140 Wildcats Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors

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140 Wildcats Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors

12/10/2025 1:30:00 PM | Football, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country & Track, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Field Hockey

EVANSTON, Ill. – 140 Wildcat student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, the Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday, continuing a tradition of NU excellence on and off the field.

In addition to Northwestern's 140 Academic All-Big Ten selections, seven student-athletes posted unblemished GPAs: Erin Bohler (Cross Country), Maddie Zimmer (Field Hockey), Tate Crane (Football), Aidan Hubbard (Football), Yanni Karlaftis (Football), Kelsey Kwon (Women's Soccer), and Sienna Noordermeer (Volleyball).

Five of Northwestern's six fall sports had at least 15 student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors.

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.

Cross Country
Erin Boler	Junior	Economics	Niskayuna, N.Y.
Ava Criniti	Junior	Journalism	Lexington, Mass.
Anna Delgado	Junior	Radio/Television/Film	Lansing, Mich.
Cary Drake	Junior	Undeclared	York, Maine
Ava Earl	Grad Student	Public Policy Admin	Girdwood, Alas.
Skye Ellis	Senior	Biomedical Engineering	Jan Juc, Australia
Mallory Grubb	Senior	Economics	Amherst, N.Y.
Anna Hightower	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Arnhem, The Netherlands
Jackie Holman	Junior	Data Science	San Francisco, N.Y.
Mia Mraz	Senior	Journalism	Broomfield, Colo.
Maddy Powers	Junior	Journalism	Queensbury, N.Y.
Holly Smith	Grad Student	MS Leadership Creative Ent	Cheshire, England
Lydia Sommer	Junior	Linguistics	Bettendorf, Iowa
Maddy Whitman	Senior	Journalism	London, England
Kailey Zagst	Junior	Journalism	Canton, Ohio

Field Hockey
Amelia Albers	Senior	Journalism	Grand Rapids, Mich.
Olivia Bent-Cole	Junior	Journalism	Philadelphia, Penn.
Juliana Boon	Sophomore	Undeclared	Houston, Texas
Piper Borz	Junior	Biological Sciences	Baltimore, Md.
Greta Hinke	Senior	Psychology	Mequon, Wis.
Emilie Kirschner	Junior	Journalism	Chapel Hill, N.C.
Ella Kokinis	Junior	Radio/Television/Film	Owings Mills, Md.
Aerin Krys	Senior	Neuroscience	Ridgefield, Conn.
Eva Nemeth	Sophomore	Undeclared	Malvern, Penn.
Nadia Nemeth	Sophomore	Undeclared	Malvern, Penn.
Faye Post	Junior	Psychology	Harveys Lake, Penn.
Laura Salamanca	Sophomore	Communications Studies	Santiago, Chile
Ashley Sessa	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Schwenksville, Penn.
Ilse Tromp	Junior	Biological Sciences	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Maddie Zimmer	Grad Student	Sports Administration	Hershey, Penn.

Football
Ore Adeyi	Grad Student	Information Design & Strategy	Mansfield, Texas
Ricky Ahumaraeze	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Kansas City, Mo.
Luke Akers	Grad Student	Management	Nashville, Tenn.
Lawson Albright	Grad Student	Management	Greensboro, N.C.
Jack Bailey	Grad Student	Sports Administration	Kirtland, Ohio
Carmine Bastone	Grad Student	Sports Administration	St. Charles, Ill.
Anthony Birsa	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Plainfield, Ill.
Ryan Boe	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Batavia, Ill.
Jace Borcherding	Sophomore	Data Science	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Braydon Brus	Senior	Sports Administration	Glendora, Calif.
Callen Campbell	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.
Jackson Carsello	Grad Student	Organizational Dynamics	Northbrook, Ill.
Idrys Cotton	Sophomore	Undeclared	Canton, Mich.
Frank Covey IV	Junior	Economics	Arlington Heights, Ill.
Tate Crane	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Iowa City, Iowa
Miles Crutchley	Senior	Economics	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Terrion Curry-Hicks	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Lexington, Kent.
Robert Fitzgerald	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Dallas, Texas
Brendan Flakes	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Orlando, Fla.
Jack Florentine	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Frankfort, Ill.
Tyler Gant	Junior	Communication Studies	St. Louis, Mo.
Nigel Glover	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Clayton, Ohio
Mason Green	Junior	Industrial Engineering	Brentwood, Tenn.
Carson Grove	Sophomore	Undeclared	Arlington Heights, Ill.
Richie Hagarty	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	New Palestine, Ind.
Henry Helms	Junior	Economics	Chicago, Ill.
Nick Herzog	Senior	Management	Stillwell, Kansas
Joseph Himon II	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Little Rock, Ark.
Aidan Hubbard	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Cleveland, Ohio
Yannis Karlaftis	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Athens, Greece
Matt Keeler	Grad Student	Information Design & Strategy	Chicago, Ill.
Michael Kilbane	Junior	Economics	Lakewood, Ohio
Caleb Komolafe	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Katy, Texas
Landon Lauter	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Northbrook, Ill.
Martes Lewis	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Merrillville, Ind.
Jalen Lewis	Junior	Economics	Westlake Village, Calif.
Camp Magee	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Orlando, Fla.
Sean Martin	Sophomore	Undeclared	Cleveland, Ohio
Deuce McGuire	Grad Student	Sports Administration	Chicago, Ill.
Timi Oke	Sophomore	Sociology	London, England
Jack Olsen	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Wheaton, Ill.
Ezomo Oratokhai	Sophomore	Undeclared	Austin, Texas
Jack Oyola	Senior	Management	Alpharetta, Ga.
Chris Petrucci	Grad Student	Sports Administration	Park Ridge, Ill.
Dashun Reeder	Sophomore	Undeclared	Greer, S.C.
Troy Regovich	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Chesterland, Ohio
Jason Reynolds II	Senior	Sociology	McDonough, Ga.
Dylan Roberts	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Phoenix, Ariz.
Payton Roth	Junior	Economics	Portland, Ore.
Cam Russell	Sophomore	Economics	Milwaukee, Wis.
Anto Saka	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Baltimore, Md.
Patrick Schaller	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Northbrook, Ill.
Cole Shivers	Junior	Political Science	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Evan Smith	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Birmingham, Ala.
Najee Story	Senior	Information Design & Strategy	Solon, Ohio
Braxton Strong	Sophomore	Undeclared	Peru, Ind.
Dillon Tatum	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Farmington Hills, Mich.
Caleb Tiernan	Grad Student	Sports Administration	Livonia, Mich.
Jack Trautmann	Sophomore	Undeclared	Elmhurst, Ill.
Braden Turner	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Mobile, Ala.
Mac Uihlein	Grad Student	Information Systems	Lake Forest, Ill.
Blake Van Buren	Senior	Mechanical Engineering	Middleton, Wis.
Drew Wagner	Sophomore	Learning & Org. Change	Delafield, Wis.
Garner Wallace	Grad Student	Technology Entrepreneur	Pickerington, Ohio
Damon Walters	Junior	Economics	Bolingbrook, Ill.
Hunter Welcing	Grad Student	Information Design & Strategy	Deer Park, Ill.
Sean Winton	Sophmore	Undeclared	Elmurst, Ill.

Men's Soccer
Italo Addimandi	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Miami, Fla.
Jude Bosshardt	Junior	Economics	San Antonio, Texas
Gregory Cook	Junior	Political Science	Las Vegas, Nev.
Jason Gajadhar	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tyler Glassberg	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Melville, N.Y.
Bryant Mayer	Junior	Economics	Owings Mills, Md.
Aidan O'Neill	Sophomore	Political Science	Wilmette, Ill.
Rafael Ponce de Léon	Senior	Communication Studies	Pennington, N.J.
Nigel Prince	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Atlanta, Ga.
Henri Richter	Senior	Political Science	Newton, Mass.
Peter Riesz	Junior	Economics	Budapest, Hungary
James Spatzek	Junior	Economics	Glencoe, Ill.
Joe Suchecki	Grad Student	Sports Administration	New York, N.Y.
Jayvin Van Deventer	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Lee's Summit, Mo.
Fritz Volmar	Junior	Economics	Peoria, Ill.

Women's Soccer
Ramira Ambrose	Senior	Economics	Plymouth, Minn.
Holland Carey	Junior	Political Science	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Alex Fallon	Sophomore	Undeclared	Atlanta, Ga.
Maddie Finnerty	Junior	Economics	San Clemente, Calif.
Reiley Fitzpatrick	Senior	Political Science	Ashburn, Va.
Ava Goodin	Sophomore	Journalism	Collierville, Tenn.
Kelsey Kwon	Grad Student	Data Science	Redmond, Wash.
Brooke Miller	Senior	Journalism	Naperville, Ill.
Presley Nevadomsky	Junior	Data Science	Arcadia, Calif.
Hayley Newman	Senior	Communication Studies	Old Tappan, N.J.
Megan Norkett	Junior	Communication Studies	Naperville, Ill.
Sarah O'Donnell	Junior	Psychology	Ashburn, Va.
Caterina Regazzoni	Senior	Psychology	Zurich, Switzerland
Kennedy Roesch	Sophomore	Undeclared	San Diego, Calif.
CJ Roy	Junior	Sociology	Washington, D.C.
Mary Stroebel	Sophomore	Undeclared	Cedarburg, Wis.
Keira Wagner	Junior	Biological Science	Redondo Beach, Calif.
Alisha Ware	Senior	Psychology	Portsmouth, U.K.

Women's Volleyball
Lauren Carter	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Winterset, Iowa
Lauren Curry	Grad Student	Post Baccalaureate	Whitehouse, Ohio
Buse Hazan	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Instanbul, Turkey
Gigi Navarrete	Junior	Learning & Org. Change	Palos Heights, Ill.
Sienna Noordermeer	Senior	Management	Los Angeles, Calif.
Ava Pratt	Sophomore	Communication Studies	Glenview, Ill.
Kathryn Randorf	Senior	Management	Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Rylen Reid	Senior	Learning & Org. Change	Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Lily Wagner	Junior	Secondary Teaching	Germantown, Wis.
Drew Wright	Junior	Human Development in Context	Hermosa Beach, Calif.