Seventy-Six Wolverines Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/9/2019 12:46:00 PM | Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse, Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Academic Success Program
• Photo Roster of 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Big Ten Conference office announced Tuesday (July 9) its 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, with 76 University of Michigan student-athletes earning recognition for their work in the classroom over the last year.
The list includes student-athletes who recorded a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. The Wolverines' list is comprised of 30 men and 46 women across 21 sports. Rowing led all programs with 11 selections.
The 76 Distinguished Scholars mark the third straight year with more than 70 honorees, the three top marks in school history.
Leading the way for U-M is NCAA Elite 90 Award winner Annika Hoffmann (rowing). Michigan had 14 student-athletes finish the year with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Michigan's 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Baseball (2)
Benjamin Keizer, Sr., Sport Management, Portage, Mich.
Jimmy Kerr, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Men's Cross Country (6)
Chase Barnett, Sr., Sport Management, Ludington, Mich.
Kevin Hall, Sr., Economics, Saline, Mich.
Ben Hill, Sr., Elementary Education, Royal Oak, Mich.
Jacob Keating, So., Chemical Engineering, Mentor, Ohio
Devin Meyrer, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Wildwood, Mo.
Matt Plowman, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering, Elmhurst, Ill.
Women's Cross Country (9)
Sydney Badger, Sr., Movement Science, Las Vegas, Nev.
Audrey Belf, Sr., Movement Science, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Haley Click, So., Business Administration, Lake Forest, Ill.
Camille Davre, So., LSA Undeclared, Milwaukee, Wis.
Alice Hill, So., LSA Undeclared, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kayla Keane, Sr., Movement Science and Psychology, East Jordan, Mich.
Mary Kate McNamara, Sr., Economics, Little Silver, N.J.
Jacalyn Overdier, So., Movement Science, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Faith Reynolds, Sr., Public Health, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Field Hockey (2)
Marleise Emrhein, Sr., Elementary Education, Lititz, Pa.
Maya Gompper, So., Elementary Education, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Football (6)
Joseph Files, Sr., Biology and Spanish, Lake Orion, Mich.
Noah Furbush, Gr., Space Engineering MS, Kenton, Ohio
Jordan Glasgow, Sr., Business Administration, Aurora, Ill.
Grant Newsome, Gr., Public Policy MS, McLean, Va.
Jameson Offerdahl, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Stephen Spanellis, Jr., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Baltimore, Md.
Men's Gymnastics (3)
Alec Krystek, Gr., Aerospace Engineering, Lake Orion, Mich.
Justin Murphy, Jr., Political Science, Fenton, Mich.
Anthony Tawfik, So., Undeclared, Mississauga, Ontario
Women's Gymnastics (3)
Lauren Farley, So., Organizational Studies, Dallas, Texas
Lexi Funk, Jr., Spanish, Aurora, Ill.
Olivia Karas, Sr., Communication, Chicago, Ill.
Ice Hockey (1)
Luke Martin, Jr., Psychology, St. Louis, Mo.
Women's Lacrosse (4)
Carly Heine, Sr., Psychology, Jamesville, Md.
Grace Hemmer, Sr., Psychology, Kenilworth, Ill.
Bronwyn Shields, Jr., Environment, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Ariana Vespa, Sr., Political Science, Birmingham, Mich.
Rowing (11)
Tayla-May Bentley, Jr., Communication and Psychology, Johannesburg, South Africa
Perry Bower, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, Harbor Springs, Mich.
Toni Catalan, So., Biochemistry and Spanish, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Fleur De Jong, So., Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Natalie Douglas, Jr., Health and Fitness, Livonia, Mich.
Kathryn Grotto, Sr., Psychology, Weston, Conn.
Meghan Gutknecht, Sr., Environment, Guilderland, N.Y.
Caroline Hendershot, Sr., Communications, Simsbury, Conn.
Annika Hoffmann, So., Comparative Literature and Political Science, Geelong, Australia
Emily Krebs, Sr., Biomedical Engineering, Lake in the Hills, Ill.
Madeleine Schneider, Jr., Comparative Literature and International Studies, Trondheim, Norway
Men's Soccer (5)
Joel Harrison, So., Computer Science Engineering, Langley, B.C.
Noah Kleedtke, Sr., Nuclear & Radiological Science Engineering, Brighton, Mich.
Umar Farouk Osman, So., Sociology, Tamale, Ghana
Carlos Tellez, So., Business Administration, Hollywood, Fla.
Andrew Verdi, Jr., Business Administration, Ivyland, Pa.
Women's Soccer (4)
Katie Foug, R-Jr., Neuroscience, Palo Alto, Calif.
Abby Kastroll, Sr., Business Administration, Naples, Fla.
Reilly Martin, Sr., Psychology, Carmel, Ind.
Jackie White, Sr., Business Administration, Livonia, Mich.
Softball (1)
Natalie Peters, Sr., Sociology, San Diego, Calif.
Men's Swimming & Diving (4)
Tommy Cope, Jr., Electrical Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Tim Hanson, Jr., Biology, Health & Society, Newport Beach, Calif.
Alex King, Jr., Music Performance: Saxophone, Evansville, Ind.
Jacob Montague, Jr., Sport Management, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Women's Swimming & Diving (2)
Nikki Canale, So., Sport Management, Waxhaw, N.C.
Kate Krolikowski, So., Business Administration, Irvine, Calif.
Women's Tennis (1)
Alyvia Jones, So., Undeclared, Midland, Mich.
Men's Track & Field (2)
Jack Lint, Gr., Information M.S., Westerville, Ohio
Max Wagner, Jr., Neuroscience, Beverly Hills, Mich.
Women's Track & Field (6)
Bailey Baker, Gr., Sport Management, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Erin Finn, Gr., Epidemiology MPH, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Jeryne Fish, Sr., Public Policy, Bowie, Md.
Courtney Jacobsen, Jr., Psychology, East Greenwich, R.I.
Jenna Reid, So., LSA Undeclared, Middletown, N.J.
Lauren Vanvlierbergen, Sr., Business Administration, Algonquin, Ill.
Volleyball (2)
Jenna Lerg, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Carly Skjodt, Sr., Sport Management, Indianapolis, Ind.
Water Polo (1)
Maddie O'Reilly, So., Business Administration, Villanova, Pa.
Wrestling (1)
Austin Assad, Sr., Sport Management, Northfield, Ohio
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