Seventy Wolverines Garner Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honors
3/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | General, Athletic News
March 23, 2016
• Photo Roster of Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Big Ten Conference office released its winter 2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten teams on Wednesday (March 23), with 70 Michigan student-athletes earning recognition for their work in the classroom.
Criteria for making the Academic All-Big Ten team includes being a letterwinner in at least their second academic year at their institution and maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The breakdown of the 70 Michigan student-athletes on the list is two from men's basketball, five from men's gymnastics, eight from ice hockey, 22 from men's swimming and diving, six from women's basketball, five from women's gymnastics, 16 from women's swimming and diving and six from wrestling.
Men's swimmer PJ Ransford, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, was recognized as one of 12 winter honorees in the conference to have maintained an unblemished cumulative GPA.
Three-time selections included Nolan Novak from men's gymnastics, Steve Racine and Justin Selman from ice hockey, Dylan Bosch, Peter Brumm, Nick Killeen, Jeremy Raisky, Will Raynor, Paul Soley and Matt Zimmerman from men's swimming and diving, Madison Ristovski from women's basketball, Austin Sheppard and Lindsay Williams from women's gymnastics, Sarah Kamstra, Zoe Mattingly and Sharalynn Missiuna of women's swimming and diving and Ben Ralston of wrestling.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall and spring seasons. U-M had 76 honorees in the fall.
The Distinguished Scholar Award will be awarded at the end of the academic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school.
Michigan's 2015-16 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team
Men's Basketball (2)
Andrew Dakich, Jr., American culture, Zionsville, Ind.
Sean Lonergan, Jr., secondary education, Fishers, Ind.
Men's Gymnastics (5)
Jonathan Chin, Jr., sport management, Santa Monica, Calif.
Adam Dean, Jr., architecture, Rochester Hills, Mich.
Alec Krystek, So., aerospace engineering, Lake Orion, Mich.
Colin Mahar, Sr., engineering physics, Dearborn Heights, Mich.
Nolan Novak, Sr., sport management, Albuquerque, N.M.
Men's Ice Hockey (8)
Tony Calderone, So., undeclared, Trenton, Mich.
Cutler Martin, So., undeclared, East Lansing, Mich.
Zach Nagelvoort, Jr., sport management, Holland, Mich.
Sam Piazza, So., engineering, Darien, Ill.
Niko Porikos, So., undeclared, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Steve Racine, Sr., general studies, Williamsville, N.Y.
Justin Selman, Sr., sport management, Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Max Shuart, Jr., political science, Northville, Mich.
Men's Swimming & Diving (22)
Dylan Bosch, Sr., sport management, Johannesburg, South Africa
Peter Brumm, Sr., chemical engineering, Cornelius, N.C.
Paul Corbae, Sr., engineering physics, Madison, Wis.
Colin Eaton, Jr., biomedical engineering, Gresham, Ore.
Aaron Ghiglieri, Sr., anthropology, Central Point, Ore.
Jackson Goethe, Jr., biopsychology, cognition & neuroscience, Midland, Mich.
Nick Killeen, Sr., business administration, Wilmette, Ill.
Chris Klein, Jr., mechanical engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Keltan Lawler, Sr., sociology, Los Gatos, Calif.
Anders Lie Nielsen, Sr., psychology, Farum, Denmark
Jack Mangan, Jr., economics, Winnetka, Ill.
Paul Powers, So., engineering, Gainesville, Ga.
Ian Rainey, So., LSA/undeclared, Westport, Conn.
Jeremy Raisky, Sr., neuroscience, Birmingham, Mich.
PJ Ransford, So., mechanical engineering, Pittsford, N.Y.
Will Raynor, Sr., screen arts & cultures, Omaha, Neb.
Tristan Sanders, So., LSA/undeclared, Oldsmar, Fla.
Ryan Sebastian, So., mechanical engineering, Summit, N.J.
Paul Soley, Sr., psychology, Lebanon, N.J.
Cameron Stitt, Jr., chemical engineering, Portland, Ore.
Vinny Tafuto. Jr., sport management, Hummelstown, Pa.
Matt Zimmerman, Sr., political science, Maumee, Ohio
Women's Basketball (6)
Maria Backman, So., undeclared, Bronx, N.Y.
Jillian Dunston, So., undeclared, Silver Spring, Md.
Katelynn Flaherty, So., undeclared, Point Pleasant, N.J.
Madison Ristovski, Sr., English, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Halle Wangler, Sr., general studies, Royal Oak, Mich.
Danielle Williams, Jr., psychology, Phoenix, Ariz.
Women's Gymnastics (5)
Nicole Artz, Jr., elementary education and language arts, Holland, Mich.
Brianna Brown, So., LSA/undeclared, West Chester, Ohio
Talia Chiarelli, Jr., sport management, Boston, Mass.
Austin Sheppard, Sr., health and fitness, Murphy, Texas
Lindsay Williams, Sr., earth and environmental science, Northville, Mich.
Women's Swimming & Diving (16)
Julia Fiks Salem, Jr., business administration, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Maddy Frost, Jr., screen arts & cultures, Saline, Mich.
Marie Georger, Sr., general studies, Erie, Pa.
Claudia Goswell, Jr., psychology, Sydney, Australia
Nicole Honey, Sr., movement science, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Madison Horton, Jr., ecology & evolutionary biology, Milton, Ga.
Sarah Kamstra, Sr., psychology, Zeeland, Mich.
Celia Keany, Jr., chemical engineering, Lake Oswego, Ore.
Mary Kate Leary, Jr., history, Atlanta, Ga.
Zoe Mattingly, Sr., business administration, Zionsville, Ind.
Carolyn McCann, So., civil engineering, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Sharalynn Missiuna, Sr., movement science, Oakville, Ontario
Marni Oldershaw, Sr., psychology, Oakville, Ontario
Gillian Ryan, So., English, Kutztown, Pa.
Clara Smiddy, So., international studies, Miami, Fla.
Samantha Yeo, So., LSA/undeclared, Singapore
Wrestling (6)
Rossi Bruno, Sr., biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience, Brandon, Fla.
Adam Coon, Jr., aerospace engineering, Fowlerville, Mich.
Cory Lester, Jr., sport management, St. Louis, Mo.
Ben Ralston, Sr., neuroscience, Oxford, Mich.
Garrett Sutton, So., undeclared, Richmond, Ill.
Cody VanderHagen, Sr., sport management, Hazel Park, Mich.
• U-M Represented by 76 Wolverines on Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team (Dec. 9, 2015)
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