Big Ten Announces Distinguished Scholars
July 5, 2017 | Baseball, Football, General, Golf, 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 Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
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 2016-17 academic year.
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.
| Illinois Big Ten Distinguished Scholars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sport | Year | Major |
| Stephanie Abello | Softball | So. | Creative Writing |
| Alia Abu-Douleh | Soccer | Sr. | Architectural Studies |
| Ali Bastianelli | Volleyball | So. | Community Health |
| Audrey Blazek | Women's Cross Country/Track | Sr. | Bioengineering |
| Kandie Bloch-Jones | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Community Health |
| Erin Buchanan | Women's Gymnastics | Sr. | Human Development & Family Studies |
| Matt Burns | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Emily Brodner | Softball | So. | Communications |
| Dillan Cazley | Football | Sr. | Communication |
| Nicole Choquette | Women's Cross Country/Track | Gr. | Plant Biology |
| Jared Christiansen | Men's Track and Field | So. | Kinesiology |
| Lauren Ciesla | Soccer | So. | Learning And Education Studies |
| Joe Cowlin | Men's Cross Country/Track | Jr. | Finance |
| David Craan | Baseball | So. | Undeclared |
| Hope D'Addario | Soccer | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Parker Deloye | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Advertising |
| Matsen Dziedzic | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Technical Systems Management |
| Nate Echard | Football | Sr. | Policy, International Trade & Development |
| Nicole Evans | Softball | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Annie Fleming | Softball | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Amanda Fox | Women's Cross Country/Track | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Katie Gallagher | Softball | Jr. | Advertising |
| Brandon Gilligan | Wrestling | Jr. | Political Science |
| Alyssa Gunther | Softball | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Joe Haight | Men's Track and Field | So. | Engineering Physics |
| Mary Jane Horth | Women's Gymnastics | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Michael Hyc | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Accountancy |
| Malcolm Hill | Men's Basketball | Sr. | Media And Cinema Studies |
| Alex Jesse | Men's Tennis | Sr. | Finance |
| McKenna Kelsay | Volleyball | Sr. | History |
| Pablo Landa | Men's Tennis | Jr. | Agriculture And Consumer Economics |
| Megan Lemersal | Women's Cross Country/Track | Sr. | Advertising |
| Robin Manarik | Women's Croos Country/Track | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Tim McCarthy | Wrestling | So. | Business |
| Ashley McConnell | Women's Basketball | Sr. | Middle Grades Education |
| Sara McKeeman | Women's Track and Field | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Jill Nicklas | Softball | Jr. | Middle School Education |
| Denis O'Callaghan | Men's Cross Country/Track | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Allison Palmer | Volleyball | Sr. | MBA |
| Joey Peters | Men's Gymnastics | Gr. | Masters Kinesiology |
| Taylore Peterson | Soccer | Gr. | Masters In Public Health |
| Chayanid Prapassarangkul | Women's Golf | Jr. | Psychology |
| Katherine Ratz | Soccer | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Audrey Rodawig | Swimming and Diving | Sr. | Speech & Hearing Science-Speech/Language Pathology |
| Amelia Schilling | Swimming and Diving | Sr. | Bioengineering |
| Zack Smith | Men's Cross Country/Track | Jr. | Accountancy |
| Joe Spencer | Football | Gr. | Finance |
| Gabbie Stecker | Swimming and Diving | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Allison Stucky | Soccer | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Kymbriona Taylor | Women's Track and Field | Gr. | Education Policy, Organization & Leadership |
| Tyler White | Football | Sr. | Technical Systems Management |
| Tony Zea | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Accountancy |
