Record Number of Wolverines Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
6/27/2023 4:00:00 PM | Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Gymnastics, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse, Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Academic Success Program
• Photo Roster of 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced its Big Ten Distinguished Scholars on Tuesday (June 27), with 131 University of Michigan student-athletes earning the distinction for their work in the classroom over the last academic year.
The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor goes to student-athletes who recorded a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Michigan's 131 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars mark the sixth straight year with at least 70 honorees.
Of Michigan's school-record 131 honorees, 18 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall, winter and spring seasons. U-M had 164 honorees in the fall, 106 in the winter and 228 in the spring to give the Wolverines 498 honorees during the 2022-23 academic year.
Michigan's 2022-23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Names in italics denote a 4.0 GPA
Baseball (5)
Chase Allen, Jr., Sport Management
Eamon Horwedel, Gr., Master of Social Work
Cody Jefferis, Gr., Social Work
Jimmy Obertop, Sr., Sport Management
Jack Van Remortel, Sr., Sport Management
Men's Basketball (2)
Cooper Smith, Jr., General Studies
Will Tschetter, So., Earth & Environmental Sciences
Field Hockey (8)
Nina Apoola, Sr., Psychology
Rosie Hope, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Caylie McMahon, So., Statistics
Kathryn Peterson, 5th Year, Neuroscience
Sarah Pyrtek, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Alana Richardson, So., Communication & Media
Lindsey Stagg, Jr., Communication & Media
Abby Tamer, So., Applied Exercise Science
Football (6)
Henry Donohue, So., Economics
Noah Howes, So., LSA Undeclared
Caden Kolesar, Sr., Communications and Media
Joshua Luther, Sr., Date Science/Computer Science
Jesse Madden, So., General Studies
Hunter Neff, Sr., History
Men's Golf (4)
Will Anderson, Jr., Sport Management
Pier Francesco De Col, Sr., Business Administration
James Hill, Gr., Real Estate Certificate
Yuqi Liu, So., LSA Undeclared
Women's Golf (1)
Mikaela Schulz, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Men's Gymnastics (5)
Paul Juda, Sr., Psychology
Rithik Puri, So., Biomedical Engineering
Kyle Shuttle, Sr., Cognitive Science
Virgil Watkins, Sr., Material Science Engineering
David Willett, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Women's Gymnastics (5)
Sierra Brooks, Sr., Business Administration
Jenna Mulligan, Jr., Movement Science
Jacey Vore, So., Communication & Media
Gabby Wilson, Sr., English
Natalie Wojcik, Gr., Masters of Social Work
Men's Lacrosse (3)
Jake Bonomi, Sr., Communication & Media
Lucas Delgado, So., LSA Undeclared
Ryan Schriber, Sr., Sport Management
Women's Lacrosse (8)
Annabelle Burke, Jr., Business Administration
Caitlyn Camelio, Sr., Economics/ Political Science
Caroline Davis, Jr., Environment
Kaylee Dyer, So., Sport Management
Josie Gooch, Jr., Business Administration
Katharine Merrifield, So., Business Administration
Maya Rutherford, So., Computer Science
Frances Workman, Sr., Communication & Media
Rowing (12)
Hunter Divinagracia, So., Political Science
Annaka Draaisma, Sr., Movement Science
Katie Easton, So., Public Heath
Delaney Evans, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
Aubrey Fitts, Sr., Business Administration
Megan Kleiner, So., English
Gracie Landefeld, So., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Lauren Lier, So., Sociology
Alana Maffesoli, So., Linguistics
Sophie McSpedon, So., Movement Science
Anna Muench, So., LSA Undeclared
Ariana Shokoohi, Sr., Biology, Health, and Society
Men's Soccer (6)
Kevin Buca, Gr., Masters of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Brennan Callow, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Harrison Pithers, Sr., Sport Management
Evan Rasmussen, Sr., Information
Ryan Schultz, Sr., Business Administration
Uriel Zeitz, Sr., Political Science
Women's Soccer (8)
Lauren Brideau, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Sarah Bridenstine, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Claire Dawson, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Avery Kalitta, So., LSA Undeclared
Emily Leyson, Sr., Nursing
Avery Peters, So., Biology, Health, & Society
Dani Wolfe, Sr., Elementary Education
Sammi Woods, Jr., Psychology
Softball (2)
Lauren Derkowski, So., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Audrey LeClair, Sr., Communication and Media
Men's Swimming and Diving (2)
Nadav Aaronson, Sr., Information
Kameron Liberman, So., Neuroscience
Women's Swimming and Diving (6)
Casey Chung, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Lucy Hogan, Sr., Political Science
Evie Johnson, So., International Studies
Natalie Kan, So., Sport Management
Taylor Peters, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience
Letitia Sim, So., Applied Exercise Science
Men's Tennis (1)
Ondrej Styler, Sr., Information
Women's Tennis (4)
Julia Fliegner, So., Business Administration
Merri Kelly, Jr., Communication and Media
Gala Mesochoritou, Jr., Psychology
Kari Miller, Jr., Business Administration
Men's Track and Field/Cross Country (10)
Tom Brady, Gr., Computer Science & Engineering*
Aiden Felty, Sr., Anthropology
Arjun Jha, Gr., Physiology*
Henry Johnson, So., Applied Exercise Science*
Mason Mahacek, Sr., Environment
Ryan McCloskey, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Jozef Meyers, Jr., Art and Design*
Oli Raimond, Jr., Computer Science*Â
Derrick Simmons, 5th Year, Psychology; Sociology*
Tianhao Wei, So., Mechanical Engineering
*Earned the honor for both cross country and track
Women's Track and Field/Cross Country (16)
Eleni Daughters, Gr., Public Policy*
Leah Doezema, So., Biology, Health, & SocietyÂ
Lauren Fulcher, Sr., Information*Â
Amber Gall, Sr., Int Prac IH MH&Subst Abuse*Â
Samantha Hastie, So., LSA Undeclared*
Sophie Isom, Gr., Applied EconomicsÂ
Cassie Kearney, Gr., Health Behavior & Health Education*
Catrin Koselka, So., History; Political Science*
Mia Manson, Jr., Movement Science
Clare McNamara, Jr., Information
Gabbie Michael, So., Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology*
Lucy Petee, Jr., Cognitive Science; Communication and Media*
Delaney Stersic, Gr., Higher Education
Gabby Swider, 5th Year, Design Science*
Carlita Taylor, Gr., Health Behavior & Health Education
Ericka VanderLende, Sr., Applied Exercise Science*
*Earned the honor for both cross country and track
Volleyball (8)
Amber Beals, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Mira Chopra, So., LSA Undeclared
Hannah Grant, Jr., Psychology
Brooke Humphrey, Jr., Communication and Media
Allison Jacobs, Jr., Communication and Media
Jenni Liu, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
May Pertofsky, Sr., General Studies
Jess Robinson, Sr., Public Policy
Women's Water Polo (6)
Libby Alsemgeest, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Erin Neustrom, Gr., Real Estate Development
Kasey Umlauf, Jr., Neuroscience
Kata Utassy, Jr., Communication and Media
Ashley O'Neill, So., Neuroscience
Jess Henningsen, Sr., Communication and Media
Wrestling (3)
Zack Mattin, So., LSA Undeclared
Mason Parris, Sr., Civil Engineering
Matt Finesilver, Gr., Social Work
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