Spring Academic All-Big Ten Announced
June 10, 2026 | 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
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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.
A total of 72 Illinois student-athletes were honored across the Illini's eight spring sports programs.
Baseball (17)
| Baseball - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Zach Bates | Jr. | Communication |
| Cameron Chee-Aloy | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Mitch Dye | Sr. | Sociology |
| Reed Gannon | Sr. | iMSM: Management |
| Nick Groves | Sr. | Agricultural & Consumer Economics: Financial Planning |
| Regan Hall | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Collin Jennings | Jr. | Civil Engineering |
| Will Johannes | Sr. | Agricultural & Consumer Economics: Agribusiness Markets & Management |
| Luke Landrus | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Brayden Mazzacano | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Aden O'Donnell | Jr. | Double Major: Accountancy + Finance |
| Ben Plumley | Sr. | iMSA: Accountancy |
| Sam Reed | Sr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Kyle Remington | Jr. | Psychology |
| Kyle Schupmann | Sr. | Agricultural & Consumer Economics: Agribusiness Markets & Management |
| Luke Weber | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Jack Zebig | Sr. | Secondary Education: Mathematics |
Men's Golf (6)
| Men's Golf - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Jake Birdwell | So. | Business: Undeclared |
| Joseph Buttress | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Max Herendeen | Jr. | Advertising |
| Trey Marrion | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Ryan Voois | Sr. | Finance |
| Ethan Wilson | Jr. | Advertising |
Men's Tennis (5)
| Men's Tennis - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Tyler Bowers | Sr. | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Kenta Miyoshi | Sr. | Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship |
| William Mroz | Sr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism: Sport Management |
| Zach Viiala | Jr. | Finance |
| Jeremy Zhang | Jr. | Finance + Data Science |
Men's Track & Field (8)
| Men's Track & Field - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Jackson Barrett | So. | Finance |
| Jip de Greef | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Jackson Gilbert | Jr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Reece Ihenacho | Jr. | Marketing |
| Viktor Morozov | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Adam Patel | Jr. | Earth, Society, & Environmental Sustainability |
| Trey Sato | Jr. | Accountancy |
| Alex Sohn | Jr. | Management |
Softball (17)
| Softball - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Ella Cady | Jr. | Marketing |
| Adisyn Caryl | Jr. | Elementary Education |
| Keirys Click | So. | Communication |
| Fae Cornish | So. | Exploratory Studies |
| Ella Cushing | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Gabrielle Debevec | Sr. | Accountancy |
| Eileen Donahue | Jr. | Communication |
| Danika Frazier | So. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Ellie Haggard | So. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Reese Hunkins | Sr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Alaina Miller | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Ava Moore | So. | Accountancy |
| Delaney Mosley | Jr. | Psychology |
| Megan Nuechterlein | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Taylor Porter | So. | Community Health |
| Jackie Yeager | So. | Marketing |
| Karley Yergler | Sr. | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
Women's Golf (6)
| Women's Golf - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Kylie Eaton | So. | Kinesiology |
| Erica Lee | Jr. | Advertising |
| Brielle Mapanao | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Anna Ritter | Sr. | Communication |
| Sophia Sulkar | Sr. | Computer Engineering |
| Victoria Zheng | Sr. | Finance |
Women's Tennis (4)
| Women's Tennis - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Ariel Madatali | So. | Finance |
| McKenna Schaefbauer | Sr. | Political Science |
| Rosie Seccia | Jr. | Advertising |
| Alice Xu | Jr. | Computer Engineering |
Women's Track & Field (14)
| Women's Track & Field - Academic All-Big Ten | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Academic Year | Major |
| Avril Andre | Gr. | Management |
| Kristine Blazevica | Gr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Mabry Bruhn | Sr. | Animal Sciences |
| Audrey Ginsberg | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Lucie Kienast | So. | Undeclared |
| Jordan Koskondy | Jr. | Psychology |
| Phethisang Makhethe | Sr. | Psychology |
| Mia Morello | Sr. | Human Development and Family Studies |
| Elizabeth Ndudi | Jr. | Marketing |
| Ashley Oliver | Sr. | Bioengineering |
| Anastasia Retsa | Gr. | Management |
| Nora Wollen | Gr. | Management |
| Rose Yeboah | Gr. | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Cece Young | So. | Integrative Biology |
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