CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The 2023-24 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar list was announced Tuesday (June 25) by the conference office. Fighting Illini student-athletes earned 102 honors.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters), and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for a student-athlete's academic career.
* Indicates student-athlete achieved a 4.0 GPA for the 2023-24 academic year
Baseball
Women's Basketball
Football
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
| Men's Track & Field/Cross Country - Distinguished Scholar |
| Name |
Academic Year |
Major |
| Shawn Juliette* |
So. |
Finance + Data Science |
| Will Merrick |
Jr. |
Information Sciences |
| Jake Myers |
Gr. |
MS: Civil Engineering |
| Aiden Ouimet |
Gr. |
MHRIR: Human Resources & Industrial Relations |
| Tadeas Placek |
So. |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism |
| Will Rezny |
Gr. |
MHAD: Health Administration |
| Jack Roberts |
Gr. |
MENG: Engineering - Instrumentation & Applied Physics |
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Men's Gymnastics
Women's Gymnastics
Soccer
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis
| Women's Tennis - Distinguished Scholar |
| Name |
Academic Year |
Major |
| Kida Ferrari |
Jr. |
Strategic Business Development & Entrrepreneurship |
| Josie Frazier* |
Gr. |
Accountancy |
| Megan Heuser |
Jr. |
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
Volleyball
Wrestling
