Forty-one Badgers earn spots on winter Academic All-Big Ten list

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Forty-one Badgers earn spots on winter Academic All-Big Ten list

March 23, 2016 | General News, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving

Wisconsin student-athletes of winter sports recognized by Big Ten for academics

MADISON, Wis. – A total of 41 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin have received the honor of earning spots on the winter Academic All-Big Ten teams, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday.

Leading the way for the winter sports was women's swimming and diving, who had 12 student-athletes honored. Men's hockey had eight members earn Academic All-Big Ten accolades, while men's swimming and diving and wrestling each had six student-athletes receive the prestigious honor. The men's basketball team had five student-athletes recognized and the women's basketball had four.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students 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.

So far this season, 103 Badgers have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 12 different sports.

Men's Basketball (five honorees)
Vitto Brown, Jr., Life Sciences Communications, Bowling Green, Ohio
Matt Ferris, So., Business Finance, Appleton, Wis.
Nigel Hayes, Jr., Business Finance, Toledo, Ohio
Aaron Moesch, So., Business Finance, Green Bay, Wis.
Zak Showalter, Jr., Business Accounting and Finance, Germantown, Wis.

Men's Ice Hockey (eight honorees)
Aidan Cavallini, Jr., Finance, Investment and Banking, Barrington, Ill.
Tim Davison, Jr., Personal Finance, De Pere, Wis.
Jason Ford, So., Pre-Business, Waunakee, Wis.
Gabe Grunwald So., Pre-Business, Toronto, Ontario
Adam Miller, Sr., Biology, Long Grove, Ill.
Alex Shuchuk, So., Zoology, Madison, Wis.
Jedd Soleway, Jr., Journalism, Vernon, British Columbia
Eddie Wittchow, Sr., Economics, Burnsville, Minn.

Men's Swimming & Diving (six honorees)
Dan Cech, Jr. Nuclear Engineering, Houston, Texas
Sean Maloney, Jr., Business: Operations and Technology Management, Canberra, Australia
Todd McCarthy, So., Mechanical Engineering, Bellevue, Wash.
Nathan Mueller, So., Undeclared, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Ryan O'Donnell, Sr., Life Sciences Communications, McFarland, Wis.
Harrison Tran, Jr., Economics, Frisco, Texas

Women's Basketball (four honorees)
Nicole Bauman, Sr., Business, New Berlin, Wis.
Tessa Cichy, Sr., Sociology/Gender and Women's Studies, Somerset, Wis.
Michala Johnson, Grad., Intercollegiate Administration, Bellwood, Ill.
Taylor Kuhn, Jr., Kinesiology, Medford, Wis.

Women's Swimming & Diving (12 honorees)
Marissa Berg, So., Human Development and Family Studies, Monticello, Wis.
Madison Blaydes, Jr., Gender and Women's Studies, Vernon Hills, Ill.
Maria Carlson, Jr., Civil Engineering, Livermore, Calif.
Dana Grindall, Jr., Human Development and Family Studies, Orange, Conn.
Madeline Hazle, Jr., History of Science, Medicine and Technology, Kingwood, Texas
Rachel Johnson, Sr., Sociology and Legal Studies, Elkhorn, Wis.
Chase Kinney, Jr., Biology, Canton, Ohio
Maddie Martin, So., Undeclared, Madison, Wis.
Ashley Peterson, Jr., Human Development and Family Studies, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Annie Tamblyn, Sr., Communication Arts and English, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Danielle Valley, Jr., Personal Finance, Bradenton, Fla.
Grace Wold, Jr. Gender And Women's Studies, Mercer Island, Wash.

Wrestling (six honorees)
Ryan Christensen, So., Mechanical Engineering, Woodinville, Wash.
Andrew Crone, Jr., Finance and Management, Delafield, Wis.
Brett Hochstaetter, Sr., History, South Milwaukee, Wis.
Eric Peissig, Jr., Mechanical Engineering, Menomonie, Wis.
TJ Ruschell, Sr., Economics, Crittenden, Ky.
Jared Scharenbrock, So., Actuarial Science, Sun Prairie, Wis.