Winter Academic All-Big Ten Selections Announced
3/21/2018 4:00:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Academic Success Program
• Photo Roster of Winter 2017-18 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Big Ten Conference office released its winter 2017-18 Academic All-Big Ten teams on Wednesday (March 21), with 77 Michigan student-athletes earning recognition for their work in the classroom.
Criteria for making the Academic All-Big Ten team includes being a student-athlete in at least their second academic year at their institution and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The breakdown of the 77 Michigan student-athletes on the list is five from men's basketball, four from women's basketball, eight from men's gymnastics, eight from women's gymnastics, 14 from ice hockey, 16 from men's swimming and diving, 16 from women's swimming and diving and six from wrestling.
Men's swimmer PJ Ransford, a senior mechanical engineering major, and wrestler Adam Coon, a graduate student in space engineering, were recognized as two of 21Â winter honorees in the conference to have maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall and spring seasons. U-M had 122 honorees in the fall to give them 199 for the year. Michigan's total of 77 Academic All-Big Ten selections in the winter ranks tied for third most among Big Ten schools.
Student-athletes with a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school, are eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award.
Michigan's 2018 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team
Men's Basketball (5)
Austin Davis, So., Undeclared, Onsted, Mich.
Charles Matthews, Jr., General Students, Chicago, Ill.
Duncan Robinson, 5th-Sr, Sport Management, New Castle, N.H.
Jaaron Simmons, Gr., Social Work, Dayton, Ohio
Moritz Wagner, Jr., Sport Management, Berlin, Germany
Women's Basketball (4)
Jillian Dunston, Sr., Sport Management, Silver Spring, Md.
Katelynn Flaherty, Sr., Psychology, Point Pleasant, N.J.
Nicole Munger, Jr., Communications, Doylestown, Pa.
Hallie Thome, Jr., Communications, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Men's Gymnastics (8)
Dmitri Belanovski, Sr., International Studies, Milwaukee, Wis.
Mitchell Brown, So., LSA Undeclared, Fortville, Ind.
Parker Chiapuzio, So., Engineering, Tigard, Ore.
Justin Hopgood, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Hudson, Ohio
Alec Krystek, Sr. , Aerospace Engineering, Lake Orion, Mich.
Justin Murphy, So., LSA Undeclared, Fenton, Mich.
Thomas Paul, So., Biomedical Engineering, Morgantown, W. Va.
Tristian Perez-Rivera, Sr., Electrical Engineering, Caguas, P.R.
Women's Gymnastics (8)
Brianna Brown, Sr., General Studies, Alexandria, Va.
Lexi Funk, So., LSA Undeclared, Aurora, Ill.
Olivia Karas, Jr., Communication, Chicago, Ill.
Emma McLean, Jr., Movement Science, Clarkston, Mich.
Maddy Osman, So., Undetermined, Orlando, Fla.
Sam Roy, So., LSA Undeclared, Chesterfield, Mich.
Polina Shchennikova, So., LSA Undeclared, Evergreen, Colo.
Paige Zaziski, Sr., General Studies, Chesterfield, Mich.
Ice Hockey (14)
Tony Calderone, Sr., Economics, Trenton, Mich.
Chad Catt, Jr., Business Administration, Williamston, Mich.
Dexter Dancs, Sr., International Studies, North Vancouver, B.C.
Jack Lafontaine, So., LSA Undeclared, Mississuaga, Ontario
Hayden Lavigne, So., LSA Undeclared, Brampton, Ontario
Griffin Luce, So., Undeclared, Williamsville, NY.
Cutler Martin, Sr., Political Science, East Lansing, Mich.
Luke Martin, So., LSA Undeclared, St. Louis, Mo.
Sam Piazza, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Darien, Ill.
Niko Porikos, Sr., International Studies, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alex Roos, Gr., Management MM, Prairie Grove, Ill.
Jake Slaker, So., LSA Undeclared, San Diego, Calif.
Brendan Warren, Jr., Sport Management, Carleton, Mich.
Adam Winborg, So., LSA Undeclared, Stockholm, Sweden
Men's Swimming & Diving (16)
Jeremy Babinet, So., Mechanical Engineering, Redwood City, Calif.
Jon Burkett, Jr., General Studies, Medford, N.J.
Tommy Cope, So., Electrical Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Jackson Goethe, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Midland, Mich.
Tim Hanson, So. , LSA Undeclared, Newport Beach, Calif.
Jake Herremans , So., LSA Undeclared, Rockford, Mich.
Alex King, So., Music Performance, Evansville, Ind.
Alex Martin, So. , Business Administration, Moorestown, N.J.
Jacob Montague, So., LSA Undeclared, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Paul Powers, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Gainesville, Ga.
PJ Ransford, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Pittsford, N.Y.
Tristan Sanders, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Oldsmar, Fla.
Ryan Sebastian, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Summit, N.J.
Miles Smachlo, So., Business Administration, Rexford, N.Y.
Evan White, Sr., Movement Science, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Rob Zofchak, So., LSA Undeclared, Dexter, Mich.
Women's Swimming & Diving (16)
Monica Babits, So., Biomolecular Science, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Yirong Bi, Jr., Business Administration, Hangzhou, China
Gabby DeLoof, Sr., Sport Management, Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Katie Duggan, Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering, Windermere, Fla.
Siobhán Haughey, Jr., Psychology, Hong Kong
Emily Kopas, Sr., Environment, Davie, Fla.
Carolyn McCann, Sr., Civil Engineering, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Annalisa Perez, So., LSA Undeclared, San Jose, Calif.
Becca Postoll, Jr., Movement Science, Acworth, Ga.
G Ryan, Sr., English, Women's Studies, Kutztown, Pa.
Jacqui Schafer, So., Computer Science, Sydney, Australia
Clara Smiddy, Sr., Economics, International Studies, Miami, Fla.
Miranda Tucker, So., LSA Undeclared, Plymouth, Mich.
Dani VanderZwaag, Sr., Psychology, Holland, Mich.
Samantha Yeo, Sr., Neuroscience, Singapore
Jamie Yeung, Jr., Economics, Hong Kong
Wrestling (6)
Myles Amine, Jr., Business Administration, Brighton, Mich.
Adam Coon, Gr., Master's in Space Engineering, Fowlerville, Mich.
Stevan Micic, Jr. , Sociology, Cedar Lake, Ind.
Sal Profaci, Jr., Communication, Monroe Twp., N.J.
Garrett Sutton, Sr., Movement Science, Richmond, Ill.
Mike Volyanyuk, Jr., Neuroscience, Farmington Hill, Mich.
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