87 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Eighty-seven University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2019 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (31), women's soccer (19), women's cross country (16), field hockey (11), men’s cross country (7), and volleyball (3).
Soccer's 19 honorees and women's cross country's 16 selections are both program records, while the field hockey team's 11 honorees are the most since 2012 (12 honorees).
The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,385 fall sports athletes. The list includes 120 field hockey players, 489 football players, 117 men's and 205 women's cross country runners, 99 men's and 233 women's soccer student-athletes and 122 volleyball players.
Forty-three honorees posted unblemished grade point averages, including Iowa's Jenny Cape (women's soccer), Hannah Drkulec (women's soccer), Matt Fagan (football), Kaleigh Haus (women's soccer), Zoey Slettehaugh (women's soccer), and Isabella Solaroli (field hockey).
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 Jr. Biology Bettendorf, Iowa
Noah Healy Jr. Biomedical Engineering Frankfort, Ill.
Daniel Murphy Sr. Civil Engineering Marion, Iowa
Luke Sampson Sr. Public Health Little Chute, Wis.
Spencer Smith So. Business Bettendorf, Iowa
Karson Sommer Sr. Electrical Engineering Bettendorf, Iowa
Konnor Sommer So. Electrical Engineering Bettendorf, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (16)
Name Year Major Hometown
Logan Akason So. Pharmacy Interest Waukee, Iowa
Mary Arch Jr. Art Iowa City, Iowa
Ashley Bryja So. Sport & Recreation Management Chicago, Ill.
Emma Gordon So. Business Ankeny, Iowa
Anna Hostetler So. English Parnell, Iowa
Mallory King Sr. Biomedical Engineering Davenport, Iowa
Kylie Latham So. Pre-Business Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace McCabe So. Cinema Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Jessica McKee So. Business Johnston, Iowa
Wren Renquist Jr. Science Education Okinawa City, Japan
Tia Saunders Sr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Megan Schott Gr. Urban & Regional Planning Des Moines, Iowa
Macie Weber Sr. Marketing Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Terre Haute, Ind.
Aly Weum Jr. Marketing Stoughton, Wis.
Jordan Winke Jr. Marketing Albia, Iowa
Field Hockey (11)
Name Year Major Hometown
Meghan Conroy So. Mathematics Chesterfield, Mo.
Nikki Freeman Jr. Human Physiology Whitehouse Station, N.J.
Ellie Holley Jr. Health & Human Physiology Bristol, United Kingdom
Makenna Maguire So. Computer Science & Engineering St. Louis, Mo.
Ryley Miller Jr. Business Analytics & Information Systems Edwardsville, Ill.
Maddy Murphy Jr. Environmental Engineering Riana, Tasmania
Cat Nicholson So. Health & Human Physiology Lake Forest, Ill.
Anthe Nijziel So. Open Major Eindhoven, Netherlands
Isabella Solaroli Sr. Biomedical Engineering Yorktown, Pa.
Leslie Speight Sr. Biology Poquoson, Va.
Lokke Stribos So. Civil Engineering Brussels, Belgium
Football (31)
Name Year Major Hometown
Nick Anderson Jr. Enterprise Leadership Waukee, Iowa
Seth Benson RS Fr. Pre-Dentistry Sioux Falls, S.D.
Shaun Beyer Jr. Enterprise Leadership Shellsburg, Iowa
Drew Cook Sr. Finance Iowa City, Iowa
Colton Dinsdale Sr. Enterprise Leadership Reinbeck, Iowa
Dillon Doyle RS Fr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Keith Duncan Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Weddington, N.C.
Samson Evans RS Fr. Enterprise Leadership Crystal Lake, Ill.
Matt Fagan RS Fr. Public Health Council Bluffs, Iowa
Connor Kapisak RS Fr. Business South Windsor, Conn.
Logan Klemp RS Fr. Elementary Education Interest Jewell, Iowa
Jack Koerner So. Business and Sport & Recreation Management Des Moines, Iowa
Joe Ludwig So. History Middleton, Wis.
John Milani Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Iowa City, Iowa
Nick Niemann Jr. Enterprise Leadership Sycamore, Ill.
Turner Pallissard RS Fr. Pre-Business Frankfort, Ill.
Landan Paulsen Sr. Health & Human Physiology Moville, Iowa
Levi Paulsen Sr. Geography Moville, Iowa
Monte Pottebaum RS Fr. Health & Human Physiology Larchwood, Iowa
Colten Rastetter Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Guttenberg, Iowa
Brady Reiff Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Parkston, S.D.
Brady Ross Sr. Management Humboldt, Iowa
Ryan Schmidt Sr. Law Marion, Iowa
Bryce Schulte So. Political Science Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Caleb Shudak Jr. Civil Engineering Council Bluffs, Iowa
Nate Stanley Sr. Human Physiology Menomonie, Wis.
Jackson Subbert Sr. Economics Willamsburg, Iowa
Nate Vejvoda Sr. Mechanical Engineering Homer Glen, Ill.
John Waggoner RS Fr. Business West Des Moines, Iowa
Kristian Welch Sr. Enterprise Leadership Iola, Wis.
Nate Wieting Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Rockford, Ill.
Women’s Soccer (19)
Name Year Major Hometown
Bianca Acuario Sr. Enterprise Leadership Marysville, Wash.
Skylar Alward So. Health & Human Physiology Littleton, Colo.
Isabella Blackman Sr. Finance Bettendorf, Iowa
Sydney Blitchok Sr. Journalism & Mass Communications Grandville, Mich.
Devin Burns Sr. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Riley Burns So. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Jenny Cape So. Biomedical Sciences Brookfield, Wis.
Hannah Drkulec Sr. Biomedical Engineering Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Claire Graves Sr. Human Physiology Noblesville, Ind.
Kaleigh Haus Sr. Biomedical Engineering Des Moines, Iowa
Leah Moss Sr. Management Plymouth, Mich.
Adrianna Naumoski So. Health & Human Physiology St. John, Ind.
Grace Necker RS Fr. Interdepartmental Studies Bettendorf, Iowa
Hailey Rydberg So. Psychology St. Charles, Ill.
Zoey Slettehaugh Sr. Biomedical Engineering Lenexa, Kan.
Emma Tokuyama Sr. Electrical Engineering Saline, Mich.
Sara Wheaton So. Psychology Chandler, Ariz.
Riley Whitaker So. Interdepartmental Studies Ankeny, Iowa
Monica Wilhelm RS Fr. Health & Human Physiology Antioch, Ill.
Women’s Volleyball (3)
Name Year Major Hometown
Emily Bushman Sr. Finance Naperville, Ill.
Hannah Clayton So. Health & Human Physiology Bloomington, Ill.
Amiya Jones So. Political Science Indianapolis, Ind.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Eighty-seven University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2019 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (31), women's soccer (19), women's cross country (16), field hockey (11), men’s cross country (7), and volleyball (3).
Soccer's 19 honorees and women's cross country's 16 selections are both program records, while the field hockey team's 11 honorees are the most since 2012 (12 honorees).
The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,385 fall sports athletes. The list includes 120 field hockey players, 489 football players, 117 men's and 205 women's cross country runners, 99 men's and 233 women's soccer student-athletes and 122 volleyball players.
Forty-three honorees posted unblemished grade point averages, including Iowa's Jenny Cape (women's soccer), Hannah Drkulec (women's soccer), Matt Fagan (football), Kaleigh Haus (women's soccer), Zoey Slettehaugh (women's soccer), and Isabella Solaroli (field hockey).
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 Jr. Biology Bettendorf, Iowa
Noah Healy Jr. Biomedical Engineering Frankfort, Ill.
Daniel Murphy Sr. Civil Engineering Marion, Iowa
Luke Sampson Sr. Public Health Little Chute, Wis.
Spencer Smith So. Business Bettendorf, Iowa
Karson Sommer Sr. Electrical Engineering Bettendorf, Iowa
Konnor Sommer So. Electrical Engineering Bettendorf, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (16)
Name Year Major Hometown
Logan Akason So. Pharmacy Interest Waukee, Iowa
Mary Arch Jr. Art Iowa City, Iowa
Ashley Bryja So. Sport & Recreation Management Chicago, Ill.
Emma Gordon So. Business Ankeny, Iowa
Anna Hostetler So. English Parnell, Iowa
Mallory King Sr. Biomedical Engineering Davenport, Iowa
Kylie Latham So. Pre-Business Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace McCabe So. Cinema Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Jessica McKee So. Business Johnston, Iowa
Wren Renquist Jr. Science Education Okinawa City, Japan
Tia Saunders Sr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Megan Schott Gr. Urban & Regional Planning Des Moines, Iowa
Macie Weber Sr. Marketing Cascade, Iowa
Lindsay Welker Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Terre Haute, Ind.
Aly Weum Jr. Marketing Stoughton, Wis.
Jordan Winke Jr. Marketing Albia, Iowa
Field Hockey (11)
Name Year Major Hometown
Meghan Conroy So. Mathematics Chesterfield, Mo.
Nikki Freeman Jr. Human Physiology Whitehouse Station, N.J.
Ellie Holley Jr. Health & Human Physiology Bristol, United Kingdom
Makenna Maguire So. Computer Science & Engineering St. Louis, Mo.
Ryley Miller Jr. Business Analytics & Information Systems Edwardsville, Ill.
Maddy Murphy Jr. Environmental Engineering Riana, Tasmania
Cat Nicholson So. Health & Human Physiology Lake Forest, Ill.
Anthe Nijziel So. Open Major Eindhoven, Netherlands
Isabella Solaroli Sr. Biomedical Engineering Yorktown, Pa.
Leslie Speight Sr. Biology Poquoson, Va.
Lokke Stribos So. Civil Engineering Brussels, Belgium
Football (31)
Name Year Major Hometown
Nick Anderson Jr. Enterprise Leadership Waukee, Iowa
Seth Benson RS Fr. Pre-Dentistry Sioux Falls, S.D.
Shaun Beyer Jr. Enterprise Leadership Shellsburg, Iowa
Drew Cook Sr. Finance Iowa City, Iowa
Colton Dinsdale Sr. Enterprise Leadership Reinbeck, Iowa
Dillon Doyle RS Fr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Keith Duncan Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Weddington, N.C.
Samson Evans RS Fr. Enterprise Leadership Crystal Lake, Ill.
Matt Fagan RS Fr. Public Health Council Bluffs, Iowa
Connor Kapisak RS Fr. Business South Windsor, Conn.
Logan Klemp RS Fr. Elementary Education Interest Jewell, Iowa
Jack Koerner So. Business and Sport & Recreation Management Des Moines, Iowa
Joe Ludwig So. History Middleton, Wis.
John Milani Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Iowa City, Iowa
Nick Niemann Jr. Enterprise Leadership Sycamore, Ill.
Turner Pallissard RS Fr. Pre-Business Frankfort, Ill.
Landan Paulsen Sr. Health & Human Physiology Moville, Iowa
Levi Paulsen Sr. Geography Moville, Iowa
Monte Pottebaum RS Fr. Health & Human Physiology Larchwood, Iowa
Colten Rastetter Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Guttenberg, Iowa
Brady Reiff Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Parkston, S.D.
Brady Ross Sr. Management Humboldt, Iowa
Ryan Schmidt Sr. Law Marion, Iowa
Bryce Schulte So. Political Science Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Caleb Shudak Jr. Civil Engineering Council Bluffs, Iowa
Nate Stanley Sr. Human Physiology Menomonie, Wis.
Jackson Subbert Sr. Economics Willamsburg, Iowa
Nate Vejvoda Sr. Mechanical Engineering Homer Glen, Ill.
John Waggoner RS Fr. Business West Des Moines, Iowa
Kristian Welch Sr. Enterprise Leadership Iola, Wis.
Nate Wieting Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Rockford, Ill.
Women’s Soccer (19)
Name Year Major Hometown
Bianca Acuario Sr. Enterprise Leadership Marysville, Wash.
Skylar Alward So. Health & Human Physiology Littleton, Colo.
Isabella Blackman Sr. Finance Bettendorf, Iowa
Sydney Blitchok Sr. Journalism & Mass Communications Grandville, Mich.
Devin Burns Sr. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Riley Burns So. Health & Human Physiology Green Oaks, Ill.
Jenny Cape So. Biomedical Sciences Brookfield, Wis.
Hannah Drkulec Sr. Biomedical Engineering Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Claire Graves Sr. Human Physiology Noblesville, Ind.
Kaleigh Haus Sr. Biomedical Engineering Des Moines, Iowa
Leah Moss Sr. Management Plymouth, Mich.
Adrianna Naumoski So. Health & Human Physiology St. John, Ind.
Grace Necker RS Fr. Interdepartmental Studies Bettendorf, Iowa
Hailey Rydberg So. Psychology St. Charles, Ill.
Zoey Slettehaugh Sr. Biomedical Engineering Lenexa, Kan.
Emma Tokuyama Sr. Electrical Engineering Saline, Mich.
Sara Wheaton So. Psychology Chandler, Ariz.
Riley Whitaker So. Interdepartmental Studies Ankeny, Iowa
Monica Wilhelm RS Fr. Health & Human Physiology Antioch, Ill.
Women’s Volleyball (3)
Name Year Major Hometown
Emily Bushman Sr. Finance Naperville, Ill.
Hannah Clayton So. Health & Human Physiology Bloomington, Ill.
Amiya Jones So. Political Science Indianapolis, Ind.
