Record 96 Hoosiers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 1,098 students – including 96 from Indiana athletics teams – have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from all 14 institutions and 38 different sports, who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

The 96 honorees from Indiana represents a school record and a significant improvement from the 67 individuals who received this recognition for the 2018-19 school year. This comes on the heels of 121 Indiana student-athletes earning spring/at-large Academic All-Big Ten Honors, another program record.

"On my first day as Indiana University's athletic director, it is a tremendous honor to congratulate our school-record 96 students who earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition for their excellence in the classroom this past year," said IU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. "This accomplishment speaks to the dedication that our students displayed during a year filled with unforeseen challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I commend our students for their perseverance, and our Excellence Academy staff for the vital role they also played in this remarkable record achievement."

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.

A complete list of Indiana honorees by sports is below.

Baseball
Drew Ashley
Alex Franklin
Cal Krueger
Connor Manous
Tyler Van Pelt

Women's Basketball
Grace Berger
Ali Patberg
Brenna Wise

Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Adam Coulon
Jyles Eitenne
Christian Goines
Dustin Horter
Kyle Mau
Skylar Stidam
Ben Veatch
Adam Wallace
Cooper Williams

Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Aaliyah Armstead
Jenna Barker
Lexa Barrott
Maddie Dalton
Kara Deady
Kelsey Harris
Bailey Hertenstein
Jenna Jungels
Kelly Mindak
Leah Moran
Mallory Mulzer
Sarah Schmitt
Lauren Seaver
Grace Walther

Field Hockey
Sachi Ananias
Peyton Becker
Mary Kate Kesler
Jessica Morford

Football
Jack Cardillo
Harry Crider
Charlie O'Connor
Nathanael Snyder

Men's Golf
Evan Yakubov

Women's Golf
Emma Fisher
Elisa Pierre
Priscilla Schmid

Rowing
Nicole Conway
Antonia Frappell
Ruby Leverington
Larissa Moffat
Rosie Munro
Liz Saunders
Kaylynn Scher
Lauren Woodgate
Madison Wright

Men's Soccer
John Bannec
Spencer Glass
Bryant Pratt
Issac Sarosy
Ryan Wittenbrink
Ben Yeagley

Women's Soccer
Chandra Davidson
Melanie Forbes
Allison Jorden
Bethany Kopel
Hanna Nemeth

Softball
Taylor Askland
Annika Baez
Juvia Davis
Natalie Foor
Brittany Ford
Gabbi Jenkins
Grayson Radcliffe
Camryn Woodall

Men's Swimming and Diving
Bruno Blaskovic
Tucker Brock
Wyeth Brock
Michael Draves
Gage Hamill
Gary Kostbade
Ben McDade

Women's Swimming and Diving
Laurel Eiber
Josie Grote
Grace Haskett
Abigail Kirkpatrick
Kayla Luarde
Noelle Peplowski

Men's Tennis
Payam Ahmadi
Bennett Crane
Carson Haskins
William Piekarsky
Andrew Redding
Mac Rogers
Vikash Singh

Women's Tennis
Michelle McKamey

Volleyball
Meaghan Koors

Water Polo
Sarah Greeven
Izzy Mandema
Emily Powell

Wrestling
Spencer Irick

Bold Indicates 4.0 GPA

Record 96 Hoosiers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

Players Mentioned

Emma Fisher

Elisa Pierre

Priscilla Schmid

Evan Yakubov

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