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61 Wildcats Earn Winter Academic All-Conference Honors

3/19/2025 1:00:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Wrestling

EVANSTON, Ill. – Sixty-one (61) Wildcat student-athletes have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during their winter seasons, the conference announced on Wednesday. This number has increased from last year's 47 student-athletes. 

Among the group, one student-athlete, Aaron Baltaytis (Swim & Dive), posted an unblemished 4.0 GPA this season. Learn more about Baltaytis' remarkable story here

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. 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 (8)
Blake Barkley SO Learning & Organizational Change Morgantown, West Virginia
Blake Smith JR Journalism Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Brooks Barnhizer SR Radio/Television/Film Lafayette, Indiana
Gus Hurlburt JR Economics Enderlin, North Dakota
Jordan Clayton SO Learning & Organizational Change Medford, Massachusetts
Justin Mullins JR Learning & Organizational Change Oak Park, Illinois
Luke Hunger JR Communication Studies Montreal, Quebec
Nick Martinelli JR Communication Studies Glenview, Illinois

Women's Basketball (7)
Caileigh Walsh SR Learning & Organizational Change Sparta, New Jersey
Caroline Lau JR Communication Studies Westport, Connecticut
Casey Harter SO Psychology Harleysville, Pennslyvania
Crystal Fuqu Wang SO Communication Studies Beijing, China
Lauren Trumpy JR Communication Studies Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Mercy Ademusayo SR Human Development in Context Ode Irele, Nigeria
Taylor Williams GR Sports Administration New Baltimore, Michigan

Men's Swim & Dive (14)
Aaron Baltaytis SO Data Science Tenafly, New Jersey
Adam Cohen SO Biological Sciences Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alex Ispas JR Communication Studies Bucharest, Romania
Christopher Leung SO Electrical Engineering Irvine, California
David Gerchik SO Computer Science Haifa, Israel
David Vinokur SO Undeclared Scottsdale, Arizona
Diego Nosack SO Undeclared Beaverton, Oregon
Graysen Bernard SR Economics Toronto, Ontario
Jack White JR Economics Lincolnshire, Illinois
Matthew Lucky JR Nueroscience Harrisburg, North Carolina
Ryan Augustine SO Computer Science Cerritos, California
Stuart Seymour SO Biological Sciences Brookfield, Wisconsin
Tonahuc Zinn JR Social Policy Santa Ana, California
Tyler Lu SR Economics Kirkland, Washington

Women's Swim & Dive (16)
Amy Pan SO Neurooscience Farmington Hills, Michigan
Audrey J-Cheng SO Psychology Los Altos, California
Audrey Yu JR Human Communication Sciences Las Vegas, Nevada
Chloe Sharpe SO Communication Studies The Woodlands, Texas
Claudia Chang SO Data Science Edina, Minnesota
Hana Shimizu-Bowers JR Political Science New York City, New York
Justine Murdock SR Statistics Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Kenisha Gupta SR Psychology Mumbai, India
Lindsay Ervin JR Political Science Irvine, California
Lydia Georgopoulou SO Communication Studies Athens, Greece
Mackenzie Lanning JR Environmental Sciences Louisville, Kentucky
Maggie Papanicholas SO Undeclared Winnetka, Illinois
May Peterson SO Psychology Tokyo, Japan
Inés Sancho JR Mathematics Guadalajara, Spain
Shauntel Lim JR Psychology East Palo Alto, California
Sydney Smith SO Biomedical Engineering Houston, Texas

Wrestling (16)
Aiden Vandenbush SR Computer Science Random Lake, Wisconsin
Andre Rocker JR Political Science Byfield, Massachusetts
Chris Cannon GR Post Baccalaureate Oceanport, New Jersey
Dedrick Navarro SO Learning & Organizational Change Nampa, Idaho
Dirk Morley SO Undeclared Denver, Colorado
Jacob Bostelman SO Learning & Organizational Change Parker, Colorado
Joel VanderVere SR Learning & Organizational Change Gurnee, Illinois
Jon Halvorsen GR Sports Management Certificate Park Ridge, Illinois
Joseph Martin SR Learning & Organizational Change Clovis, California
Kai Neumark JR Data Science Deerfield, Illinois
Kolby McClain SO Economics Liberty, Missouri
Luis Bazan SO Learning & Organizational Change Winter Park, Florida
Massey Odiotti SO Undeclared Wilmette, Illinois
Maxx Mayfield GR Project Management Lincoln, Nebraska
Patrick Adams SR Psychology Jesey City, New Jersey
Trevor Chumbley GR Post Baccalaureate St. Charles, Illinois

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