MADISON, Wis. — Showcasing their strength both athletically and academically, 71 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin winter sports teams were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten team, as announced by the Big Ten on Thursday. Women's swimming and diving led the list with 20 honorees, while men's swimming and diving had 16 recipients and wrestling earned 13. Men's hockey gathered 11 honors, while women's basketball earned six honors and men's basketball saw five Badgers earn spots on the academic honor team.

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,000 students on winter 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 March 1 for winter 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.

Excelling in the classroom, five Badgers maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (bolded below):

• Brock Caufield, Men's Hockey, Gr., Sports Leadership
• Jack Gorniak, Men's Hockey, Gr., Sports Leadership
• Dominick Mersch, Men's Hockey, Gr., Sports Leadership
• Garrett Model, Wrestling, Gr., Sports Leadership
• Drew Nixdorf, Sr., Men's Swimming and Diving, Mechanical Engineering

Overall, Wisconsin totals 131 student-athletes who have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during the 2022-23 academic year across fall and winter sports. Spring and at-large sports will be announced in June. Read the fall announcement here.

Men's Basketball (5)

Steven Crowl, Jr., Personal Finance, Eagan, Minn.

Jordan Davis, Jr., Personal Finance, La Crosse, Wis.

Isaac Gard, Fr., Personal Finance, Oregon, Wis.

Markus Ilver, So., Personal Finance, Tallinn, Estonia

Isaac Lindsey, So., Personal Finance, Mineral Point, Wis.

Women's Basketball (6)

Halle Douglass, Jr., Business: Marketing, Lake Forest, Ill.

Natalie Leuzinger, Jr., Kinesiology, Monroe, Wis.

Julie Pospisilova, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking, Prague, Czech Republic

Sara Stapleton, Sr., Rehabilitation Psychology, Blaine, Minn.

Sacia Vanderpool, So., Kinesiology, Byron, Minn.

Maty Wilke, So., Rehabilitation Psychology, Beaver Dam, Wis.

Men's Swimming & Diving (16)

Constantin Bensch, Sr., Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, Wis.

Andrew Benson, Jr., Economics, Newmarket, N.H.

Nico Butera, So., Data Science, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jacob Carlson, Jr., Animal Sciences, Waukesha, Wis.

Isaac Casey-Hrenak, Jr., Kinesiology, Madison, Wis.

Jake DiMartile, Jr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies, Fort Washington, Pa.

Tadzio Kurka, Sr., Economics, Chicago, Ill.

Jack Leuthold, Sr., History and Political Science, Billings, Mont.

Daniel Muller, Jr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies, Peoria, Ariz.

Will Myhre, Sr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies, St. Charles, Ill.

Jake Newmark, Jr., Art, Garden City, N.Y.

Drew Nixdorf, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Hartland, Wis.

Matthew Segal, So., Undeclared, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Ben Wiegand, So., Biology, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Jude Williams, Jr., History, Yuciapa, Calif.

Ryan Zelen, Sr., Biology, Duluth, Minn.

Women's Swimming & Diving (20)

Maddie Aguirre, Sr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies, Lansdale, Pa.

Alex Anagnostopoulos, Jr., Neurobiology, Middleton, Wis.

Phoebe Bacon, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity, Chevy Chase, Md.

Natalie Bercutt, So., Political Science and English, Davis, Calif.

Elle Braun, Jr., Special Education and Elementary Education, Oreland, Pa.

Abby Carlson, So., Data Science, Waukesha, Wis.

Callahan Dunn, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity, LaGrange, Ill.

Emily Ecker, Jr., Psychology, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Sophie Fiske, So., Environmental Studies, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Kit Greenberg, Sr., Business: Marketing, Tarrytown, N.Y.

Molly Hampton, So., Undeclared, Indianapolis, Ind.

Yasmin Hill, So., Textiles & Fashion Design, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

Mallory Jump, Sr., Communication Sciences & Disorders, St. Charles, Ill.

Alivia Lindorfer, Sr., Political Science, St. Paul, Minn.

Katie McClintock, So., Psychology, Linwood, N.J.

Mackenzie McConagha, So., Undeclared, Broadlands, Va.

Elizabeth Moore, Sr., Biochemistry, Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Kaylyn Schoof, Jr., Psychology, Muskego, Wis.

Mikayla Seigal, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Boulder, Colo.

Ally Silvestri, So., Kinesiology, Fitchburg, Wis.

Men's Hockey (11)

Brock Caufield, Gr., Sports Leadership, Stevens Point, Wis.

Shay Donovan, Sr., Personal Finance, Duluth, Minn.

Jack Gorniak, Gr., Sports Leadership, West Salem, Wis.

Anthony Kehrer, Jr., Personal Finance, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Daniel Laatsch, So., Personal Finance, Altoona, Wis.

Luke LaMaster, Jr., Life Sciences Communication, Duluth, Minn.

Owen Lindmark, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking, Naperville, Ill.

Liam Malmquist, So., Personal Finance, Edina, Minn.

Dominick Mersch, Gr., Sports Leadership, Park Ridge, Ill.

Sam Stange, Jr., Neurobiology, Eau Claire, Wis.

Mike Vorlicky, Sr., Neurobiology, Edina, Minn.

Wrestling (13)

Braxton Amos, So., Personal Finance, Mineral Wells, W.V.

Cale Anderson, So., Kinesiology, Viroqua, Wis.

Eric Barnett, Sr., Personal Finance, Hortonville, Wis.

Tyler Dow, Gr., Sports Leadership, Stoughton, Wis.

Austin Gomez, Gr., Sports Leadership, Carol Stream, Ill.

Dean Hamiti, So., Health Promotion & Health Equity, Joliet, Ill.

Trent Hillger, Gr., Sports Leadership, Holly, Mich.

Kevin Meicher, Sr., Personal Finance and Economics, Middleton, Wis.

Garrett Model, Gr., Sports Leadership, Stoughton, Wis.

Josh Otto, Sr., Personal Finance, Brookfield, Wis.

Drew Scharenbrock, Sr., Computer Sciences and Data Science, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Jonah Schmidtke, So., Undeclared, Clovis, Calif.

Jack Severin, So., Personal Finance, Kewaunee, Wis.