122 Wisconsin Student-Athletes earned Fall 2023 Academic All-Big Ten Honors - 10 Men's Cross Country, 18 Women's Cross Country, 55 Football, 9 Men's Soccer, 20 Women's Soccer and 10 Volleyball

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122 Badgers named to fall Academic All-Big Ten Team

Wisconsin student-athletes honored for academic excellence

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122 Badgers named to fall Academic All-Big Ten Team

Wisconsin student-athletes honored for academic excellence

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):

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

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Players Mentioned

Jackson Acker

#34 Jackson Acker

RB
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Haakon Anderson

#27 Haakon Anderson

WR
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Vinny Anthony II

#86 Vinny Anthony II

WR
6' 0"
Sophomore
Owen Arnett

#18 Owen Arnett

S
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ben Barten

#68 Ben Barten

DE
6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
JP Benzschawel

#67 JP Benzschawel

OL
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Travian Blaylock

#26 Travian Blaylock

S
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Tanor Bortolini

#63 Tanor Bortolini

OL
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Chris Brooks Jr.

#84 Chris Brooks Jr.

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Austin Brown

#9 Austin Brown

S
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jackson Acker

#34 Jackson Acker

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
RB
Haakon Anderson

#27 Haakon Anderson

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
WR
Vinny Anthony II

#86 Vinny Anthony II

6' 0"
Sophomore
WR
Owen Arnett

#18 Owen Arnett

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
S
Ben Barten

#68 Ben Barten

6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
DE
JP Benzschawel

#67 JP Benzschawel

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
OL
Travian Blaylock

#26 Travian Blaylock

5' 11"
Graduate Student
S
Tanor Bortolini

#63 Tanor Bortolini

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
OL
Chris Brooks Jr.

#84 Chris Brooks Jr.

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
WR
Austin Brown

#9 Austin Brown

6' 1"
Sophomore
S