2023-24 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars Announced
6/25/2024 2:00:00 PM | Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, 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 2023-24 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced its Big Ten Distinguished Scholars on Tuesday (June 25), with a record 139 University of Michigan student-athletes earning the distinction for their work in the classroom over the last academic year.
The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor goes to student-athletes who recorded a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Michigan's 139 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars mark the seventh straight year with at least 70 honorees and second straight year with at least 130.
Of Michigan's school-record 139 honorees, 18 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2023-24 academic year.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall, winter and spring seasons. U-M had 141 honorees in the fall, 110 in the winter and 243 in the spring to give the Wolverines 494 honorees during the 2023-24 academic year.
Michigan's 2023-24 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Names in italics denote a 4.0 GPA
* Earned the honor for both cross country and track
Baseball (3)
Kyle Dernedde, Gr., Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development
Eamon Horwedel, Gr., Master of Social Work
Ricky Kidd, Jr., Sport Management
Men's Basketball (1)
Cooper Smith, Jr., General Studies
Field Hockey (4)
Zoë Bormet, R-Fr., LSA Undeclared
Rosie Hope, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Lindsey Stagg, Sr., Communication & Media
Anouk Veen, Sr., Neuroscience
Football (4)
Evan Boutorwick, So., Movement Science
Henry Donohue, Jr., Economics
Jesse Madden, Jr., General Studies
William Wagner, Gr., Manufacturing Master of Engineering
Men's Golf (2)
Will Anderson, Sr., Sport Management
Hunter Thomson, Jr., Sport Management
Women's Golf (3)
Monet Chun, Sr., Movement Science BS
Mara Janess, R-Fr., Sport Management BA
Mikaela Schulz, Gr., Master of Social Work
Men's Gymnastics (3)
Zach Granados, So., Information Analysis BS
Eric Hoe, So., Movement Science BS
Paul Juda, Gr., Real Estate Graduate Certificate
Women's Gymnastics (6)
Carly Bauman, Sr., Biology, Health, & Society
Lily Clapper, So., Business Administration
Jenna Mulligan, Sr., Movement Science
Abigael Vides, Jr., Gender & Health/ Philosophy
Jacey Vore, Jr., Communication & Media
Gabby Wilson, Gr., Master of Social Work
Ice Hockey (1)
Josh Eernisse, So., Sport Management
Men's Lacrosse (6)
Michael Boehm, Sr., Business Administration
Nick Lauderback, Jr., Sport Management
Ryan Lyngklip, So., Business Administration
Grant McCurry, Sr., Business Administration
Wilson Sneath, Sr., Sport Management
Ryan Sullivan, Sr., Business Administration
Women's Lacrosse (13)
Annabelle Burke, Sr., Business Administration
Maddie Burns, Sr., Business Administration
Ava Class, Sr., Communication and Media
Caroline Davis, Sr., Environment
Jane Fetterolf, Jr., Sport Management
Josie Gooch, Sr., Business Administration
Kassidy Isaacson, So., Sport Management
Lily Montemarano, Sr., Psychology
Claire Nelson, So., Sport Management
Calli Norris, So., LSA Undeclared
Haley Polk, Jr., Communication and Media
Julia Schwabe, Jr., Movement Science
Peyton Shreves, So., LSA Undeclared
Rowing (20)
Annaka Draaisma, Gr., Master of Management
Katie Easton, Jr., Public Health
Brooke Gietzen, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Grace Hammis, So., LSA Undeclared
Grace Harte, So., Business Administration BBA
Megan Kleiner, Jr., English
Gracie Landefeld, Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Madeleine Lauriault, So., Political Science
Lauren Lier, Jr., Sociology
Alana Maffesoli, Jr., Cognitive Science & Linguistics
Sarah McKay, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Rocky Morabito, Sr., Movement Science
Anna Muench, Jr., Psychology
Emily Nelson, Sr., Movement Science
Rachel Palaian, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Isabela Pimentel, So., International Studies & Business Administration BBA
Logan Roeder, So., Psychology & Spanish
Carla Russell, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Ariana Shokoohi, Gr., Master of Movement Science
Madeline Tay, So., Architecture
Men's Soccer (4)
Erik Josson, Sr., International Studies
Dubem Obilo, So., Business Administration
Bode Saul, Sr., Sport Management
Uriel Zeitz, Gr., Master of Social Work
Women's Soccer (8)
Sarah Bridenstine, Sr., Applied Exercise Science BS
Taylor Brennan, So., Pharmaceutical Sciences BS
Sophie Homan, So., Environment BA
Avery Kalitta, Jr., Architecture
Kacey Lawrence, Sr., Sport Management BA
Aniyah League, So., LSA Undeclared
Sammi Woods, Sr., Psychology BA
Abby Zugay, So., LSA Undeclared
Softball (6)
Emerson Aiken, Jr., Biology, Health, & Society
Ryleigh Carricaburu, Sr., Sport Management
Lauren Derkowski, Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Hannah George, Gr., Master of Social Work
Ella McVey, Jr., Communication and Media
Keke Tholl, Sr., Business Administration
Men's Swimming and Diving (1)
Kameron Liberman, Jr., Neuroscience
Women's Swimming and Diving (8)
Kathryn Ackerman, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Malia Amuan, So., Statistics
Casey Chung, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
Chrismon Clark, Jr., Political Science
Evie Johnson, Jr., International Studies
Brady Kendall, So., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ella Jo Piersma, So., Business Administration
Sophia Tuinman, Sr., Computer Science
Men's Tennis (3)
Patorn Hanchaikul, Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Mert Oral, So., Biomedical Engineering
Nicholas Steiglehner, So., Business Administration
Women's Tennis (4)
Julia Fliegner, Jr., Business Administration
Gala Mesochoritou, Sr., Psychology
Kari Miller, Sr., Business Administration
Bayley Sheinin, So., LSA Undecided
Men's Track and Field/Cross Country (9)
Peter Baracco, So., LSA Undeclared*
Tom Brady, Gr., Management MM*
Aiden Felty, Gr., Anthropology BA
Ian Hill, So., LSA Undeclared*
Henry Johnson, Jr., Applied Exercise Science BS*
Owen MacKenzie, Gr., Biomedical Engineering PhD*
Oli Raimond, Sr., Computer Science BSE*
Tianhao Wei, Jr., Mechanical Engineering BSE
Colton Yesney, Gr., Master of Social Work*
Women's Track and Field/Cross Country (17)
Susan Bansbach, Gr., Sport Management MS
BreeAna Bates, Jr., Sport Management BA
Amber Gall, Gr., Master of Social Work*
Samantha Hastie, Jr., Data Science BS*
Leah Hill, So., Organizational Studies BS*
Sophie Isom, Gr., Applied Economics MA
Cassie Kearney, Gr., Health Behavior & Health Education MPH
Catrin Koselka, Jr., History BA*
Aasia Laurencin, Sr., Sociology BA
Alyna Lewis, So., History BA*
Clare McNamara, Sr., Information Analysis BS
Gabbie Michael, Jr., Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology BS*
Lucy Petee, Sr., Cognitive Science BA*
Faith Smith, So., LSA Undeclared*
Meredith Soule, So., Art and Design BFA
Rylee Tolson, So., Anthropology BS*
Kayla Windemuller, Gr., Nutritional Sciences MPH*
Volleyball (3)
Brooke Humphrey, Sr., Communication and Media
Allison Jacobs, Sr., Communication and Media
Saj McBurrows, Gr., Environment and Sustainability
Water Polo (4)
Libby Alsemgeest, Sr., Applied Exercise Science BS
Alison Lock, Sr., Neuroscience BS, Minor Business Admin BS
Kasey Umlauf, Sr., Neuroscience BS, Minor Philosophy BS
Kata Utassy, Sr., Communication and Media BA, Psychology BA
Wrestling (5)
Codei Khawaja, R-Fr., Movement Science
Zack Mattin, R-So., Biology, Health & Society
Matt McKenna, R-Jr., Sport Management
Rylan Rogers, R-Fr., LSA Undeclared
Nolan Wertanen, R-Fr., Industrial Operations Engineering
• Big Ten release
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