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The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday recognized spring sports student-athletes who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The Big Ten honored 1,537 student-athletes with spring and at-large Academic All-Conference honors. The list of honorees features 140 in baseball, 153 in softball, 174 in women's rowing, 64 in men's and 64 in women's golf, 82 in men's and 90 in women's lacrosse, 63 in men's and 76 in women's tennis, 186 in men's and 228 in women's track and field and 50 in men's (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 167 in women's (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large sports.
A total of 219 Fighting Illini student-athletes were named Academic All-Big Ten in 2015-16.
Illinois By The Numbers
» 8 teams
» 92 honorees
» 1 Big Ten leading team: men's track and field
