Three Water Polo Hoosiers Honored As Distinguished Scholars, Seven Academic All-Big Ten
7/1/2020 2:00:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
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, which includes Sarah Greeven, Emily Powell and Izzy Mandema from IU Water Polo. 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."
"To have a record 121 students earn Academic All-Big Ten honors this spring is a tremendous achievement by our students," said previous IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "That record is even more remarkable when considering all our students had to overcome during the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I congratulate our honorees along with their families and our support staffs for this accomplishment."
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.
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.
A complete list of Indiana honorees by sports is below for the Distinguished Scholar Award. Indiana Water Polo Academic All-Big Ten Honorees are also listed.
Distinguished Scholar Award
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
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
Water Polo Academic All-Big Ten
Carlie Crumbaugh
Lauren Etnyre
Hannah Falls-Hand
Gillian Gatecliff
Sarah Greeven
Izzy Mandema
Emily Powell
Bold Indicates 4.0 GPA
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."
"To have a record 121 students earn Academic All-Big Ten honors this spring is a tremendous achievement by our students," said previous IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass. "That record is even more remarkable when considering all our students had to overcome during the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I congratulate our honorees along with their families and our support staffs for this accomplishment."
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.
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.
A complete list of Indiana honorees by sports is below for the Distinguished Scholar Award. Indiana Water Polo Academic All-Big Ten Honorees are also listed.
Distinguished Scholar Award
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
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
Water Polo Academic All-Big Ten
Carlie Crumbaugh
Lauren Etnyre
Hannah Falls-Hand
Gillian Gatecliff
Sarah Greeven
Izzy Mandema
Emily Powell
Bold Indicates 4.0 GPA
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