Fifty-Two Spartans Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
July 15, 2010
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Big Ten Conference released the list of student-athletes who received the 2009-10 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award today. The conference recognized 484 student-athletes for earning a grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2009-10 academic year, included in the list were 52 Michigan State student-athletes, the third-most among the Big Ten schools.
Complete list of the 2009-10 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winners
The Distinguished Scholar Award, which began last year, acts as a supplement to the Academic All-Big Ten program. The award honors letterwinners in at least their second academic year at the institution, who reach the 3.7 GPA plateau for the academic year, excluding summer school.
In all, 68 Big Ten student-athletes accomplished a perfect 4.0 GPA, including five Spartans - football's Aaron Bates, gymnastics' Megan Bergland, baseball's Brandon Eckerle, men's golf's Dave Ellis and women's swimming and diving's Sarah Mory.
Tiffany Abrahamian, Women's Cross Country, So., Nutritional Science
Anthony Agrusa, Men's Track & Field, Sr., Human Biology
Taylor Alton, Women's Basketball, So., Animal Science
Garret Back, Men's Soccer, Jr., Accounting
Aaron Bates, Football, Jr., Management
Megan Bergland, Women's Gymnastics, Sr., Education
Corey Block, Field Hockey, So., Kinesiology
Stephanie Bochenek, Women's Rowing, Jr., Accounting
Megan Brown, Women's Soccer, Sr., Human Biology
Rebecca Buchholtz, Women's Track & Field, So., Biological Sciences
Tim Buttery, Men's Ice Hockey, So., Finance
Matt Cebula, Men's Soccer, Jr., Interdisciplinary Humanities
Sarah Clay, Women's Swimming & Diving. So., Pre-Nursing
Kyle Corcoran, Baseball, Sr., Accounting
Rebecca Ebner, Women's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Professional Writing
Brandon Eckerle, Baseball, Jr., Business Administration/Pre-Law
Dave Ellis, Men's Golf, So., Management
Jill Flietstra, Women's Soccer, So., Criminal Justice
David Garry, Men's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Supply Chain Management
Jennifer Hamilton, Women's Cross Country, Sr., Studio Arts
Thereseann Huprikar, Women's Cross Country, Sr., Physiology
Megan Kursik, Women's Rowing, Sr., Special Relations Policy
Laura Leslie, Women's Swimming & Diving, So., Human Biology
Emily Lopatofsky, Women's Gymnastics, Sr., Advertising
Stephen Lucianek, Men's Soccer, So., General Management
Angie Lucik, Field Hockey, Jr., Nutritional Science
Julie Mackay, Field Hockey, Jr., Communication
Meghan Magee, Field Hockey, Sr., Marketing
Kelly Moffitt, Women's Gymnastics, Sr., Supply Chain Management
Kelsey Morley, Women's Gymnastics, Jr., Marketing
Sarah Mory, Women's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Mathematics
Aimee Neff, Women's Golf, Jr., Communication
Jack Newman, Men's Golf, Sr., Interdisciplinary Studies-Human Resources
Mandy Piechowski, Women's Basketball, Sr., Journalism
Megan Pines, Women's Soccer, So., Accounting
Jenilee Rathje, Women's Volleyball, Sr., Marketing
Clark Richardson, Men's Tennis, Jr., Accounting
Floor Rijpma, Field Hockey, Sr., Hospitality Business
Molly Ryser, Field Hockey, Sr., Accounting
Brooke Sauchak, Women's Swimming & Diving, So., Kinesiology
Joseph Schmitt, Men's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Media Technology
Brock Shelgren, Men's Ice Hockey, So., Finance
Holly Sherman, Field Hockey, So., Pre-Medical
Ashley Smith, Women's Track & Field, Jr., Human Biology
Kerry Sodonis, Women's Swimming & Diving, So., Communicative Sciences & Disorders
Lindsey Solberg, Women's Golf, So., Psychology
Sarah Stern, Women's Soccer, So., Education
Ashley Swartz, Women's Soccer, So., Mechanical Engineering
Joe Vallee, Men's Tennis, Sr., Finance
Colby Ward, Men's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Lyman Briggs-Physiology
Brett Williams, Softball, So., Communication
Victoria Woodard, Women's Rowing, Sr., Mathematics
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