Wisconsin places 115 on spring and at-large Academic All-Big Ten team

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Wisconsin places 115 on spring and at-large Academic All-Big Ten team

May 31, 2017 | General News, Men's Golf, Men's Rowing, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Hockey, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Lightweight Rowing

Full list of Academic All-Big Ten honorees

Conference recognizes letterwinners with at least a 3.0 GPA

MADISON, Wis. – One hundred and fifteen student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin were named to the spring and at-large Academic All-Big Ten teams, the Big Ten Conference office announced on Wednesday.

Leading the way for the 11 spring sports was women's rowing and men's track and field, which both had 24 honorees. Women's lightweight rowing had 14 honorees while women's track and field had 12 and softball had 10. Men's rowing had eight honorees, while, women's golf and women's hockey each boasted seven honorees. Men's golf (3), men's tennis (3) and women's tennis (3) rounded out the spring and at-large honor teams.

Several All-Big Ten honorees also earned academic recognition including men's tennis player Josef Dodridge, women's golfer Brooke Ferrell, women's rowers Maddie Wanamaker and Maria Schmid, softball players Chloe Miller and Kelsey Jenkins, men's track and field's Malachy Schrobilgen and Morgan McDonald and women's track and field's Taylor Amann and Georgia Ellenwood.

Also included on the list was the winner of the renowned Patty Kazmaier Award, women's hockey player and All-American Ann-Renee Desbiens. She was joined on the team by her two teammates and fellow All-Americans, Annie Pankowski and Jenny Ryan.

From men's track and field, Olin Hacker and Isaac Hale were both recognized for their perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Both of Wisconsin's Big Ten postgraduate scholarship recipient earned academic honors as men's rowing senior Alex Idarraga and softball senior Sara Novak were both recognized for their work in the classroom. Both plan to continue their education in graduate school and were awarded a $7,500 scholarship, based on their previous academic achievements.

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 GPA of 3.0 or higher.

View the complete list of honorees below, sorted by team and name, year in school and major:

Men's Golf (3)

Brett Robinson, So., Undeclared
Tommy Schofield, Sr., Business: Finance & Investment Banking
Eddie Wajda III, Jr., Economics

Women's Golf (7)

Michelle Cheung, Sr., Psychology
Brooke Ferrell, Sr., Marketing
Tess Hackworthy, So., Undeclared
Aya Johnson, Sr., Communication Arts
Becky Klongland, Jr., Economics
Ali Nageotte, Jr., Personal Finance
Jessica Reinecke, So., Undeclared

Women's Hockey (7)

Ann-Renée Desbiens, Sr., Marketing/Accounting
Sydney McKibbon, Sr., Finance, Investment and Banking
Nali Mullan, Jr., Journalism
Annie Pankowski, Jr., Zoology
Jenny Ryan, Sr., Kinesiology
Sophia Shaver, So., Marketing
Lauren Williams, Jr., Sociology/Psychology

Softball (10)

Taylor Berry, Sr., Operations and Technology Management
Melanie Cross, So., Undeclared
Brianna Flugaur, Jr., Rehabilitation Psychology
Kelsey Jenkins, Jr., Human Development and Studies
Stephanie Lombardo, So., Economics
Chloe Miller, Sr., Kinesiology
Angela Morrow, So., Retailing and Consumer Behavior
Sara Novak, Sr., Biology
Gabby Scherle, So., Undeclared
Kelly Welsh, So., Undeclared

Men's Tennis (3)

Josef Dodridge, Jr., Business
Elliott Sprecher, Jr., Journalism
John Zordani, Sr., Business

Women's Tennis (3)

Maria Avgerinos, Sr., Communications
Kelsey Grambeau, Jr., Agricultural and Life Sciences
Sydney Rider, Sr., Agricultural and Life Sciences

Men's Track and Field (24)

Paul Afflitto, So., Electrical Engineering
Cooper Barth, Jr., Agricultural and Applied Economics
Eric Brown II, So., Undecided
Riley Budde, Jr., Agronomy
Ryan Davis, Sr., Information Systems
Benjamin Eidenschink, So., Biochemistry
Corbin Ellis, Jr., Electrical Engineering
Tim Guthrie, Jr., Biochemistry
Olin Hacker, So., Undecided
Isaac Hale, So., Biomedical Engineering
Joe Hardy, Jr., Economics BA
Carl Hirsch, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Lorenzo Larry, Sr., Sociology
Zach Lorbeck, So., Kinesiology
Josh McDonald, Jr., Biology
Morgan McDonald, So., International Business and Finance, Investment and Banking
Tyson Miehe, Jr., Physical Education
Brandon Mortensen, Sr., Sociology
Trent Nytes, So., Kinesiology
McKena Ramos, Sr., Communication Arts
Malachy Schrobilgen, Sr., Political Science and History
Sawyer Smith, Jr., Psychology
Alex Teague, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Tucker Wedig, So., Undecided

Women's Track and Field (12)

Taylor Amann, Jr., Retailing and Consumer Behavior
Hanna Barton, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Kennedy Blahnik, Jr., Elementary Education
Sarah Disanza, Jr., Retailing and Consumer Behavior
Georgia Ellenwood, Sr., Sociology
Emma Haugen, So., Finance, Investment and Banking
Sarah Heinemann, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Jane McCurry, Jr., Environmental Studies/Operations and Technology Management
Casie Pawlik, Jr., Community and Non-Profit Leadership
Emma Reifel, Sr., Communications Arts
Erin Wagner, So., Kinesiology
Danielle Weber, Jr., Political Science

Men's Rowing (8)

James Bernard, Jr., International Studies
Andrew Hamilton, Sr., Economics
Jacob Hurlbutt, Jr., Kinesiology
Alex Idarraga, Sr., Russian
Mark Nitka, Sr., Finance, Investment and Banking/Accounting
James Roen, Gr., Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Zach Ruedinger, Gr., Accounting
Thomas Walker, Jr., Economics/Ag. Business Management

Women's Rowing (24)

Cheyenne Brandt, Jr., Environmental Sciences
Rosie Brezynski, Jr., Computer Sciences
Eliza Clifford, So., Art
Janie French, Sr., Biochemistry/Spanish
Monica Gerber, Jr., Retailing and Consumer Behavior
Marissa Gibson, Jr., Genetics
Lily Hansen, Jr., Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Callie Hebert, Jr., Communication Arts
Molly Jennerman, Jr., Economics
Lucia Kissinger, Sr., Kinesiology
Sarah Lueken, Sr., Communication Arts/French
Saylor Martin, So., Kinesiology
Kaitlin McKeogh, Sr., Rehabilitation Psychology
Jane Merriman, So., Personal Finance
Amanda Morris, Sr., Accounting/ Risk Management and Insurance
Anika Nelson, Sr., Genetics
Renee Olley, So., Geological Engineering
Maria Schmid, Sr., Communication Arts
Maren Schultz, Jr., Kinesiology
Gabby Simons, Jr., Kinesiology
Lexi Siverling, Jr., Neurobiology
Dani Steinberg, Sr., Forest Science
Maddie Wanamaker, Sr., Environmental Studies/ Life Sciences Communications
Megan Whitehouse, Jr., Retailing and Consumer Behavior

Women's Lightweight Rowing (14)

Amanda Aiello, Sr., Life Sciences Communications
Audrey Dalgarno, Sr., Biology
Agathe Denis, Jr., Economics
Alexandra Fochios, So., International Studies
Marilyn Garberg, So., Undeclared
Mirha Girt, Jr., Molecular Biology
Payton James, So., Neurobiology
Claire Kelley, So., International Studies
Shannon Lipe, So., Undeclared
Eleanor Martin, Jr., Finance, Investment and Banking/ Risk Management and Insurance
Ariel Tallo, So., Kinesiology
Janet Titzler, Jr., Economics/Classical Humanities
Jenn Whitehill, Jr., Elementary Education
Brianna Wynne, Jr., Nutritional Sciences