Wisconsin places 156 on Academic All-Big Ten team

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Wisconsin places 156 on Academic All-Big Ten team

May 31, 2018 | 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

Conference recognizes student-athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA

MADISON, Wis. — One hundred and fifty-six 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 the men's track and field team, which had 27 honorees, while the women's track and field squad had 26 Badgers that earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Women's rowing had 25 honorees and men's rowing had 22 recipients.

Several All-Big Ten honorees also earned academic recognition including men's tennis player Daniel Soyfer, women's golfer Gabby Curtis, women's rowers Lexi Siverling and Megan Whitehouse, softball players Kelsey Jenkins and Brooke Wyderski, men's track and field's Sawyer Smith and women's track and field's Taylor Amann, Georgia Ellenwood and Alicia Monson.

Also included on the list was WCHA Forward of the Year Abby Roque from women's hockey and All-WCHA honorees Mikaela Gardner, Claudia Kepler and Sophia Shaver.

Women's rower Elisabet Pietz and women's track and field runner Emma Langer were recognized for their perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Both of Wisconsin's Big Ten postgraduate scholarship recipients earned academic honors as track and field seniors Tim Guthrie and Lianna Mack 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 in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

UW's term and cumulative GPAs for 2017-2018 were the highest recorded in at least the past 15 years and the 2016-2017 APR had 15 teams with a perfect 1,000 single-year APR. Four teams also received public recognition awards for their APR — football, men's soccer, men's tennis, and women's golf.

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

Men's Golf (3)

Michael Abrahamson, Sr., Communication Arts
Brett Robinson, Jr., Communication Arts
Eddie Wajda, Sr., Economics

Women's Golf (8)

Gabby Curtis, Sr., Life Sciences Communication
Tess Hackworthy, Jr., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Eloise Healey, So., Scandinavian Studies
Aya Johnson, Sr., Communication Arts
Becky Klongland, Sr., Economics
Ali Nageotte, Sr., Personal Finance
Jessica Reinecke, Jr., Zoology
Bobbi Stricker, So., Undecided

Women's Hockey (10)

Mikaela Gardner, Jr., Life Sciences Communication
Claudia Kepler, Sr., Life Sciences Communication
Alexis Mauermann, So., Communication Sciences And Disorders
Presley Norby, So., Personal Finance BS
Abby Roque, So., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Maddie Rowe, So., Personal Finance
Sophia Shaver, Jr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Mekenzie Steffen, So., Life Sciences Communication
Baylee Wellhausen, Sr., Journalism
Lauren Williams, Sr., Sociology & Psychology

Softball (12)

Melanie Cross, Jr., Marketing
Brianna Flugaur, Sr., Rehabilitation Psychology
Kelsey Jenkins, Sr., Human Development & Family
Sydney Lawson, So., Environmental Studies
Jordan Little, So., Intended: Kinesiology
Stephanie Lombardo, Jr., Economics
Kaitlyn Menz, So., Psychology
Angela Morrow, Jr., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Heather Rudnicki, Jr., Risk Management & Insurance
Gabby Scherle, Jr., Agricultural Business Management
Kelly Welsh, Jr., Communication Arts BA
Brooke Wyderski, Sr., Life Sciences Communication

Men's Tennis (6)

Chema Carranza, Sr., Physics
Chase Colton, So., International Business
Josef Dodridge, Sr., International Business & Real Estate
Darius Mackenzie, Sr., Neurobiology
Lamar Remy, Sr., Business Personal Finance
Daniel Soyfer, So., Undecided

Women's Tennis (5)

Sara Castellano, Jr., Asricultural Business Management
Kelsey Grambeau, Sr., Biology
Michelle Linden, So., Business Finance & Investment Banking
Melissa Pick, So., Undecided
Christina Zordani, So., Environmental Studies

Men's Track and Field (27)

Paul Afflitto, So., Electrical Engineering
Cooper Barth, Sr., Economics/Political Science
Zach Benning, Jr., Psychology/Neurobiology
Kallen Bentz, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Riley Budde, Sr., Asronomy
Rashid Coulibaly, So., Engineering Mechanics
Ryan Dundun, So., Statistics/Economics
Ben Eidenschink, Jr., Finance, Investment And Banking
Corbin Ellis, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Tim Guthrie, Sr., Biochemistry
Olin Hacker, Jr., Biology
Isaac Hale, So., Biomedical Engineering
Joe Hardy, Sr., Economics/History
Carl Hirsch, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Nick Krawczyk, So., Engineering Mechanics
Zach Lorbeck, So., Kinesiology
Josh McDonald, Sr., Biology
Morgan McDonald, Jr., Finance, Investment And Banking
Tyson Miehe, Jr., Physical Education
Trent Nytes, Jr., Kinesiology
Andrew Schilling, So., Kinesiology
Sawyer Smith, Sr., Psychology
Troy Smith, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Alex Teague, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Travis Toliver, So., Classical Humanities
Zac Webster, Sr., Personal Finance
Tucker Wedig, So., Environmental Sciences

Women's Track and Field (26)

Taylor Amann, Sr., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Mary Bartelson, So., Undecided
Hanna Barton, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Kennedy Blahnik, Jr., Elementary Education
Claire Bucck, Jr., Nutritional Sciences
Elli Daniels, Jr., Biochemistry
Sarah Disanza, Sr., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Phoebe Edwards, So., Undecided
Georgia Ellenwood, Sr., Sociology
Rachel Fleddermann, Sr., Biology
Katie Hietpas, So., Classical Humanities
Emma Langer, So., Biology
Haley Lubow, So., Undecided
Lianna Mack, Sr., Kinesiology
Jane McCurry, Sr., Operational And Technology Management/Environmental Studies
Alicia Monson, So., Nutritional Sciences
Alissa Niggemann, So., Undecided
Banke Oginni, Jr., Sociology
Chinne Okoronkwo, So., Interior Architecture
Casie Pawlik, Sr., Community And Non-Profit Leadership
Andria Savitch, Sr., Sociology
Shaelyn Sorensen, Jr., Communication Arts, Statistics
Kelsey Sullivan, Jr., Social Work
Annie Wagner, So., Rehabilitation Psychology
Erin Wagner, Sr., Kinesiology
Rachel Werking, So., Undecided

Men's Rowing (22)

Dylan Adams, Jr., Chemistry
William Alt, So., Finance, Investment & Banking
James Bernard, Sr., International Studies
Jacob Buboltz, Jr., Chemistry
Alexander Butler, Sr., Political Science/Economics
Jefferson Chan, Sr., Chemical Engineering
Arthur Condor, Jr., Economics
Chase Covey, So., Biological Systems Engineering
Andrew Flannery, Sr., Finance, Investment & Banking/Actuarial Science
Timothy Glennon, Sr., Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
John Hollow, Sr., Marketing/Finance, Investment & Banking
Jacob Hurlbutt, Sr., Kinesiology
Steve Knopp, Sr., Economics
Nathan Petersen, Jr., Computer Sciences
Kevin Reed, Jr., Computer Sciences/Electrical Engineering
Derek Sachs, Sr., Civil Engineering
Taylor Steeno, Jr., Biochemistry
Tyler Stevens, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Theodore Van Beek, Sr., Finance, Investment & Banking
Spencer Waldron, So., Geosraphy
Thomas Walker, Sr., Economics/Asricultural Business Management
Jacob Wenner, So., Mechanical Engineering

Women's Rowing (25)

Rebekah Armstrong, So., Kinesiology
Cheyenne Brandt, Sr., Environmental Sciences
Taylor Caudle, So., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Eliza Clifford, Jr., Art
Alicia Evans, Jr., Neurobiology
Monica Gerber, Sr., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Orennia Goetzinger, So., Classical Humanities
Katherine Grose, So., Undeclared
Lily Hansen, Sr., Communication Sciences & Disorders
Callie Hebert, Sr., Communication Arts
Raegan Hinrichs, So., Kinesiology
Molly Jennerman, Sr., Economics
Alexandra Lohrenz, Jr., Environmental Studies/Communcation Arts
Leah Lustig, So., Undeclared
Maggie Mandarano, So., Retail & Consumer Behavior
Saylor Martin, Jr., Kinesiology
Jane Merriman, Jr., Personal Finance
Lauren O'Connor, So., Undeclared
Renee Olley, Jr., Geology & Geophysics/Geological Engineering
Elisabet Pietz, So., Spanish
Maren Schultz, Sr., Kinesiology
Gabby Simons, Sr., Physical Education
Lexi Siverling, Sr., Neurobiology
Makayla Stow, So., Actuarial Science
Megan Whitehouse, Sr., Retail & Consumer Behavior

Women's Lightweight Rowing (11)

Agathe Denis, Sr., Economics/French
Alexandra Fochios, Jr., International Studies/Economics
Mirha Girt, Sr., Molecular Biology
Rachel Illgen, So., Animal Sciences
Payton James, Jr., Neurobiology
Claire Kelley, Jr., International Studies
Shannon Lipe, Jr., Applied Mathematics, Engineering & Physics
Janet Titzler, Sr., Classical Humanities/Economics
Jennifer Whitehill, Sr., Elementary Education
Brianna Wynne, Sr., Nutritional Sciences
Rachel Yan, Sr., Genetics & Genomics