Northwestern University Athletics
'Cats Shatter School Record With 106 B1G Distinguished Scholars
6/30/2020 11:31:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country & Track, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Field Hockey, Women's Fencing
EVANSTON, Ill. - A school-record 106 Northwestern student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, the conference office announced Wednesday.
For the first time ever, all 19 varsity programs had at least one recipient of the prestigious honor. This year's total of 106 Distinguished Scholars shatters the previous school record (86) set in 2018-19.
"Our student-athletes continue to set the standard of success in the classroom, in their communities and in competition. This is one of the most prestigious academic distinctions in all of college athletics," said Combe Family Vice President for Athletic & Recreation Jim Phillips. "To have 106 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars is a remarkable testament to the unwavering commitment of excellence demonstrated by our student-athletes, their coaches and our academic support staff."
Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten Recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career. Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program.
Three programs led their respective Big Ten sports: women's basketball (six), fencing (12) and football (17). The 17 football honorees are the most-ever by a Northwestern program.
In addition to the distinguished scholar recognitions, Northwestern accumulated 200-plus Academic All-Big Ten awards for the 10th-straight year. The Wildcats finished the 2019-20 year with a school record of 288 student-athletes receiving the recognition for earning a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Below are Northwestern's 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
Note: Recipients in bold received special recognition for posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2019-20 academic year.
For the first time ever, all 19 varsity programs had at least one recipient of the prestigious honor. This year's total of 106 Distinguished Scholars shatters the previous school record (86) set in 2018-19.
"Our student-athletes continue to set the standard of success in the classroom, in their communities and in competition. This is one of the most prestigious academic distinctions in all of college athletics," said Combe Family Vice President for Athletic & Recreation Jim Phillips. "To have 106 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars is a remarkable testament to the unwavering commitment of excellence demonstrated by our student-athletes, their coaches and our academic support staff."
Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten Recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career. Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program.
Three programs led their respective Big Ten sports: women's basketball (six), fencing (12) and football (17). The 17 football honorees are the most-ever by a Northwestern program.
In addition to the distinguished scholar recognitions, Northwestern accumulated 200-plus Academic All-Big Ten awards for the 10th-straight year. The Wildcats finished the 2019-20 year with a school record of 288 student-athletes receiving the recognition for earning a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Below are Northwestern's 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
| Baseball | ||
| Charlie Maxwell | Sr. | Economics & Mathematics |
| Nick Cauley | Sr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Casey O'Laughlin | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Quinn Lavelle | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Leo Kaplan | Sr. | Industrial Engineering & Economics |
| Tyler Uberstine | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Tommy D'Alise | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Hank Christie | Sr. | Economics |
| Men's Basketball | ||
| Ryan Young | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Women's Basketball | ||
| Bryana Hopkins | Sr. | Social Policy |
| Jess Sancataldo | So. | Architectural Engineering and Design |
| Sydney Wood | So. | Journalism |
| Abi Scheid | Sr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Veronica Burton | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Abbie Wolf | Sr. | Journalism |
| Women's Cross Country | ||
| Amanda Davis | Jr. | Psychology |
| Hannah Hall | So. | Journalism |
| Sarah Nicholson | Sr. | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Women's Fencing | ||
| Justine Banbury | Jr. | Journalism |
| Sofia Simontov | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Abigail Swallow | So. | Social Policy |
| Emma Scala | So. | Economics |
| Dhruthi Reddy | So. | Biological Sciences |
| Marta Amador Molina | Jr. | Biological Sciences |
| Doreen Du | So. | Journalism |
| Ananya Gupta | So. | Economics & Psychology |
| Jerrica Liao | So. | Economics |
| Shirley Luong | Sr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Julia Falinska | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Sarah Filby | Jr. | Journalism |
| Field Hockey | ||
| Lakin Barry | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Saar de Breij | Sr. | Political Science |
| Erica Hootstein | Sr. | Statistics |
| Kirsten Mansfield | Gr. | Psychology |
| Maren Seidel | So. | Undeclared |
| Kaitlin Wood | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Football | ||
| Joe Bergin | Gr. | Management Studies |
| Willy Boatman | So. | Undeclared |
| Roderick Campbell | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman | Sr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Paddy Fisher | Sr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Tyler Gillikin | Sr. | Biological Sciences |
| TJ Green | Gr. | Management Studies |
| Cody Gronewold | Jr. | Economics |
| Hunter Johnson | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Charlie Kuhbander | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Cody Link | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Peter McIntyre | Jr. | Economics |
| Jesse Meyler | Sr. | Psychology |
| Donovan Sermons | So. | Communication Studies |
| Peter Snodgrass | Jr. | Economics |
| Joe Spivak | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Nik Urban | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Men's Golf | ||
| David Nyfjäll | So. | Economics |
| Eric McIntosh | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Women's Golf | ||
| Kelly Sim | So. | Computer Science |
| Kelly Su | So. | Computer Science |
| Women's Lacrosse | ||
| Allie Berkery | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Carson Copeland | Jr. | Legal Studies |
| Brennan Dwyer | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Liza Elder | Gr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Lauren Gilbert | Jr. | Journalism |
| Megan Gordon | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Carli Harpel | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Megan Kinna | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Julie Krupnick | Sr. | Social Policy |
| Lindsey McKone | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Kate Paliotta | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Taylor Pinzone | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Men's Soccer | ||
| Spencer Howard | Jr. | Economics |
| Bardia Kimiavi | So. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Drew Viscomi | Jr. | Human Development And Psychological Services |
| Julian Zighelboim | So. | Undeclared |
| Women's Soccer | ||
| Madison Donley | So. | Journalism |
| Haley Lawson | So. | Communication Studies |
| Mikayla Hampton | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Regan Steigleder | Jr. | Earth and Planetary Science |
| Madi Kennel | Jr. | Economics |
| Olivia Stone | So. | Undeclared |
| Nia Harris | Jr. | Journalism |
| Softball | ||
| Morgan Newport | Sr. | Biological Sciences |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | ||
| Evan Labuda | So. | Economics |
| Jack Thorne | Gr. | Human Development & Psychological Services |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | ||
| Lindsay Adamski | Gr. | Human Development & Psychological Services |
| Sophie Angus | Jr. | Undeclared |
| Mary Erb | Sr. | Political Science |
| Sandra Freeman | Sr. | Biological Sciences |
| Miriam Guevara | So. | Computer Science |
| Malorie Han | Sr. | Communication Studies |
| Jasmine Hellmer | So. | Economics |
| Calypso Sheridan | Jr. | Computer Science |
| Renee Su | So. | Psychology & Business Institutions (Minor) |
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Chris Ephron | Sr. | PreMed |
| AJ Joshi | Jr. | Learning and Organizational Change |
| Trice Pickens | So. | PreMed |
| Dominik Stary | Sr. | Economics |
| Women's Tennis | ||
| Inci Ogut | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Caroline Pozo | Jr. | Communication Studies |
| Vanessa Streng | So. | Communication Studies |
| Volleyball | ||
| Kiara McNulty | So. | Computer Science |
| Nia Robinson | Jr. | Journalism |
| Amy Wang | Jr. | Economics / Kellogg Financial Economics |
| Ivey Whalen | Jr. | Journalism |
| Wrestling | ||
| Lucas Davison | So. | Biology |
| Jack Heyob | So. | Economics |
| Shayne Oster | Sr. | Chemical Engineering |
| Eric Yang | Sr. | Economics |
Note: Recipients in bold received special recognition for posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2019-20 academic year.
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