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