University of Illinois Athletics

Academic Services June 11, 2025

Spring Academic All-Big Ten Announced

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference recognized spring sport student-athletes who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team. To be eligible for academic all-conference selection, student-athletes must be in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Eighty one Illinois student-athletes were honored across the Illini's eight spring sports programs.

Baseball

Baseball - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Gavin Bennett	Sr.	Finance
Cameron Chee-Aloy	So.	Undeclared
Reed Gannon	Sr.	Strategic Leadership & Management
Regan Hall	So.	Kinesiology
Payton Hutchings	Sr.	Strategic Leadership and Management
Colin Jennings	So.	Civil Engineering
Aden O'Donnell	So.	Business Undeclared
Ben Plumley	Jr.	MS/Accountancy
Coltin Quagliano	Sr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism: Sport Management
Sam Reed	Jr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism: Sport Management
Reagan Reeder	So.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism: Sport Management
Jacob Schroeder	Sr./Gr.	Strategic Leadership & Management
Jake Swartz	Jr.	Finance in Agribusiness
Drake Westcott	Sr./Gr.	Strategic Leadership & Management

Men's Golf

Men's Golf - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Jackson Buchanan	Sr.	Operations Management
Max Herendeen	So.	Advertising
Ryan Voois	Jr.	Finance
Ethan Wilson	So.	Advertising

Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Tyler Bowers	Jr.	Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mathis Debru	Sr.	Financial Planning
Kenta Miyoshi	Jr.	Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship
William Mroz	Sr.	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Zach Viiala	So.	Undeclared
Jeremy Zhang	So.	Finance

Men's Track & Field

Men's Track & Field - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Evan Cummins	Sr.	Finance
Tyler Cushing	5th	Master of Engineering: Bioengineering
Nicolas Dovalovsky	Sr.	Bioengineering
Jackson Gilbert	So.	Undeclared
Cody Johnston	Jr.	Community Health
Shawn Juliette	Sr.	Accountancy + Data Science
Brady Masters	Sr.	Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship
Viktor Morozov	So.	Kinesiology
Alex Ornelas	So.	Communication
Adam Patel	So.	Earth, Sophomorec, Enviornmental Sustainability
Tadeas Placek	Sr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Will Rezny	5th	Strategic Leadership & Management
Alex Sohn	So.	Agr & Consumer Economics

Softball

Softball - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Paige Berkmeyer	Gr.	Animal Science
Briana Bower	Sr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Ella Cady	So.	Business Undeclared
Adisyn Caryl	So.	Elementary Education
Gabrielle Debevec	Jr.	Accountancy
Eileen Donahue	So.	Elementary Education
Juliana Hooker	Jr.	Supply Chain Management, Information Sciences
Zoie Howard	Sr.	Communications
Reese Hunkins	Jr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Stevie Meade	Sr.	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Alaina Miller	Jr.	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Delaney Mosley	So.	Kinesiology
Lauren Wiles	Gr.	MS; Management

Women's Golf

Women's Golf - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Lexanne Halama	Gr.	BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology
Erica Lee	So.	Advertising
Yurang Li	So.	Business
Anna Ritter	Jr.	Communication
Sophia Sulkar	Jr.	Computer Engineering

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Kida Ferrari	Sr.	Strategic Business Development & Entrrepreneurship
Megan Heuser	Sr.	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Violeta Martinez	Jr.	Communication
McKenna Schaefbauer	Jr.	Political Science
Rosie Seccia	So.	Advertising
Kasia Treiber	Sr.	Accountancy
Alice Xu	So.	Computer Engineering

Women's Track & Field

Women's Track & Field - Academic All-Big Ten
Name	Academic Year	Major
Mabry Bruhn	Jr.	Animal Science
Olivia Campbell	Sr.	Psychology
Isabella Daley	So.	Political Science
Llyric Driscoll	So.	Undeclared
Audrey Ginsberg	Sr.	Kinesiology
Halle Hill	Sr.	Kinesiology
Tacoria Humphrey	Sr.	Community Health
Zoe Lamb	Sr.	Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Phethisang Makhethe	Sr.	Psychology
Amalia Malecek	Sr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Lydia Malecek	Sr.	Psychology
Mia Morello	Jr.	Human Development & Family Studies
Elizabeth Ndudi	So.	Marketing
Ashley Oliver	Sr.	Bioengineering
Sam Poglitsch	Sr.	Advertising
Darja Sopova	Jr.	Communication
Asia Thomas	Sr.	Community Health
Tori Thomas	Sr.	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Rose Yeboah	Sr.	Communication

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Players Mentioned

Lexanne Halama: Senior

Erica Lee: Sophomore

Yurang Li: Sophomore

Anna Ritter: Junior

Sophia Sulkar: Junior

#26 Paige Berkmeyer: C; 5' 3"; Senior; R/R

#22 Briana Bower: RHP; 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior; R/R

#16 Ella Cady: OF; 5' 6"; Sophomore; L/R

#5 Adisyn Caryl: IF; 5' 9"; Sophomore; R/R

#4 Gabrielle Debevec: IF; 5' 2"; Junior; R/R

#19 Eileen Donahue: IF; 5' 8"; Sophomore; R/R

#6 Juliana Hooker: RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

Lexanne Halama
: Senior

Erica Lee
: Sophomore

Yurang Li
: Sophomore

Anna Ritter
: Junior

Sophia Sulkar
: Junior

#26 Paige Berkmeyer
: 5' 3"; Senior; R/R
: C

#22 Briana Bower
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior; R/R
: RHP

#16 Ella Cady
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; L/R
: OF

#5 Adisyn Caryl
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; R/R
: IF

#4 Gabrielle Debevec
: 5' 2"; Junior; R/R
: IF

#19 Eileen Donahue
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; R/R
: IF

#6 Juliana Hooker
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP