Fifty-Seven Wolverines Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | General, Athletic News
July 8, 2015
• Photo Roster of 2014-15 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday (July 8) its 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award recipients, a list that includes 57 University of Michigan student-athletes. To receive the prestigious honor, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 for the previous academic year, excluding summer school.
This year, Michigan had 34 women and 23 men representing 20 varsity sports. The list includes four of the school's eight 2014-15 Academic All-Americans: senior Sammy Gray (field hockey), senior Zach Hyman (ice hockey), junior Mason Ferlic (men's track and field/cross country) and senior Justin Glanda (men's swimming and diving). Hyman was the University of Michigan's 2014-15 Male Athlete of the Year, while Glanda was the school's male recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor and a Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship.
The women's soccer team had the most honorees with seven, led by junior Corinne Harris, an All-Big Ten second team selection. The men's and women's swimming and diving teams combined for 11 selections (six men, five women), including Anders Nielsen, a four-time NCAA All-American and national runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle in 2015. The men's and women's track and field teams each had four recipients, highlighted by Ferlic and Erin Finn, an NCAA All-American in the outdoor 5,000-meter run. Rowing (six) and wrestling (four) were also well represented on the final list.
Michigan's 57 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars are its most in the seven years of the award. The total number of U-M recipients has increased in each of the past five years: 37 (2011), 49 (2012), 53 (2013), 55 (2014), 57 (2015).
The following is the list of Michigan's 57 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
Field Hockey (2)
Sammy Gray, Sr., Sport Management, Wilmette, Ill.
Shannon Scavelli, Jr., Psychology, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Men's Golf (1)
Andrew Yeager, Jr., Business Administration, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Women's Golf (1)
Grace Choi, So., Undeclared, Dallas, Texas
Men's Gymnastics (2)
Taylor Harrower, Sr., Spanish, Dublin, Ohio
Reid Swanger, Sr., Business Administration, Austin, Texas
Women's Gymnastics (1)
Nicole Artz, So., Elementary Education and Language Arts, Holland, Mich.
Ice Hockey (2)
Luke Dwyer, Sr., Business Administration, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Zach Hyman, Sr., History, Toronto, Ontario
Men's Lacrosse (3)
Will Meter, Sr., Sport Management, Beverly Hills, Mich.
Thomas Orr, Sr., Business Administration, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Andrew Roswell, So., Economics, Baltimore, Md.
Women's Lacrosse (3)
Hadie Evarts, So., Literature, Science and the Arts/Undeclared, Austin, Texas
Margaret Metzger, So., Psychology, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Allison Silber, So., Movement Science, Phoenix, Md.
Rowing (6)
Adena Coste, Jr., Sport Management, Woodbridge, Conn.
Kelsi Harden, So., Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hastings, Mich.
Hannah Sherman, Sr., Political Science, Bethesda, Md.
Alex Spaulding, Sr., Business Administration, Watervliet, Mich.
Kinsey Vear, So., Literature, Science and the Arts, Marquette, Mich.
Kaitlin Wright, So., Psychology, Lakeville, Minn.
Men's Soccer (1)
Nick Lewin, Sr., Civil Engineering, Walled Lake, Mich.
Women's Soccer (7)
Maddie Clarfield, Jr., Business Administration, Malibu, Calif.
Corinne Harris, Jr., Psychology, Chicago, Ill.
Bailey Haydock, So., Industrial & Operations Engineering, Tulsa, Okla.
Zaryn Jennings, Sr., English, Dexter, Mich.
Sydney Raguse, Jr., Sport Management, Newport Beach, Calif.
Anna Soccorsi, So., Environment, Yardley, Pa.
Chloe Sosenko, Sr., Psychology, South Lyon, Mich.
Softball (2)
Becca Garfinkel, Sr., Political Science, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Olivia Richvalsky, Jr., Communications, South Lyon, Mich.
Men's Swimming & Diving (6)
Kevin Bain, Sr., Business Administration, Northville, Mich.
Paul Corbae, Jr., Engineering Physics, Madison, Wis.
Justin Glanda, Sr., Business Administration, Rochester Hills, Mich.
Nick Killeen, Jr., Business Administration, Wilmette, Ill.
Anders Nielsen, Jr., Psychology, Farum, Denmark
Cameron Stitt, So., Chemical Engineering, Portland, Ore.
Women's Swimming & Diving (5)
Claudia Goswell, So., Psychology, Sydney, Australia
Sarah Kamstra, Jr., Psychology, Zeeland, Mich.
Mary Kate Leary, So., History, Atlanta, Ga.
Zoe Mattingly, Jr., Business Administration, Zionsville, Ind.
Sharalynn Missiuna, Jr., Movement Science, Oakville, Ontario
Women's Tennis (1)
Kristen Dodge, Sr., English, Barrington, Ill.
Men's Track & Field / Cross Country (4)
Patrick Cochran, Sr., Economics, Erie, Pa.
Mason Ferlic*, Jr., Aerospace Engineering, St. Paul, Minn.
August Pappas*, Jr., Performance Music, Chelsea, Mich.
Morsi Rayyan, Sr., Biology, Dewitt, Mich.
* also met award criteria for cross country
Women's Track & Field / Cross Country (4)
Erin Finn*, So., Biochemistry, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Chelsey Miller, Sr., International Studies, Indianapolis, Ind.
Anna Pasternak*, Sr., Psychology, Brighton, Mich.
Danielle Pfeifer, Jr., Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio
* also met award criteria for cross country
Volleyball (1)
Cindy Zhou, So., Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, Libertyville, Ill.
Water Polo (1)
Ali Thomason, Jr., Neuroscience, San Rafael, Calif.
Wrestling (4)
Connor Brancheau, Sr., Nursing, Fenton, Mich.
Chris Heald, Sr., Physical Education, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Cory Lester, Jr., Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo.
Cody VanderHagen, Jr., Sport Management, Hazel Park, Mich.
