MADISON, Wis. — Excelling both in the classroom and in their sports, an outstanding 122 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin fall sports teams were
named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big Ten team, as announced by the Big Ten on Thursday. Football led the list with 55 honorees, while women's cross country had 18 recipients and men's cross country collected 10. Volleyball earned 10 honors, while women's soccer garnered 20 and men's soccer had nine Badgers earn spots on the academic honor team.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,575 students on fall sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
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, 10 Wisconsin student-athletes all maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages (bolded in the team lists below):
- Tony Adriansen, So., Men's Cross Country (Computer Sciences)
- Tim Bielic, Gr., Men's Soccer (Business: Analytics)
- Sam Craig, Sr., Men's Cross Country (Mathematics)
- Vivian Hacker, Gr., Women's Cross Country (Landscape Architecture)
- Bella Jacobsen, RS Fr., Women's Cross Country (Undeclared)
- Ashley Martinez, Jr., Women's Soccer (Psychology)
- Maggie Munson, Jr., Women's Cross Country (Legal Studies, History, and Political Science)
- Ben Nibbelink, Sr., Men's Cross Country (Computer Sciences)
- Marty Strey, Gr., Football (Sports Leadership)
- Alexa Westley, Gr., Women's Cross Country (Sports Leadership)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (10)
Tony Adriansen, So., Computer Sciences
Evan Bishop, Sr., Business: Supply Chain Management and Finance, Investment and Banking
Sam Craig, Sr., Mathematics
Rowen Ellenberg, RS Sr., Civil Engineering
Bob Liking, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Logan Measner, RS Fr., Mechanical Engineering
Ben Nibbelink, Sr., Computer Sciences
Oliver Paleen, RS Jr., Nuclear Engineering
Adam Spencer, RS So., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Joshua Truchon, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (18)
Mya Bunke, Jr., Kinesiology
Annika Cutforth, So., Life Sciences Communication
Annika Elliott, So., Undeclared
Kylie Finger, Jr., Biology
Vivian Hacker, Gr., Landscape Architecture
Victoria Heiligenthal, Gr., Biomedical Engineering
Bella Jacobsen, RS Fr., Undeclared
Madison Mooney, Gr., Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Maggie Munson, Jr., Legal Studies, History, and Political Science
Danielle Orie, Gr., Law
Ashley Peterson, Sr., Psychology
Shea Ruhly, RS Sr., Biology and Psychology
Anna Schoesser, RS Jr., Civil Engineering
Peyton Sippy, Gr., Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
Samantha Stieve, Gr., Business: Analytics
Ellen Van Doorn, RS Jr., Biochemistry
Emma Watcke, RS Jr., Political Science
Alexa Westley, Gr., Sports Leadership
FOOTBALL (55)
Jackson Acker, Jr., Psychology
Haakon Anderson, Sr., Business: Management and Human Resources
Vinny Anthony II, So., Personal Finance
Owen Arnett, Jr., Personal Finance
Dylan Barrett, Sr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Ben Barten, Sr., Elementary Education
JP Benzschawel, Jr., Life Sciences Communication
Travian Blaylock, Gr., Sports Leadership
Tanor Bortolini, Sr., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Chris Brooks Jr., So., No Major Code
Austin Brown, So., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Joe Brunner, So., Life Sciences Communication
Michael Cerniglia Jr., Sr., Life Sciences Communication
John Clifford, So., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Cole Dakovich, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Chimere Dike, Sr., Communication Arts
Michael Furtney, Gr., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Ross Gengler, Sr., Communication Arts
Zach Gloudeman, So., Wildlife Ecology
Tatum Grass, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Ricardo Hallman, Jr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Charlie Jarvis, So., Engineering Mechanics
Mike Jarvis, Jr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Kerry Kodanko, Sr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Max Lofy, Sr., Sociology
Deven Magli, So., Personal Finance
Riley Mahlman, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Cade McDonald, Sr., Biological Systems Engineering
Tommy McIntosh, So., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Marketing
Duncan McKinley, Sr., Personal Finance
Gavin Meyers, Sr., Business: Marketing
Alex Moeller, Jr., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Isaiah Mullens, Gr., Sports Leadership
Barrett Nelson, So., Personal Finance
Jack Nelson, Sr., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Maema Njongmeta, Gr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Riley Nowakowski, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Grady O'Neill, So., No Major Code
Darryl Peterson, Jr., Personal Finance
Jeff Pietrowski Jr., Sr., Personal Finance
Hayden Rucci, Sr., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
JT Seagreaves, So., Civil Engineering
Garrison Solliday, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Marty Strey, Gr., Sports Leadership
James Thompson Jr., Sr., Community and Nonprofit Leadership
Sean Timmis, Sr., Economics
Jackson Trudgeon, So., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking, Marketing, and Accounting
Jack Van Dyke, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Nate Van Zelst, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Aidan Vaughan, So., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies and Personal Finance
Trey Wedig, Sr., Personal Finance
Aaron Witt, Sr., Life Sciences Communication
Hunter Wohler, Jr., Business: Management and Human Resources and Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Cade Yacamelli, So., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking and Management & Human Resources
Zach Zei, Jr., Biology
MEN'S SOCCER (9)
Tim Bielic, Gr., Business: Analytics
Drew Brown, So., Personal Finance
Mitchell Dryden, So., Personal Finance
Ryan Gallagher, RS Jr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Shirzaad Ghadially, So., Business: Management and Human Resources
Ryan Keefe, Jr., Economics
Maxwell Keenan, Sr., Personal Finance
Bennett Pauls, Sr., Economics and Finance, Investment and Banking
Nils Vallotto, So., Undeclared
WOMEN'S SOCCER (20)
Dara Andringa, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Adee Boer, Jr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Liv Curry, So., Business: Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Rachel Dallet, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Ali Fine, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity and Communication Arts
Gabby Green, RS Sr., Communication Arts and Psychology
Rylee Howard, So., International Studies
Maddie Ishaug, Jr., Business: Marketing
Emma Jaskaniec, RS Sr., Business: Management and Human Resources and Marketing
Ashley Martinez, Jr., Psychology
Aidan McConnell, Jr., Kinesiology
Erin McKinney, Gr., Sports Leadership
Macy Monticello, RS Sr., Personal Finance
Riley Philbin, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Maddie Poor, So., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Maia Richters, Jr., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Camryn Sailor, So., Undeclared
Mia Sowders, So., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies
Drew Stover, So., Health Promotion and Health Equity
Izzy Verdugo, Sr., Psychology
VOLLEYBALL (10)
Izzy Ashburn, Gr., Business: Analytics
Joslyn Boyer, Gr., Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
Gulce Guctekin, So., Undeclared
MJ Hammill, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Gabby McCaa, Gr., Sports Leadership
Julia Orzol, Jr., Business: Accounting
Sydney Reed, Sr., Legal Studies
Devyn Robinson, Sr., Communication Arts
Temi Thomas-Ailara, Gr., Applied Biotechnology
Ella Wrobel, So., Undeclared