'Cats Shatter Department's Fall Academic All-Big Ten Record
12/10/2020 9:52:00 AM | Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country & Track, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Field Hockey, Academic Services & Student Development
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern turned in a school-record 155 Fall Academic All-Big honorees, the league office announced Thursday, Dec. 10. This is the third consecutive fall the Wildcats have bested their previous department record.
"Our student-athletes deserve tremendous credit for their unwavering commitment to academic excellence, especially in the midst of unprecedented circumstances," said Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Jim Phillips. "Their perseverance and dedication in every facet of the student-athlete experience is a direct reflection of the incredible group of Wildcats we have here and the entire University community is so proud of their accomplishments."
The Wildcats' 155 student-athletes from six varsity sports, topped the previous high of 127, which was set in the fall of 2019. The Northwestern women's soccer (23) and volleyball (14) programs each earned the highest number of students in their respective sports to receive the honor.
Northwestern football tallied a program-record 69 honorees. This year marks only the third time that the program has exceeded 50 honored student-athletes in school history.
Field hockey had 17 recipients, which ranked second among Big Ten institutions. The program surpassed its 2019 total of 16 and etched a new high total since as far back as 2012. Northwestern men's soccer was represented by 17 student-athletes.
This marks the second time since the award was established in 2008-09 in which all Northwestern fall sports have accrued double-digit recipients.
To earn Academic All-Big Ten distinction, an athlete must be in at least their second year at the institution and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0-or-better.
The Office of Academic Services & Student Development plays a key role in ensuring that the athletic department succeeds in its mission of helping student-athletes perform well on the field and in the classroom.
FIELD HOCKEY (17)
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Northwestern
Northwestern
Northwestern |
So.
Gr.
So. |
Journalism
Management Studies
Undeclared |
Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Pendleton, N.Y. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Oak Park, Ill. |
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Northwestern
Northwestern |
Jr.
So. |
Economics
Undeclared |
Sudbury, Mass.
Reading, Pa. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Human Communication Sciences |
Delran, N.J. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Chemical Engineering |
Fleetwood, Pa. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Environmental Sciences |
Soest, The Netherlands |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Rehobath Beach, Del. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Madrid, Spain |
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Abigail Renaud |
Northwestern |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Kenilworth, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Economics / International Studies |
Cologne, Germany |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Human Communication Sciences |
Medford, N.J. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Manufacturing And Design Engineering |
Houston, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies / Economics |
Weston, Mass. |
FOOTBALL (69)
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Kansas City, Mo. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Cypress, Texas |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Economics |
Oak Hill, Va. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
History, Legal Studies |
Denver, Colo. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Sidney, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Engineering Design Innovation |
Lilburn, Ga. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Byron Center, Mich. |
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Dominick D' Antonio |
Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Woodstock, Ga. |
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Bryant Finison |
Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Post Baccalaureate |
Katy, Texas |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Radio/Television/Film |
Milford, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Baltimore, Md. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Raynham, Mass. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Raynham, Mass. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Biological Sciences |
Avon, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Medicine |
Atlanta, Ga. |
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Jason Gold Jr. |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
League City, Texas |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Houston, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Data Science |
Leawood, Kan. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Lincoln, Neb. |
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Alonzo Hampton |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Communications Studies |
Warren, Ark. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Sociology |
Pearland, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Irvine, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Houston, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Naperville, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Lantana, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Biological Sciences |
Houston, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Sports Administration |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
College Station, Texas |
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John Kennedy |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Pittsburg, Kan. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
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Zachary Krause |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Olathe, Kan. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Springboro, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change / History |
Pebble Beach, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Post Baccalaureate |
Libertyville, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Peoria, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Dalton, Ga. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Perrysburg, Ohio |
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Connor Metz |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Radio/Television/Film |
Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Houston, Texas |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Bolinbrook, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Biological Sciences / Psychology |
Wheaton, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Prospect, Ky. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Chicago, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Journalism / Business Institutions |
Barrington, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Economics |
Niot, Colo. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Winnetka, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Economics |
Mokena, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
College Park, Ga. |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Management Studies |
Plain City, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Decatur, Ga. |
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Stephen Rowley |
Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Independence, Mo. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Sports Administration |
Loveland, Ohio |
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Charles Schmidt |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Communication Studies / Entrepreneurship |
Libertyville, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Pomona, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Sugar Land, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Management Studies |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Preston Spencer |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Prairie Village, Kan. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Darien, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Sports Administration |
Willoughby, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Sports Administration |
Columbus, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Sports Administration |
Katy, Texas |
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Northwestern |
Jr.. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Rockford, Mich. |
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (13)
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Northwestern |
So. |
Journalism |
Rochester, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Neuroscience |
Oak Brook, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Psychology / Computer Science |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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Hallie DeVore |
Northwestern |
So. |
Journalism |
Portland, Ore. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Saline, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Economics / Sociology |
Chicago, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Journalism / English |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
Bloomfield Village, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
English |
Chicago, Ill. |
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Abigail Osterlund |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Evanston, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Radio/Television/Film |
Woodbury, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
International Studies / Psychology |
Ramstein, Germany |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Bethesda, Md. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Human Development And Psychological Services / Psychology |
Appleton, Wis. |
MEN'S SOCCER (17)
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Precious Achara |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Enugu, Nigeria |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Biological Sciences |
Carmel, Ind. |
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Alexander Cyrus |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Severn, Md. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Communication Studies |
Madrid, Spain |
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Northwestern |
Gr. |
Data Science |
Wilmette, Ill. |
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Alexander Gordon |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Sewickly, Pa. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Pacific Palisades, Calif |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Reston, Va. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Communication Studies |
Poughquag, N.Y. |
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Deng Kur |
Northwestern |
So. |
Communication Studies |
London, England/ Northbrook, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Communication Studies |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Communications Studies |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Wassenaar, Netherlands/ Golden Valley, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Human Development And Psychological Services |
Lookout Mountain, Tenn. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Winnetka, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Psychology |
Coral Gables, Fla. |
WOMEN'S SOCCER (23)
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Caroline Annest |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Arvada, Colo. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Jenison, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Biological Sciences |
Larchmont, N.Y. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Journalism / International Studies |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Journalism |
Covina, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics / Entrepreneurship |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Reinholds, Pa. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Communication Studies |
Atlanta, Ga. |
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Madison Lo |
Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Neuroscience |
Gilroy, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Journalism |
San Clemente, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Neuroscience |
Saratoga, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Communication Studies |
Wheaton, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Naperville, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Biological Sciences |
St. Charles, Mo. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Earth And Planetary Science |
Iowa City, Iowa |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Austin, Texas |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Communication Studies |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Journalism / English / Statistics |
Caldwell, N.J. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Statistics / Communication Studies |
Granger, Ind. |
VOLLEYBALL (14)
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Northwestern |
So. |
Undeclared |
Dewitt, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Earth & Planetary Sciences |
Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Human Development And Psychological Services |
Novi, Mich. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Journalism |
Chicago, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Learning And Organizational Change |
New York, N.Y. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Cognitive Science / Advanced Asian Languages |
Naperville, Ill. |
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Hannah Lesiak |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Political Sciences |
Frankfort, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Jr. |
Computer Sciences |
Del Mar, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Human Development And Psychological Services |
Munster, Ind. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Journalism |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
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Northwestern |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering |
Glenwood, Ill. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Economics |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Northwestern |
Sr. |
Journalism / Sociology |
Eagle, Wis. |
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