51 Illini Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
July 10, 2018 | Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Gymnastics, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Golf, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Academic Services
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced its Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners, including 51 student-athletes honored from the University of Illinois. The list recognizes student-athletes with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2017-18 academic year that were also named Academic All-Big Ten.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
| Baseball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| David Craan | Jr. | Double Major: Communication, Psychology |
| Casey Dodge | So. | Agricultural And Consumer Economics: Consumer Econ |
| Andy Fisher | Sr. | Finance |
| Mark Skonieczny | Sr. | Recreation, Sport, And Tourism: Sport Management |
| Men's Basketball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Cameron Liss | Sr. | Accountancy |
| Football | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Austin Roberts | Sr. | Community Health |
| Women's Golf | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Dana Gattone | Sr. | Communication |
| Chayanid Prapassarangkul | Sr. | Psychology |
| Pailin Ruttanasupagid | Sr. | Accountancy |
| Men's Gymnastics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Chandler Eggleston | Sr. | Masters: Community Health |
| Women's Gymnastics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Jordyn Givens | Sr. | Learning And Education Studies |
| Haylee Roe | Jr. | Community Health |
| Women's Soccer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Lauren Ciesla | Jr. | Learning & Education Studies |
| Darci Dietrich | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Katherine Ratz | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Kara Marbury | Sr. | Early Childhood Education: Language Arts |
| Katie Murray | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Emily Osoba | Sr. | Business: Supply Chain Management |
| Olivia Schmitt | Sr. | Journalism |
| Sarah Warren | Sr. | Bioengineering |
| Softball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Stephanie Abello | Jr. | Creative Writing/Spanish |
| Taylor Edwards | Jr. | Sport Management |
| Leigh Farina | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Katie Gallagher | Sr. | Advertising |
| Carly Thomas | R-Jr. | Masters: Community Health |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Rebecca Corzine | So. | Molecular And Cellular Biology |
| Mary Margaret Fry | So. | Civil Engineering |
| Jamie Kolar | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Services |
| Emily Martin | So. | Agricultural & Consumer Economics |
| Fiona McDermott | So. | DGS Undeclared |
| Men's Tennis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Vuk Budic | So. | Business Undecided |
| Noe Khlif | So. | Accountancy |
| Pablo Landa | Sr. | Agribusiness, Markets And Management |
| Women's Tennis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Daniela Pedraza-Novak | Jr. | Finance |
| Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Matt Burns | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Joe Cowlin | Gr. | Master's In Accountancy |
| Matsen Dziedzic | Gr. | M.S. Technical Systems Management |
| Joe Haight | Jr. | Engineering Physics |
| Michael Hyc | Gr. | Master's In Accountancy |
| David Kendziera | Gr. | Anthropology/Master's In Human Resources |
| Billy Magnesen | Sr. | International Business |
| Denis O'Callaghan | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Luke Schroer | Sr. | French Commercial Studies |
| Zack Smith | Sr. | Accountancy |
| Jonathan Wells | Sr. | Business Management |
| Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Denise Branch | Sr. | Sociology |
| Nicole Choquette | Gr. | M.S. Plant Biology |
| Kristina Kladar | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Sarah Madsen | So. | Biology |
| Miranda Marry | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Sara McKeeman | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Women's Volleyball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Ali Bastianelli | Jr. | Community Health |
| Beth Prince | R-So. | Communication |
| Wrestling | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Year | Major |
| Mike Carr | So. | Chemistry |
| Isaac Reinemann | Sr. | Finance |
