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Northwestern Leads B1G in Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honors

12/7/2016 4:18:00 PM | Football

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern tallied a conference-best 99 fall Academic All-Big Ten honorees, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.

The Wildcats' total of 99 across six fall sports topped the second-place total of 96 achieved by Michigan State across seven sports.

Football led the way for Northwestern with 34 student-athletes earning the honor. This season is the team's seventh straight with more than 30 Academic All-Big Ten award winners.

Northwestern men's soccer posted the most honorees in its sport with 16, while three other NU programs reached the double-digit total, including women's soccer (17), field hockey (13) and cross country (10). Volleyball rounded out the group with nine.

Individually, Nandi Mehta of women's soccer and Kayla Morin of women's volleyball were among 16 Big Ten fall honorees with perfect grade point averages in their respective academic programs. Morin posted an unblemished 4.0 GPA for the second consecutive year.

In total, the Big Ten honored 1,015 fall student-athletes with Academic All-Big Ten awards. Northwestern earned nearly 10 percent of those awards in a 14-team league.

To earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition, an athlete must be in at least their second year at the institution, letter in their sport and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

Instituted beginning in 2008-09, the conference office also will hand out the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letter winners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school. The 3.7 GPA benchmark was designed to include the top 10 percent of all eligible student-athletes. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives as an addition to the conference's Academic All-Big Ten program.

Field Hockey (13)
Juliet Beatty • Sr. • Communication Studies • Dublin, Ireland
Sophie Eldridge • So. • Undeclared • Ardmore, Pa.
Maggie Fitzgerald • Jr. • Journalism • Philadelphia, Pa.
Isabel Flens • Sr. • Communication Studies • Hattem, The Netherlands
Kirsten Mansfield • So. • Psychology • West Chester, Pa.
Pascale Massey • Jr. • Communication Studies • Bromsgrove, England
Dominique Masters • Sr. • Human Development & Psychological Services • Canterbury, United Kingdom
Sophia Miller • Jr. • Economics • Medford, N.J.
Puck Pentenga • So. • Biomedical Engineering • Ede, The Netherlands
Eva van Agt • So. • Undeclared • Heilig Landstichting, The Netherlands
Charlotte Vaziri • Jr. • History • New Albany, Ohio
Lindsay von der Luft • Sr. • History • Wilmington, Del.
Katie Yeatts • Jr. • Radio/Television/Film • Ann Arbor, Mich.

Football (34)
Corey Acker • Jr. • Economics • Ballston Lake, N.Y.
Matt Alviti • Jr. • Communications Studies • Park Ridge, Ill.
Joe Bergin • R-Fr. • Economics • Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Graham Bullmore • Jr. • Civil Engineering • Kenosha, Wis.
Austin Carr • Gr. • Master Of Management Studies • Benecia, Calif.
Tommy Doles • R-So. • Political Science • Grand Rapids, Mich.
Joe Gaziano • R-Fr. • Undeclared • Scituate, Mass.
Trent Goens • R-Fr. • Economics • Chino Hills, Calif.
Nate Hall • R-So. • Learning And Organizational Change • Toledo, Ohio
Matthew Harris • Sr. • Learning and Organizational Change • LaGrange Highlands, Ill.
Tom Hruby • Sr. • Learning And Organizational Change • Crown Point, Ind.
Godwin Igwebuike • Jr. • Learning And Organizational Change • Pickerington, Ohio
Justin Jackson • Jr. • Economics • Carol Stream, Ill.
Cole Johnson • Jr. • Human Communication Sciences • Avon, Ind.
Tyler Lancaster • Jr. • Economics • Romeoville, Ill.
Warren Long • Sr. • Communication Studies • Union City, Calif.
Connor Mahoney • Sr. • Public Policy And Administration • Malvern, Pa.
Alonzo Mayo • R-Fr. • Undeclared • Baltimore, Md.
Flynn Nagel • So. • Undeclared • Lemont, Ill.
Thomas Odell • Jr. • Mechanical Engineering • River Forest, Ill.
Andrew Otterman • R-Fr. • Undeclared • Morristown, N.J.
Ben Oxley • R-So. • Economics • Avon Lake, Ohio
James Prather • R-So. • Comparative Literary Studies • Memphis, Tenn.
Kyle Queiro • Jr. • Learning And Organizational Change • Verona, N.J.
Heath Reineke • R-So. • Computer Science • Ashland, Ohio
C.J. Robbins • Gr. • Integrated Marketing Communications • Peru, Ill.
Jelani Roberts • So. • Mechanical Engineering • Owings Mills, Md.
Josh Roberts • Jr. • Economics • Wamego, Kan.
Jared Thomas • R-Fr. • Journalism • Indianapolis, Ind.
Clayton Thorson • R-So. • Communications Studies • Wheaton, Ill.
Anthony Walker, Jr. • Jr. • Learning And Organizational Change • Miami, Fla.
Brett Walsh • Jr. • Economics • Monrovia, Calif.
Fred Wyatt • R-So. • Communications Studies • Lawrence, Kan.
Lloyd Yates • R-Fr. • Radio/Television/Film • Oak Park, Ill.

Cross Country (10)
Hannah Anderson • Communication Studies • Rumson, N.J.
Sara Coffey • Economics • Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Ashley Ko • Human Development & Psychological Services • Traverse City, Mich.
Elena Miller • Industrial Engineering • Troy, Mich.
Andrea Ostenso • Environmental Engineering • Ladysmith, Wis.
Jena Pianin • History • Pleasanton, Calif.
Brooke Pigneri • Neuroscience • Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Hannah Rose • Communications Studies • Staunton, Va.
Ellen Schmitz • Journalism • Carmel, Ind.
Isabel Seidel • Journalism • Nashotah, Wis.

Men's Soccer (16)
Camden Buescher • So. • Communication Studies • Toledo, Ohio
Nathan Dearth • Sr. • Communication Studies • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sam Forsgren • Jr. • Political Science • St. Paul, Minn.
Emmett Gordon • So. • Communication Studies • Brookline, Mass.
Willis Griffith • Sr. • Political Science • Amherst, N.H.
Riley Kelliher • Jr. • Economics • Wellington, New Zealand
Cameron Mardan • So. • Undeclared • Irvine, Calif.
Brandon Medina • Sr. • Economics • Chicago, Ill.
Ben Miller • So. • Undeclared • Woodbury, Minn.
John Moderwell • Jr. • Political Science • Lake Forest, Ill.
Elo Ozumba • Jr. • Economics • Houston, Texas
Jake Roberge • So. • Economics • Murrysville, Pa.
Mike Roberge • Sr. • Political Science • Murrysville, Pa.
Drew Rosenberg • Sr. • Communication Studies • Short Hills, N.J.
Braden Thuraisingham • So. • Radio/Television/Film • San Jose, Calif.
Robbie White • So.• Undeclared • Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Women's Soccer (17)
Michele Chernesky • Undeclared • Wauconda, Ill.
Lauren Clem • Psychology • Stevensville, Mich.
Hannah Davison • Human Development • Geneva, Ill.
Mary Erikson • Industrial Engineering • Madison, Wis.
Maria Fayeulle • Economics • Niwot, Colo.
Maria Grygleski • Communication Studies • Lisle, Ill.
Mackenzie Howe • Economics • Los Angeles, Calif.
Olivia Korhonen • Undeclared • Bethesda, Md.
Nandi Mehta • Post Baccalaureate • Lexington, Mass.
Kaitlin Moore • Master Of Management Studies • Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Grace Orndorff • Economics • Naperville, Ill.
Aspyn Repp • Economics • Lake Bluff, Ill.
Kourtney Scott • Learning & Organizational Change • Okemos, Mich.
Kayla Sharples • Communication Studies • Naperville, Ill.
Kya Suzuki • Undeclared • Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Maria Viggiano • Undeclared • Macomb Township, Mich.
Rachel Zampa • Communication Studies • Plainfield, Ill.

Volleyball (9)
Katie Kniep • R-So. • Communication Studies • Roscoe, Ill.
Sofia Lavin • Sr. • Economics • Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Kayla Morin • Sr. • Political Science • Portage, Mich.
Cassidy Nussman • So. • Undeclared • Pearland, Texas
Caleigh Ryan • Sr. • Journalism • Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Maddie Slater • Sr. • Learning & Organizational Change • The Woodlands, Texas
Rafae Strobos • Sr. • Economics • New Braunfels, Texas
Taylor Tashima • Jr. • Economics • Wilmette, Ill.
Kaitlin Tavarez • R-Fr. • Undeclared • Menlo Park, Calif.

BOLD INDICATES 4.0 GPA