May 29, 2013 for Immediate Release Contact: Dan Mihalik, Big Ten Conference
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May 29, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Dan Mihalik, Big Ten Conference Big Ten Recognizes Spring and At-Large Sports Academic All-Conference Honorees Park Ridge, Ill.—As the 2012-13 academic year comes to a close, the Big Ten Conference recognizes a total of 1,280 spring and at-large sports student-athletes who have been named to the Academic All- Conference team. The list of honored student-athletes features 100 baseball players, 94 softball players, 147 women’s rowers, 46 men’s and 52 women’s golfers, 47 men’s and 46 women’s tennis athletes, 182 men’s and 241 women’s track and field standouts and 157 men’s (representing ice hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, fencing, rowing and pistol and rifle) and 168 women’s (representing bowling, water polo, ice hockey, fencing, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming, lightweight rowing, lacrosse and pistol and rifle) at-large athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. At least 24 Big Ten student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs: Kelsey Brannon, Indiana softball (Sr., Special Education) Tatum Coffey, Penn State women’s lacrosse (So., Communications) Gianna Digrazia, Iowa women’s golf (Sr., Human Physiology) Kimberly Dinh, Wisconsin women’s golf (Jr., Chemistry) Elizabeth Emmerich, Wisconsin lightweight rowing (So., Nutritional Sciences) Ryan Grassel, Nebraska men’s golf (Jr., Economics/Global Studies/Political Science) Jordan Gray, Indiana women’s track and field (Gr., Special Education) Ryan Haag, Michigan State men’s track and field (Jr., Physiology) Kelsey Hart, Iowa women’s track and field (Sr., Integrative Physiology) Paul Heeder, Michigan State men’s tennis (So., Mechanical Engineering) Molly Hirt, Indiana women’s track and field (Gr., Applied Sport Science) Kayla Koch, Michigan State women’s rowing (Sr., Kinesiology) Anne Martin, Nebraska women’s track and field (Sr., Elementary Education) Erica Meyer, Minnesota softball (So., Marketing) Thomas Olczyk, Penn State ice hockey (So., Division of Undergraduate Studies) Kathryn Ritter, Minnesota women’s track and field (Sr., Genetics and Cell Biology) Kathleen Rodden, Penn State women’s track and field (So., Health & Human Development) Mareike Schrulle, Iowa women’s track and field (Gr., Leisure Studies) Jana Sedlacek, Michigan State women’s track and field (Jr., Zoology) Jenny Sritragul, Michigan State women’s golf (So., Finance) Maxwell Stearns, Ohio State men’s fencing (Sr., Political Science) Dana Steffen, Wisconsin women’s track and field (So., Pre-Med) Katie White, Nebraska women’s track and field (Sr., Nutrition Science) Garret Zuk, Michigan State men’s track and field (So., Mechanical Engineering) The conference office will also present the Distinguished Scholar Award in July. 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. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives as an addition to the conference’s Academic All-Big Ten program. The complete listing of 2013 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for spring and at-large sports is attached. Baseball Name, School Year Major Hometown Davis Hendrickson, Illinois Sr. Marketing & Management Macomb, Ill. Kevin Johnson, Illinois Sr. Community Health Midlothian, Ill. Will Krug, Illinois So. Civil Engineering Park Ridge, Ill. Alex Lincoln, Illinois Sr. Electrical Engineering Naperville, Ill. Anthony Milazzo, Illinois So. Business Addison, Ill. Kelly Norris-Jones, Illinois So. Recreation, Sport & Tourism Victoria, British Columbia Jordan Parr, Illinois Jr. Communication Chillicothe, Ill. Justin Parr, Illinois Sr. Communication Chillicothe, Ill. Reid Roper, Illinois So. Elementary Education Harrisburg, Ill. Michael Basil, Indiana Sr. Business Finance Cincinnati, Ohio Dustin DeMuth, Indiana Jr. Exercise Science LaPorte, Ind. Joey DeNato, Indiana Jr. Management San Diego, Calif. Ryan Halstead, Indiana Jr. History Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Accounting And Operations Trace Knoblauch, Indiana Sr. Houston, Texas Management Will Nolden, Indiana So. Sociology And Spanish Indianapolis, Ind. Tim O'Conner, Indiana So. Telecommunications Cincinnati, Ohio Kyle Schwarber, Indiana So. Recreational Sports Management Middletown, Ohio Ben Bergman, Iowa Sr. Management Solon, Iowa Andrew Hanse, Iowa Sr. Finance Marion, Iowa Ricky Sandquist, Iowa Sr. Finance Fort Dodge, Iowa Dan Sheppard, Iowa Sr. Leisure Studies Downers Grove, Ill. Anthony Torres, Iowa So. Pre-business San Diego, Calif. Dylan Delaney, Michigan So. Business Administration Woodland Hills, Calif. Eric Jacobson, Michigan So. Business Administration Chicago, Ill. Chad Jasman, Michigan Sr. General Studies Bay City, Mich. Literature, Science And The Zach Zott, Michigan So. Lake Orion, Mich. Arts/Undeclared Jordan Keur, Michigan State Sr. Advertising Hudsonville, Mich. Ryan Krill, Michigan State So. Accounting Kalamazoo, Mich. Michael Mestdagh, Michigan State So. Finance Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Peter Nowak, Michigan State So. Finance Plymouth, Mich. Jimmy Pickens, Michigan State So. General Management West Bloomfield, Mich. Ryan Richardson, Michigan State Jr. Psychology South Elgin, Ill. Chase Toth, Michigan State So. Hospitality Business Clarkston, Mich. Joe Zwierzynski, Michigan State Sr. Finance Crystal Lake, Ill. Jake Bergren, Minnesota So. Biology St. Charles, Ill. JT Canakes, Minnesota Sr. Applied Kinesiology Eden Prairie, Minn. Drew Ghelfi, Minnesota Sr. American Studies La Crosse, Wis. Matt Halloran, Minnesota Jr. Finance Eden Prairie, Minn. Andy Henkemeyer, Minnesota Sr. Kinesiology Sauk Rapids, Minn. Kevin Kray, Minnesota Sr. Applied Kinesiology Maple Grove, Minn. Troy Larson, Minnesota Sr. Biochemistry Oakdale, Minn. Ty McDevitt, Minnesota So. Journalism Apple Valley, Minn. Ben Meyer, Minnesota So. Accounting New Brighton, Minn. Kyle O'Shea, Minnesota Sr. Management Info Systems Blaine, Minn. Dan Olinger, Minnesota Sr. Marketing Great Falls, Mont. Chris Schaaf, Minnesota So. Marketing Huntington Beach, Calif. Kurt Schlangen, Minnesota Sr. Finance Albany, Minn. Tony Skjefte, Minnesota So. Undecided Eden Prairie, Minn. Mark Tatera, Minnesota Jr. Biology, Society, & Environment Science Eagan, Minn. Lance Thonvold, Minnesota So. Undecided Eden Prairie, Minn. Tom Windle, Minnesota Jr. Accounting Maple Grove, Minn. Luke Bublitz, Nebraska Sr. Nutrition Science Thornton, Colo. Aaron Bummer, Nebraska So. Business Administration Peoria, Ariz. Chad Christensen, Nebraska Sr. Finance Cedar Rapids, Iowa Taylor Fish, Nebraska So. Mathematics Kearney, Neb. Ryan Hander, Nebraska Sr. Business Administration Sioux Falls, S.D. Blake Headley, Nebraska So. Criminology & Criminal Justice Omaha, Neb. Zach Hirsch, Nebraska Sr. Finance St. Charles, Ill. Ty Kildow, Nebraska Sr. Biological Sciences Omaha, Neb. Tyler King, Nebraska Jr. Nutrition Science Republic, Mo. Kyle Kubat, Nebraska So. Nutrition Science Waterloo, Neb. Tyler Niederklein, Nebraska Sr. Business Administration Omaha, Neb. Bryan Peters, Nebraska Sr. Civil Engineering Fort Collins, Colo. Josh Scheffert, Nebraska Sr. History Lincoln, Neb. Logan Thune, Nebraska So. Business Administration Sioux Falls, S.D. Dylan Vogt, Nebraska Sr. Communication Studies Omaha, Neb. Luke Dauch, Northwestern So. Undeclared Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Colby Everett, Northwestern Sr. Communication Studies Scottsdale, Ariz. Luke Farrell, Northwestern Sr. Communication Studies Westlake, Ohio Cody Libman, Northwestern So. Undeclared Glenview, Ill. Walker Moses, Northwestern So. Radio/Television/Film Studio CIty, Calif. Jack Quigley, Northwestern Jr. Political Science Birmingham, Mich. Kyle Ruchim, Northwestern Jr. Biological Sciences Buffalo Grove, Ill. Mike Trucco, Northwestern So. Undeclared River Forest, Ill. Dan Tyson, Northwestern Jr. Economics San Diego, Calif. Mike Carroll, Ohio State Sr. Marketing Granger, Ind. Greg Greve, Ohio State Jr. Finance Cleveland, Ohio Jaron Long, Ohio State Jr. Communications Scottsdale, Ariz. Tito Nava, Ohio State Jr. Economics Englewood, Colo. Matt Panek, Ohio State So. Finance Cary, Ill. Tim Wetzel, Ohio State Jr. Nutrition Mayfield, Ohio Ryan Wonders, Ohio State So. Finance Richfield, Ohio Samuel August, Penn State Jr. English Needham, Mass. Evan Dixon, Penn State Sr. Finance Waynesboro, Pa. Jordon Donmoyer, Penn State So. Division Of Undergraduate Studies Lititz, Pa. Timothy Dunn, Penn State Jr. Marketing Coto De Caza, Calif. Alexander Farkes, Penn State Jr. Management Boston, Mass. Neal Herring, Penn State Sr. Finance Malvern, Pa. Steven Hill, Penn State Sr. Labor Studies & Employment Relations Grapevine, Texas Terrance Jann, Penn State Jr. Finance Westford, Mass Taylor Skerpon, Penn State So. Division Of Undergraduate Studies Sayre, Pa. Richard Smith, Penn State So. Division Of Undergraduate Studies York, Pa. Steven Snyder, Penn State Sr. Accounting Malvern, Pa. Gregory Welsh, Penn State Jr. Supply Chain & Information Systems Holland, Pa. Brett Andrzejewski, Purdue Sr. History Westfield, Ind. Kyle Bischoff, Purdue Sr. Social Studies Education Decatur, Ind. Natural Resources Planning & Decision Angelo Cianfrocco, Purdue Sr. San Diego, Calif. Making Environmental & Natural Resources Gavin Downs, Purdue So. Fort Wayne, Ind.