Big Ten Announces Distinguished Scholars
July 6, 2016 | General, Men's Gymnastics, Men's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced its Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners, including 74 honors for University of Illinois student-athletes. The list recognizes student-athlets with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2015-16 academic year.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
| BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS - ILLINOIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Yr. | Major | Sport |
| Jason Goldstein | Sr. | Industrial Engineering | Baseball |
| Cameron Liss | So. | Undeclared | Men's Basketball |
| Ashley McConnell | Jr. | Elementary Education | Women's Basketball |
| Kyley Simmons | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Women's Basketball |
| Joe Cowlin | So. | Accountancy | Men's Cross Country |
| Alex Gold | So. | Aerospace Engineering | Men's Cross Country |
| Liam Markham | Sr. | Accountancy | Men's Cross Country |
| Zack Smith | So. | Accountancy | Men's Cross Country |
| Tony Zea | So. | Business | Men's Cross Country |
| Audrey Blazek | Jr. | Bioengineering | Women's Cross Country |
| Denise Branch | So. | Sociology | Women's Cross Country |
| Nicole Choquette | Jr. | Earth & Environmental Sustainability | Women's Cross Country |
| Amanda Fox | Sr. | Kinesiology | Women's Cross Country |
| Kristina Kladar | So. | Kinesiology | Women's Cross Country |
| Megan Lemersal | Jr. | Undeclared | Women's Cross Country |
| Britten Petrey | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Women's Cross Country |
| Alyssa Schneider | Sr. | Mathematics | Women's Cross Country |
| V'Angelo Bentley | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Football |
| Tim Clary | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Football |
| Joe Spencer | Jr. | Finance | Football |
| Taylor Zalewski | Gr. | Technology Management | Football |
| Alex Burge | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Men's Golf |
| Dana Gattone | So. | Communication | Women's Golf |
| Tom Gibbs | Jr. | Civil Engineering | Men's Gymnastics |
| Max Mayr | Sr. | Community Health | Men's Gymnastics |
| Erin Buchanan | Jr. | Human Development & Family Studies | Women's Gymnastics |
| Bridget Hodan | So. | Accountancy | Women's Gymnastics |
| Mary Jane Horth | Jr. | Kinesiology | Women's Gymnastics |
| Giana O'Connor | Sr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Women's Gymnastics |
| Alia Abu-Douleh | Jr. | Architecture | Soccer |
| Hope D'Addario | Jr. | Health Behavior | Soccer |
| Kara Marbury | So. | Education | Soccer |
| Jenna Miller | Jr. | Communication | Soccer |
| Taylore Peterson | Sr. | Community Health | Soccer |
| Sarah Warren | So. | Bioengineering | Soccer |
| Aliina Weykamp | Sr. | Psychology | Soccer |
| Allie Bauch | Sr. | Mathematics | Softball |
| Emily Brodner | So. | Communication | Softball |
| Nicole Evans | Jr. | Kinesiology | Softball |
| Annie Fleming | So. | Kinesiology | Softball |
| Katie Gallagher | So. | Advertising | Softball |
| Alyssa Gunther | Jr. | Kinesiology | Softball |
| Remeny Perez | Sr. | Communication | Softball |
| Hailey Pieruccini | So. | Advertising | Softball |
| Danielle Trezzo | Sr. | Sport Management | Softball |
| Jennifer Coady | Sr. | Accountancy | Swimming & Diving |
| Lori Lynn | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences | Swimming & Diving |
| Gabbie Stecker | Jr. | Kinesiology | Swimming & Diving |
| Jared Hiltzik | Sr. | Communication | Men's Tennis |
| Pablo Landa | So. | Undecided | Men's Tennis |
| Joe Cowlin | So. | Accountancy | Men's Track & Field |
| Alex Gold | So. | Aerospace Engineering | Men's Track & Field |
| Michael Hyc | So. | Accountancy | Men's Track & Field |
| Liam Markham | Gr. | Accountancy | Men's Track & Field |
| Luke Schroer | So. | Theater | Men's Track & Field |
| Zack Smith | So. | Accountancy | Men's Track & Field |
| Aaron Wilks | Jr. | Aerospace Engineering | Men's Track & Field |
| Tony Zea | So. | Business | Men's Track & Field |
| Audrey Blazek | Jr. | Bioengineering | Women's Track & Field |
| Denise Branch | So. | Sociology | Women's Track & Field |
| Nicole Choquette | Jr. | Earth, Soc, Env Sustainability | Women's Track & Field |
| Amanda Fox | Sr. | Kinesiology | Women's Track & Field |
| Kristina Kladar | So. | Kinesiology | Women's Track & Field |
| Megan Lemersal | Jr. | Undeclared | Women's Track & Field |
| Sara McKeeman | So. | Kinesology | Women's Track & Field |
| Britten Petrey | Gr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism | Women's Track & Field |
| Alyssa Schneider | Sr. | Mathematics | Women's Track & Field |
| Jocelynn Birks | Sr. | Elementary Education | Volleyball |
| Danielle Davis | Jr. | Kinesiology | Volleyball |
| McKenna Kelsay | Jr. | History | Volleyball |
| Maddie Mayers | Sr. | Social Work | Volleyball |
| Allison Palmer | Jr. | Accountancy | Volleyball |
| Kathryn Polkoff | Gr. | Animal Science | Volleyball |
| Chris Lopez | Sr. | Business Administration | Wrestling |
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