Wisconsin Badgers Bucky Badger during an NCAA College Big Ten Conference football game against the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday, November 4, 2017, in Bloomington, Indiana. The Badgers won 45-17. (Photo by David Stluka)
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108 Badgers named to fall Academic All-Big Ten Team

Student-athletes honored for academic excellence

General News

108 Badgers named to fall Academic All-Big Ten Team

Student-athletes honored for academic excellence

MADISON, Wis. — Exceeding the century mark, 107 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin fall sports teams were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten team, as announced by the Big Ten on Thursday. Football led the list with 38 honorees, while women's soccer had 20 recipients and men's soccer collected 12. Volleyball gathered 11 honors, while women's cross country picked up 17 and men's cross country saw 10 Badgers earn spots on the academic honor team.

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,601 students on fall sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. This year's conference-wide honoree total marks the most since the award was established in 1990.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of Nov. 1 for fall sports, have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Leading their fellow Badgers in the classroom, junior Danielle Bellino (biology), a member of the women's cross country team, senior Matt Henningsen (Electrical Engineering), a member of the football team, and graduate student Sven Kleinhans (Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis) all maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages (bolded below). Of note, Kleinhans is also an honored speaker on behalf of the UW student body at this semester's commencement ceremony.

Men's Cross Country (10)

Rowen Ellenberg, So., Mechanical Engineering

Ansel Fellman, Jr., Kinesiology

Kavanaugh FitzPatrick, Jr., Economics/Political Science/Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies

Olin Hacker, Sr., Biology

Seth Hirsch, Sr., Finance, Investment & Banking and Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Noah Jacobs, Sr., Economics

Conor Perreault, Jr., Computer Sciences/Political Sciences/Mathematics

Derick Peters, Jr., Neurobiology/Biomedical Engineering

Jackson Sharp, So., Undeclared

David Vannucchi, So., Undeclared

Women's Cross Country (17)

Krista Baumgartner, So., Undeclared

Jada Beacom, So., Nutritional Sciences

Danielle Bellino, Jr., Biology

Lucinda Crouch, Jr.,International Business and Finance, Investment and Banking

Vivian Hacker, So., Biology

Emma Helstrom, So., Biochemistry

Ann Heuerman, Gr., Environmental Sciences

Heidi Heuerman, So., Marketing

Victoria Heiligenthal, So., Biomedical Engineering

Madison Mooney, Jr., Journalism

Hannah Reale, Jr., Spanish and Health Promotion and Health Equity

Kate Ricks, So., Undeclared

Shea Ruhly, So., Undeclared

Sarah Shulze, So., Undeclared

Peyton Sippy, Jr., Undeclared

Samantha Stieve, So., Accounting

Alexa Westley, So., Kinesiology

Football (38)

Keeanu Benton, So., Life Sciences Communication

Travian Blaylock, So., Risk Management & Insurance and Operations & Technology Management

Peter Bowden, So., Undecided

Logan Brown, So., Undecided

Logan Bruss, Sr., Industrial Engineering

Eric Burrell, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis

Jack Coan, Sr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Madison Cone, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis

Jack Dunn, Sr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance, Investment & Banking

Quan Easterling, So., Undecided

Dean Engram, So., Undecided

Jack Eschenbach, Jr., Economics

Michael Furtney, Jr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Tatum Grass, So., Kinesiology

Garrett Groshek, Sr., Personal Finance

Isaac Guerendo, Jr., Personal Finance

Matt Henningsen, Sr., Electrical Engineering

Spencer Lytle, So., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Tyler Mais, Sr., Industrial Engineering

Mike Maskalunas, Sr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance, Investment & Banking

Graham Mertz, So., Retailing & Consumer Behavior

Cooper Nelson, So., Personal Finance

Scott Nelson, Sr., Community & Nonprofit Leadership

Maema Njongmeta, So., Finance, Investment & Banking

Hayden Rucci, So., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Cormac Sampson, Jr., Philosophy

Brady Schipper, Jr., Biology

Conor Schlichting, Sr., Management & Human Resources and Marketing

Blake Smithback, Sr., Management & Human Resources and Accounting

Mason Stokke, Sr., Personal Finance

Marty Strey, Jr., Risk Management & Insurance and International Business

Joe Tippmann, So., Retailing & Consumer Behavior

Titus Toler, So., Retailing & Consumer Behavior

John Torchio, Jr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Cole Van Lanen, Sr., Personal Finance

Danny Vanden Boom, Sr., Personal Finance

Bryson Williams, Jr., Finance, Investment & Banking and Risk Management & Insurance and Economics

Chase Wolf, Jr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Marketing

Men's Soccer (12)

Carter Abbott, So., Personal Finance

Tim Bielic, So., Personal Finance

Justin Bobb, So., Elementary Education

Iñaki Iribarren, So., Business: Information Systems

Zach Klancnik, Sr., Economics/Personal Finance

Sven Kleinhans, Gr., Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Ben Krongard, So., Education Studies/History

Ben Leas, Sr., Economics

Michael Russell II, Sr., Mechanical Engineering

Beto Spielvogel, Jr., Political Science/Environmental Studies

Michael Wampler, So., Electrical Engineering

Patrick Yim, Sr., Business: Accounting

Women's Soccer (20)

Carolyn Anschutz, Jr., Nursing

Maia Cella, Sr., Psychology

Madeline Cruz, So., Nursing

Grace Douglas, Sr., Industrial Engineering/Statistics

Halle Fiedler, Jr., Journalism/Sociology

Gabrielle Green, So., Undecided

Jamila Hamdan, Jr., Genetics and Genomics

Emma Jaskaniec, So., Finance, Investment and Banking/Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Jenna Kiraly, So., Biochemistry

Sammy Kleedtke, Sr., Computer Sciences/Computer Engineering

Grace Krygier, Sr., Retailing and Consumer Behavior

Erin McKinney, Jr., Psychology

Macy Monticello, So., Retailing and Consumer Behavior

Cameron Murtha, Sr., Psychology

Claire Odmark, So., Psychology

Lily Rawnsley, Jr., Human Development and Family Studies

Lauren Rice, Sr., Biology

Madeline Schlecht, So., Retailing and Consumer Behavior

Isabelle Verdugo, So., Undecided

Natalie Viggiano, Jr., Real Estate & Urban Land Economics

Volleyball (11)

Izzy Ashburn, So., Undeclared

Lauren Barnes, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment And Banking

Courtney Gorum, So., Undeclared

Liz Gregorski, So., Business: Real Estate And Urban Land Economics

Danielle Hart, Jr., Life Sciences Communication

Sydney Hilley, Sr., Genetics And Genomics

Grace Loberg, Sr., Human Development And Family Studies

Anna MacDonald, So., Undeclared

Dana Rettke, Sr., Business: Marketing

Nicole Shanahan, Sr., Business: Marketing

Julia Wohlert, So., Rehabilitation Psychology And Health Promotion and Health Equity

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Players Mentioned

Michael Russell II

#23 Michael Russell II

MF
5' 11"
Junior
Beto Spielvogel

#33 Beto Spielvogel

GK
6' 5"
Sophomore
Grace Douglas

#6 Grace Douglas

D
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Hannah Reale

Hannah Reale

Redshirt Freshman
Ansel Fellman

Ansel Fellman

Redshirt Freshman
Izzy  Ashburn

#11 Izzy Ashburn

S/DS
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lauren Barnes

#1 Lauren Barnes

L/DS
5' 6"
Senior
Courtney Gorum

#9 Courtney Gorum

MB
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Liz Gregorski

#4 Liz Gregorski

OH
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Danielle Hart

#18 Danielle Hart

MB
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Michael Russell II

#23 Michael Russell II

5' 11"
Junior
MF
Beto Spielvogel

#33 Beto Spielvogel

6' 5"
Sophomore
GK
Grace Douglas

#6 Grace Douglas

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
D
Hannah Reale

Hannah Reale

Redshirt Freshman
Ansel Fellman

Ansel Fellman

Redshirt Freshman
Izzy  Ashburn

#11 Izzy Ashburn

5' 11"
Sophomore
S/DS
Lauren Barnes

#1 Lauren Barnes

5' 6"
Senior
L/DS
Courtney Gorum

#9 Courtney Gorum

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
MB
Liz Gregorski

#4 Liz Gregorski

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
OH
Danielle Hart

#18 Danielle Hart

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
MB