse last year's record total of 256 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the academic year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the spring seasons and will present the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
IU's 2019 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
Men's Basketball (5)
Vijay Blackmon
Johnny Jager
Zach McRoberts
Justin Smith
Quentin Taylor
Women's Basketball (7)
Alexis Johnson
Linsey Marchese
Ali Patberg
Jaelynn Penn
Brenna Wise
Grace Withrow
Bendu Yeaney
Men's Swimming and Diving (19)
Bruno Blaskovic
Wyeth Brock
Adam Destrampe
Griffin Eiber
Gabriel Fantoni
Gage Hamill
Trey Hubbuch
Matt Jerden
Gary Kostbade
Vini Lanza
Spencer Lehman
Josh Romany
Mohammed Samy
Thomas Vanderbrook
Andrew Capobianco
Clark Carter
James Connor
Mory Gould
Seamus Scotty
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Mackenzie Atencio
Laurel Eiber
Josie Grote
Grace Haskett
Maria Paula Heitmann
Kendall Hermann
Christine Jensen
Cassy Jernberg
Katie Keller
Lilly King
Abby Kirkpatrick
Shelby Koontz
Bailey Kovac
Laura Morley
Anne Rouleau
Taylor Carter
Mya Kraeger
Kallie Higgins
Wrestling (6)
Norman Conley
Jake Danishek
Dillon Hoey
Spencer Irick
Jake Kleimola
Kyle Luigs
FB: Under the Hood with Indiana Football - Week 4 (Illinois)
Wednesday, September 17
FB: Kellan Wyatt Media Availability (9/16/25)
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Mikail Kamara Media Availability (9/16/25)
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Curt Cignetti Media Availability (9/15/25)
Monday, September 15