IOWA ATHLETICS
71 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Seventy-one University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (33), women's cross country (11), women's soccer (10), field hockey (8), men’s cross country (7), and volleyball (2).
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,281 fall sports athletes. The list includes 103 field hockey players, 468 football players, 102 men's and 189 women's cross country runners, 115 men's and 209 women's soccer student-athletes and 95 volleyball players.
Forty honorees posted unblemished grade point averages, including Iowa's Hannah Drkulec (women's soccer), Zoey Slettehaugh (women's soccer), Isabella Solaroli (field hockey), and Karson Sommer (men's cross country).
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of November 1 for fall sports, who 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.
Below is the list of Iowa's Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Men’s Cross Country (7)
Name Year Major Hometown
Brandon Cooley So. Biology Bettendorf, Iowa
Ian Eklin Sr. Accounting & Finance Plymouth, Minn.
Noah Healy So. Biomedical Engineering Frankfort, Ill.
Jeff Roberts So. Pre-Business River Vale, N.J.
Luke Sampson Jr. Public Health Little Chute, Wis.
Karson Sommer Jr. Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Bettendorf, Iowa
Daniel Soto Sr. Marketing & Finance West Des Moines, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (11)
Name Year Major Hometown
Mary Arch So. Art Iowa City, Iowa
Maddie Carver So. Sport & Recreation Management Urbandale, Iowa
Ashley Espinosa Sr. Human Physiology Lindenhurst, Ill.
Mallory King Jr. Biomedical Engineering Davenport, Iowa
Wren Renquist So. Biology Okinawa City, Japan
Tia Saunders Jr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Andrea Shine Sr. Political Science Crystal Lake, Ill.
Macie Weber Sr. Marketing and Business Analytics & Information Systems Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Terre Haute, Ind.
Aly Weum So. Pre-Business Stoughton, Wis.
Jordan Winke Jr. Business Albia, Iowa
Field Hockey (8)
Name Year Major Hometown
Isabella Brown Sr. Environmental Policy & Planning Christchurch, New Zealand
Makenna Grewe Sr. Human Physiology San Diego, Calif.
Ellie Holley So. Pre-Physical Therapy Bristol, United Kingdom
Riley Kniptash Sr. Environmental Science St. Louis, Mo.
Ryley Miller So. Business Analytics & Information Systems Edwardsville, Ill.
Maddy Murphy So. Environmental Engineering Riana, Tasmania
Isabella Solaroli Jr. Biomedical Engineering Yorktown, Pa.
Leslie Speight Jr. Biology Poquoson, Va.
Football (33)
Name Year Major Hometown
Shaun Beyer Jr. Enterprise Leadership Shellsburg, Iowa
Sam Brincks Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Carroll, Iowa
Drew Cook Sr. Management & Finance Iowa City, Iowa
Noah Feldman So. Industrial Engineering West Liberty, Iowa
Jake Gervase Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Davenport, Iowa
Kyle Groeneweg Sr. Enterprise Leadership Inwood, Iowa
Parker Hesse Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Waukon, Iowa
T.J. Hockenson Jr. Business Chariton, Iowa
Garret Jansen Sr. Speech & Hearing Science & Religious Studies Pella, Iowa
Mark Kallenberger So. Pre-Business Bettendorf, Iowa
Austin Kelly Sr. Ethics & Public Policy Hickory Hills, Ill.
Jack Koerner So. Business and Sport & Recreation Management Des Moines, Iowa
Joe Ludwig So. History Middleton, Wis.
John Milani Sr. Management Iowa City, Iowa
Anthony Nelson Sr. Finance & Accounting Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Nelson Sr. Human Physiology Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nick Niemann Jr. Enterprise Leadership Sycamore, Ill.
Landan Paulsen Sr. Enterprise Leadership and Health & Human Physiology Moville, Iowa
Levi Paulsen Sr. Enterprise Leadership & Geography Moville, Iowa
Colten Rastetter Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Guttenberg, Iowa
Miguel Recinos Sr. Health & Human Physiology Mason City, Iowa
Brady Reiff Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Parkston, S.D.
Brady Ross Sr. Finance and Management Humboldt, Iowa
Ryan Schmidt Sr. Finance Marion, Iowa
Bryce Schulte So. Pre-Law Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Caleb Shudak Jr. Civil Engineering Council Bluffs, Iowa
Nate Stanley Jr. Human Physiology Menomonie, Wis.
Jackson Subbert Sr. Economics & Marketing Willamsburg, Iowa
Drew Thomas So. Pre-Business Humboldt, Iowa
Nate Vejvoda Sr. Mechanical Engineering Homer Glen, Ill.
Kristian Welch Jr. Enterprise Leadership and Sport & Recreation Management Iola, Wis.
Nate Wieting Sr. Human Physiology Rockford, Ill.
Toren Young Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Madison, Wis.
Women’s Soccer (10)
Name Year Major Hometown
Isabella Blackman Jr. Management Bettendorf, Iowa
Sydney Blitchok Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications and Political Science Grandville, Mich.
Devin Burns Jr. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Hannah Drkulec Jr. Biomedical Engineering Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Claire Graves Jr. Human Physiology Noblesville, Ind.
Kaleigh Haus Sr. Biomedical Engineering Des Moines, Iowa
Morgan Kemerling Sr. Human Physiology Aurora, Ill.
Rose Ripslinger Sr. Communications Studies Davenport, Iowa
Zoey Slettehaugh Jr. Biomedical Engineering Lenexa, Kan.
Emma Tokuyama Jr. Electrical Engineering Saline, Mich.
Women’s Volleyball (2)
Name Year Major Hometown
Emily Bushman Jr. Finance & Marketing Naperville, Ill.
Molly Kelly Sr. International Studies, Religious Studies West Liberty, Iowa
71 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Seventy-one University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (33), women's cross country (11), women's soccer (10), field hockey (8), men’s cross country (7), and volleyball (2).
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,281 fall sports athletes. The list includes 103 field hockey players, 468 football players, 102 men's and 189 women's cross country runners, 115 men's and 209 women's soccer student-athletes and 95 volleyball players.
Forty honorees posted unblemished grade point averages, including Iowa's Hannah Drkulec (women's soccer), Zoey Slettehaugh (women's soccer), Isabella Solaroli (field hockey), and Karson Sommer (men's cross country).
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of November 1 for fall sports, who 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.
Below is the list of Iowa's Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Men’s Cross Country (7)
Name Year Major Hometown
Brandon Cooley So. Biology Bettendorf, Iowa
Ian Eklin Sr. Accounting & Finance Plymouth, Minn.
Noah Healy So. Biomedical Engineering Frankfort, Ill.
Jeff Roberts So. Pre-Business River Vale, N.J.
Luke Sampson Jr. Public Health Little Chute, Wis.
Karson Sommer Jr. Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Bettendorf, Iowa
Daniel Soto Sr. Marketing & Finance West Des Moines, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (11)
Name Year Major Hometown
Mary Arch So. Art Iowa City, Iowa
Maddie Carver So. Sport & Recreation Management Urbandale, Iowa
Ashley Espinosa Sr. Human Physiology Lindenhurst, Ill.
Mallory King Jr. Biomedical Engineering Davenport, Iowa
Wren Renquist So. Biology Okinawa City, Japan
Tia Saunders Jr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Andrea Shine Sr. Political Science Crystal Lake, Ill.
Macie Weber Sr. Marketing and Business Analytics & Information Systems Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Terre Haute, Ind.
Aly Weum So. Pre-Business Stoughton, Wis.
Jordan Winke Jr. Business Albia, Iowa
Field Hockey (8)
Name Year Major Hometown
Isabella Brown Sr. Environmental Policy & Planning Christchurch, New Zealand
Makenna Grewe Sr. Human Physiology San Diego, Calif.
Ellie Holley So. Pre-Physical Therapy Bristol, United Kingdom
Riley Kniptash Sr. Environmental Science St. Louis, Mo.
Ryley Miller So. Business Analytics & Information Systems Edwardsville, Ill.
Maddy Murphy So. Environmental Engineering Riana, Tasmania
Isabella Solaroli Jr. Biomedical Engineering Yorktown, Pa.
Leslie Speight Jr. Biology Poquoson, Va.
Football (33)
Name Year Major Hometown
Shaun Beyer Jr. Enterprise Leadership Shellsburg, Iowa
Sam Brincks Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Carroll, Iowa
Drew Cook Sr. Management & Finance Iowa City, Iowa
Noah Feldman So. Industrial Engineering West Liberty, Iowa
Jake Gervase Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Davenport, Iowa
Kyle Groeneweg Sr. Enterprise Leadership Inwood, Iowa
Parker Hesse Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Waukon, Iowa
T.J. Hockenson Jr. Business Chariton, Iowa
Garret Jansen Sr. Speech & Hearing Science & Religious Studies Pella, Iowa
Mark Kallenberger So. Pre-Business Bettendorf, Iowa
Austin Kelly Sr. Ethics & Public Policy Hickory Hills, Ill.
Jack Koerner So. Business and Sport & Recreation Management Des Moines, Iowa
Joe Ludwig So. History Middleton, Wis.
John Milani Sr. Management Iowa City, Iowa
Anthony Nelson Sr. Finance & Accounting Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Nelson Sr. Human Physiology Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nick Niemann Jr. Enterprise Leadership Sycamore, Ill.
Landan Paulsen Sr. Enterprise Leadership and Health & Human Physiology Moville, Iowa
Levi Paulsen Sr. Enterprise Leadership & Geography Moville, Iowa
Colten Rastetter Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Guttenberg, Iowa
Miguel Recinos Sr. Health & Human Physiology Mason City, Iowa
Brady Reiff Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Parkston, S.D.
Brady Ross Sr. Finance and Management Humboldt, Iowa
Ryan Schmidt Sr. Finance Marion, Iowa
Bryce Schulte So. Pre-Law Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Caleb Shudak Jr. Civil Engineering Council Bluffs, Iowa
Nate Stanley Jr. Human Physiology Menomonie, Wis.
Jackson Subbert Sr. Economics & Marketing Willamsburg, Iowa
Drew Thomas So. Pre-Business Humboldt, Iowa
Nate Vejvoda Sr. Mechanical Engineering Homer Glen, Ill.
Kristian Welch Jr. Enterprise Leadership and Sport & Recreation Management Iola, Wis.
Nate Wieting Sr. Human Physiology Rockford, Ill.
Toren Young Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Madison, Wis.
Women’s Soccer (10)
Name Year Major Hometown
Isabella Blackman Jr. Management Bettendorf, Iowa
Sydney Blitchok Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications and Political Science Grandville, Mich.
Devin Burns Jr. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Hannah Drkulec Jr. Biomedical Engineering Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Claire Graves Jr. Human Physiology Noblesville, Ind.
Kaleigh Haus Sr. Biomedical Engineering Des Moines, Iowa
Morgan Kemerling Sr. Human Physiology Aurora, Ill.
Rose Ripslinger Sr. Communications Studies Davenport, Iowa
Zoey Slettehaugh Jr. Biomedical Engineering Lenexa, Kan.
Emma Tokuyama Jr. Electrical Engineering Saline, Mich.
Women’s Volleyball (2)
Name Year Major Hometown
Emily Bushman Jr. Finance & Marketing Naperville, Ill.
Molly Kelly Sr. International Studies, Religious Studies West Liberty, Iowa
