Spring Academic All-Big Ten Announced
June 11, 2025 | Baseball, General, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Academic Services
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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