Photo by: Casey Woodman/Northwestern Athletics
47 Wildcats Earn Winter Academic All-Conference Honors
3/20/2024 3:02:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern saw 47 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors during their winter seasons, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Among the group are three student-athletes who posted unblemished 4.0 GPA's during their season: Ben Forbes (Swim & Dive), Markie Hopkins (Swim & Dive) and Troy Fisher (Wrestling).
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.
Men's Basketball (7)
Women's Basketball (6)
Men's Swim & Dive (11)
Women's Swim & Dive (11)
Wrestling (12)
Among the group are three student-athletes who posted unblemished 4.0 GPA's during their season: Ben Forbes (Swim & Dive), Markie Hopkins (Swim & Dive) and Troy Fisher (Wrestling).
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.
Men's Basketball (7)
| Brooks Barnhizer | Junior | Radio/Television/Film | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Ty Berry | Senior | Learning & Organizational Change | Newton, Kansas |
| Boo Buie III | Grad Student | Post Baccalaureate | Albany, New York |
| Luke Hunger | Sophomore | Communication Studies | Montreal, Quebec |
| Gus Hurlburt | Sophomore | Undeclared | Enderlin, North Dakota |
| Nick Martinelli | Sophomore | Communication Studies | Glenview, Illinois |
| Blake Smith | Sophomore | Journalism | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania |
Women's Basketball (6)
| Mercy Ademusayo | Junior | Human Development in Context | Ode Irele, Nigeria |
| Alana Goodchild | Sophomore | Communication Studies | Sydney, Australia |
| Caroline Lau | Sophomore | Communication Studies | Westport, Connecticut |
| Jasmine McWilliams | Senior | Communication Studies | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Lauren Trumpy | Sophomore | Undeclared | Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Caileigh Walsh | Junior | Learning & Organizational Change | Sparta, New Jersey |
Men's Swim & Dive (11)
| Graysen Bernard | Junior | Economics | Toronto, Ontario |
| Malachi Cohen | Sophomore | Materials Science and Engineering | Dallas, Texas |
| Ben Forbes | Graduate | Mechanical Engineering | Fresno, California |
| Jan Karolczak | Sophomore | History | Warsaw, Poland |
| Matthew Lucky | Sophomore | Undeclared | Kirkland, Washington |
| Alex Mo | Junior | Mechanical Engineering | Los Cerritos, California |
| Connor Morikawa | Junior | Computer Science | Weston, Connecticut |
| Jacob Rosner | Senior | Political Science | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Collin Schuster | Senior | Mechanical Engineering | Guttenberg, Iowa |
| Jack White | Sophomore | Data Science | Lincolnshire, Illinois |
| Tonahuc Zinn | Sophomore | Undeclared | Santa Ana, California |
Women's Swim & Dive (11)
| Erika Chen | Senior | Communication Studies | Rockville, Maryland |
| Lindsay Ervin | Sophomore | Undeclared | Irvine, California |
| Markie Hopkins | Graduate | Educational Studies | Mission Viejo, California |
| Mackenzie Lanning | Sophomore | Undeclared | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Shauntel Lim | Sophomore | Undeclared | Palo Alto, California |
| Justine Murdock | Junior | Statistics | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Ines Sancho | Sophomore | Undeclared | Guadalajara, Spain |
| Hana Shimizu-Bowers | Sophomore | Undeclared | New York, New York |
| Annika Wagner | Senior | Economics | Park Ridge, Illinois |
| Isabella Wallace | Senior | Biological Sciences | Portland, Oregon |
| Audrey Yu | Sophomore | Human Communication Sciences | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Wrestling (12)
| Jamie Berg | Senior | Data Science | New York, New York |
| David Ferrante | Senior | Economics | Huntley, Illinois |
| Troy Fisher | Graduate | Global Health Leadership Cert. | Garden Plain, Kansas |
| Jon Halvorsen | Graduate | Analytics Management Cert. | Park Ridge, Illinois |
| Jack Jessen | Graduate | Analytics Management Cert. | Villa Park, Illinois |
| Joseph Martin | Sophomore | Learning & Organizational Change | Clovis, California |
| Maxx Mayfield | Senior | Learning & Organizational Change | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Kai Neumark | Sophomore | Data Science | Deerfield, Illinois |
| Andre Rocker | Sophomore | Political Science | Byfield, Massachusetts |
| Frankie Tal-Shahar | Senior | Learning & Organizational Change | Delray Beach, Florida |
| Aiden Vandenbush | Junior | Computer Science | Random Lake, Wisconsin |
| Joel VanderVere | Junior | Learning & Organizational Change | Gurnee, Illinois |
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