Winter Academic All-Big Ten Released
March 18, 2026 | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Gymnastics, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Academic Services
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized winter sport student-athletes who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team today.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Eighty-one Illinois student-athletes were honored across the Illini's six sports programs.
Student-athletes that earned an unblemished 4.0 GPA are marked in bold.
| Men's Basketball - Academic All-Big Ten (5) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Kylan Boswell | Sr. | Communications |
| Jake Davis | Jr. | Consumer Economics & Finance |
| Ben Humrichous | Grad. | Business Analytics Graduate Certificate |
| Jason Jakstys | So. | Finance |
| AJ Redd | Sr. | Finance |
| Women's Basketball - Academic All-Big Ten (10) | ||
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Jasmine Brown-Hagger | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Gretchen Dolan | So. | Advertising |
| Erica Finney | So. | Psychology |
| Aaliyah Guyton | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Irene Noya Catoira | So. | Kinesiology |
| Cearah Parchment | So. | Undeclared |
| Hayven Smith | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Lety Vasconcelos | Jr. | Communication |
| Berry Wallace | So. | Psychology |
| Mia Zenere | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Men's Gymnastics - Academic All-Big Ten (14) | ||
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Hasan Aydogdu | So. | Exploratory Studies |
| Tate Costa | Grad. | MS: Business Analytics |
| Brandon Dang | Jr. | Electrical Engineering |
| Connor Micklos | Sr. | Advertising |
| Logan Myers | Grad. | Accounting |
| Preston Ngai | Jr. | Computer Science |
| Matthew Vu Nguyen | So. | Exploratory Studies |
| Vahe Petrosyan | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Sam Phillips | Grad. | MS: Management |
| Garrett Schooley | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Dylan Shepard | Jr. | Marketing |
| Ryan Vanichtheeranont | Sr. | Biochemistry |
| Jax Washburn | So. | Community Health |
| Nathan Whitaker | So. | Financial Planning |
| Women's Gymnastics - Academic All-Big Ten (12) | ||
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Kennedy Brown | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Alea Byrne | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Chloe Cho | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Olivia Coppola | Jr. | Human Development & Family Studies |
| Destiny Denning | Jr. | Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship |
| Mya Gordon | So. | Human Development & Family Studies |
| Tali Joelson | Sr. | Dietetics & Nutrition |
| Eden King | So. | Business & Data Science |
| Mareli Muller | Jr. | Psychology |
| Lyden Saltness | Jr. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Megan Sapp | Sr. | Political Science |
| Arielle Ward | Grad. | MS: Finance |
| Swim & Dive - Academic All-Big Ten (22) | ||
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Maggie Adler | Jr. | Speech & Hearing Science |
| Elleka Boeres | So. | Psychology |
| Gianna Cappello | So. | Psychology |
| Martina Cibulkova | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Elle Crisostomo | Jr. | Information Sciences + Data Science |
| Chloe Diner | So. | Systems Engineering & Design |
| Liv Dorshorst | Sr. | Social Work |
| Kayla Duran | So. | Sociology |
| Matilda Garcia | Jr. | Advertising |
| Sara Jass | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Taylor Judas | So. | Exploratory Studies |
| Stephanie Kirova | So. | Computer Science |
| Marin McAndrew | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Bethany Mercer | Jr. | Community Health |
| Kalina Nikolaeva | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Sophia Paduano | So. | Psychology |
| Adelaide Reaser | Sr. | Accountancy |
| Carlie Rose | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Sophia Szymanski | So. | Psychology |
| Alexis Wendel | Sr. | Finance |
| Isabella Wilhelm | So. | Marketing |
| Sophia Yousuf | So. | Accountancy |
| Wrestling - Academic All-Big Ten (18) | ||
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Antonio Alvarado | Sr. | Agribusiness Markets and Management |
| Will Baysingar | Sr. | Finance & Data Science |
| Joey Braunagel | Sr. | Recreation, Sport & Tourism |
| Kole Brower | Sr. | Middle Grades Education |
| Lucas Byrd | Grad. | Crop Sciences Graduate Certificate |
| Jayden Colon | So. | Kinesiology |
| Dylan Connell | Grad. | MS: Management |
| Charlie Fifield | Grad. | MS: Management |
| Charlie Heydorn | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Colin Kelly | So. | Kinesiology |
| Luke Luffman | Grad. | Health Communication Graduate Certificate |
| Peter Marinopoulos | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Danny Nini | Sr. | Communication |
| Danny Pucino | Grad. | MS: Management |
| Caelan Riley | Sr. | Advertising |
| Joey Ruzic | So. | Consumer Economics & Finance |
| Braeden Scoles | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Kannon Webster | Jr. | Agribusiness Markets and Management |
Players Mentioned
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/ Swimming & Diving
157
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
141/149
/ Wrestling
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
G
/ Men's Basketball
197
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
G
/ Women's Basketball
133
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
141
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
PH
/ Men's Gymnastics
F
/ Men's Basketball
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
IM/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
G
/ Women's Basketball
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
157
/ Wrestling
G
/ Women's Basketball
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
G
/ Women's Basketball
184
/ Wrestling
F
/ Men's Basketball
C
/ Men's Basketball
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
FX, BB, VT
/ Women's Gymnastics
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
174
/ Wrestling
FX, BB, VT
/ Women's Gymnastics
Free/Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
285
/ Wrestling
285
/ Wrestling
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
149
/ Wrestling
F
/ Women's Basketball
Back/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
F
/ Women's Basketball
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
141
/ Wrestling
IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
G
/ Men's Basketball
125
/ Wrestling
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
133
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
UB, BB
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
165
/ Wrestling
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
C
/ Women's Basketball
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
C
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
AA
/ Women's Gymnastics
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
157
/ Wrestling
Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
AA
/ Men's Gymnastics
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
G
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