ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 781 students competing in intercollegiate athletics have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from every institution and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
The 2014-15 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 119 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include accountancy, biological sciences, biomedical engineering, business administration, electrical engineering, journalism, marketing, mathematics and many others.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student’s academic career.
A complete list of the 2014-15 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners is attached as a PDF.
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Iowa
Name Sport Academic Year Major Hometown
Mike Gesell Men's Basketball Sr. Finance & Management South Sioux City, Neb.
Ally Disterhoft Women's Basketball So. Accounting Iowa City, Iowa
Samantha Logic Women's Basketball Sr. Health & Human Physiology/Sports Studies Racine, Wis.
Hailey Schneden Women's Basketball So. Elementary Education Davenport, Iowa
Katie Adams Women's Cross Country So. Health & Human Physiology Marengo, Ill.
Jocelyn Todd Women's Cross Country Sr. Biomedical Engineering St. Louis, Mo.
Samantha Zishka Women's Cross Country So. Health & Human Physiology Lancaster, Ohio
Brynn Gitt Field Hockey Sr. Electrical Engineering Lumberton, N.J.
Jessy Silfer Field Hockey Jr. Human Physiology Cazenovia, N.Y.
Jake Rudock Football Sr. Interdepartmental Studies Weston, Fla.
Ryan Ward Football Jr. Health & Human Physiology Homer Glen, Ill.
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid Men's Gymnastics Sr. Sociology Hagerstown, Md.
Caleb Fischle-Faulk Men's Gymnastics So. Interdepartmental Studies Escondido, Calif.
Sydney Hoerr Women's Gymnastics Sr. Health & Human Physiology Bloomington, Ill.
Caitlin Tanzer Women's Gymnastics Sr. Management Naperville, Ill.
Madeline Anglin Women's Rowing Jr. Nursing Metamora, Ill.
Destinee Gwee Women's Rowing Sr. Biochemistry/ Asian Languages & Literatures Iowa City, Iowa
Mackenzie Norton Women's Rowing Sr. International Studies & Economics Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Brooke Backes Women's Soccer Jr. Health & Human Physiology Carmel, Ind.
Caitlin Brown Women's Soccer Sr. Health & Human Physiology Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sarah Mazur Women's Soccer Jr. Electrical Engineering La Grange, Ill.
Katie Nasenbenny Women's Soccer Sr. Leisure Studies La Grange, Ill.
Haley Hansel Softball Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Spanish Overland Park, Kan.
Charles Holliday Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Human Physiology Rock Island, Ill.
Maverick Hovey Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Mechanical Engineering Eden Prairie, Minn.
Roman Trussov Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Management Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Mike Vinyard Men's Swimming & Diving Sr. Chemistry Carmel, Ind.
Elaine Boosalis Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Human Physiology Maple Grove, Minn.
Pamela Breitrick Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Marketing Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Maddie Bro Women's Swimming & Diving Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Gender Ames, Iowa
Joelle Christy Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Health & Human Physiology Springfield, Ill.
Hannah Maher Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Biology Decorah, Iowa
Allie Orvis Women's Swimming & Diving Jr. Art Decorah, Iowa
Andres Estenssoro Men's Tennis Sr. Industrial Engineering Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Kassidy Ellis Women's Track & Field Jr. Speech & Hearing Science Bakersfield, Calif.
Allison Gattone Women's Track & Field Jr. Elementary Education Libertyville, Ill.
Lindsay Herra Women's Track & Field So. Health & Human Physiology Rockford, Ill.
Erin Leppek Women's Volleyball Sr. Biomedical Engineering Rochester Hills, Mich.
Alli O'Deen Women's Volleyball Sr. Health & Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Emily Yanny Women's Volleyball Sr. Human Physiology New Berlin, Wis.
Nathan Burak Wrestling Jr. Health & Human Physiology Colorado Springs, Colo.
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The 2014-15 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 119 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include accountancy, biological sciences, biomedical engineering, business administration, electrical engineering, journalism, marketing, mathematics and many others.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student’s academic career.
A complete list of the 2014-15 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners is attached as a PDF.
https://ct.yimg.com/mr/uploads/940/1701911.pdf
Iowa
Name Sport Academic Year Major Hometown
Mike Gesell Men's Basketball Sr. Finance & Management South Sioux City, Neb.
Ally Disterhoft Women's Basketball So. Accounting Iowa City, Iowa
Samantha Logic Women's Basketball Sr. Health & Human Physiology/Sports Studies Racine, Wis.
Hailey Schneden Women's Basketball So. Elementary Education Davenport, Iowa
Katie Adams Women's Cross Country So. Health & Human Physiology Marengo, Ill.
Jocelyn Todd Women's Cross Country Sr. Biomedical Engineering St. Louis, Mo.
Samantha Zishka Women's Cross Country So. Health & Human Physiology Lancaster, Ohio
Brynn Gitt Field Hockey Sr. Electrical Engineering Lumberton, N.J.
Jessy Silfer Field Hockey Jr. Human Physiology Cazenovia, N.Y.
Jake Rudock Football Sr. Interdepartmental Studies Weston, Fla.
Ryan Ward Football Jr. Health & Human Physiology Homer Glen, Ill.
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid Men's Gymnastics Sr. Sociology Hagerstown, Md.
Caleb Fischle-Faulk Men's Gymnastics So. Interdepartmental Studies Escondido, Calif.
Sydney Hoerr Women's Gymnastics Sr. Health & Human Physiology Bloomington, Ill.
Caitlin Tanzer Women's Gymnastics Sr. Management Naperville, Ill.
Madeline Anglin Women's Rowing Jr. Nursing Metamora, Ill.
Destinee Gwee Women's Rowing Sr. Biochemistry/ Asian Languages & Literatures Iowa City, Iowa
Mackenzie Norton Women's Rowing Sr. International Studies & Economics Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Brooke Backes Women's Soccer Jr. Health & Human Physiology Carmel, Ind.
Caitlin Brown Women's Soccer Sr. Health & Human Physiology Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sarah Mazur Women's Soccer Jr. Electrical Engineering La Grange, Ill.
Katie Nasenbenny Women's Soccer Sr. Leisure Studies La Grange, Ill.
Haley Hansel Softball Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Spanish Overland Park, Kan.
Charles Holliday Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Human Physiology Rock Island, Ill.
Maverick Hovey Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Mechanical Engineering Eden Prairie, Minn.
Roman Trussov Men's Swimming & Diving Jr. Management Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Mike Vinyard Men's Swimming & Diving Sr. Chemistry Carmel, Ind.
Elaine Boosalis Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Human Physiology Maple Grove, Minn.
Pamela Breitrick Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Marketing Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Maddie Bro Women's Swimming & Diving Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Gender Ames, Iowa
Joelle Christy Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Health & Human Physiology Springfield, Ill.
Hannah Maher Women's Swimming & Diving Sr. Biology Decorah, Iowa
Allie Orvis Women's Swimming & Diving Jr. Art Decorah, Iowa
Andres Estenssoro Men's Tennis Sr. Industrial Engineering Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Kassidy Ellis Women's Track & Field Jr. Speech & Hearing Science Bakersfield, Calif.
Allison Gattone Women's Track & Field Jr. Elementary Education Libertyville, Ill.
Lindsay Herra Women's Track & Field So. Health & Human Physiology Rockford, Ill.
Erin Leppek Women's Volleyball Sr. Biomedical Engineering Rochester Hills, Mich.
Alli O'Deen Women's Volleyball Sr. Health & Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Emily Yanny Women's Volleyball Sr. Human Physiology New Berlin, Wis.
Nathan Burak Wrestling Jr. Health & Human Physiology Colorado Springs, Colo.
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