Seventy-Eight Spartans Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Big Ten Conference released the list of student-athletes who received the 2014-15 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award today. The conference recognized 781 student-athletes for earning a grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the 2014-15 academic year, included in the list were 78 Michigan State student-athletes.
The Distinguished Scholar Award, which began after the 2008-09 academic 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.
MSU had the second-most honorees among conference schools, trailing only Ohio State (80).
In all, 119 Big Ten student-athletes accomplished a perfect 4.0 GPA, including 18 Spartans. The MSU student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA were men's basketball's Colby Wollenman, women's basketball's Cara Miller, men's cross country/track & field's Ryan Haag and Garret Zuk, women's cross country/track & field's Melanie Brender and Alexis Wiersma, football's Mike Sadler, women's rowing's Joanna Beaton and Olivia Jamrog, men's soccer's Andrew Herr, Ryan Keener and Adam Montague, softball's Ellie Stoffer and Kristina Zalewski, men's swimming & diving's David Zoltowski, women's swimming & diving's Kelly Delorme and Hannah Pugh and wrestling's Joe Johnson.
2014-15 Michigan State Recipients
Colby Wollenman, Men's Basketball, Sr., Pre-Med Physiology
Jasmine Hines, Women's Basketball, Sr., Kinesiology
Cara Miller, Women's Basketball, Jr., Accounting
Ben Carruthers, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Chris Collier, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., International Studies: Social Science
Ryan Haag, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Advertising
Ryan Konen, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Jr., Construction Management
Caleb Rhynard, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Kinesiology
Garret Zuk, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Jr., Mathematics
Melanie Brender, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Advertising
Emma Drenth, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Shelby Jackson, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Jr., Nutritional Sciences
Julia Otwell, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Biosystems Engineering
Alexis Wiersma, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Jr., Marketing
Abby Barker, Field Hockey, Sr., Kinesiology
Adrea Donaldson, Field Hockey, So., Kinesiology
Michelle Graham, Field Hockey, Sr., Finance
Kristin Matula, Field Hockey, So., Kinesiology
Mallory Tyler, Field Hockey, Jr., Supply Chain Management
Mike Sadler, Football, Sr., Public Policy
Alison Knowles, Women's Golf, Jr., Psychology
Lindsey McPherson, Women's Golf, Sr., Business Analytics
Nicola Deans, Women's Gymnastics, Jr., Pre-Law
Katie Richter, Women's Gymnastics, So., No Preference
David Bondra, Men's Ice Hockey, Jr., Finance
Joe Cox, Men's Ice Hockey, So., Accounting
Justin Hoomaian, Men's Ice Hockey, Sr., Kinesiology
Chris Knudson, Men's Ice Hockey, So., Accounting
Brock Krygier, Men's Ice Hockey, Jr., Human Biology
Joanna Beaton, Women's Rowing, Jr., Kinesiology
Corinne DeVries, Women's Rowing, Jr., Communications
Brook Edgar, Women's Rowing, So., Astrophysics
Monica Hessler, Women's Rowing, So., Biomedical Laboratory Science
Olivia Jamrog, Women's Rowing, Sr., Philosophy
Fatai Alashe, Men's Soccer, Sr., Economics
Josh Barens, Men's Soccer, Sr., International Studies in Social Science
Andrew Herr, Men's Soccer, So., Human Biology
Ryan Keener, Men's Soccer, Sr., Kinesiology
Dewey Lewis, Men's Soccer, So., Kinesiology
Quinn McAnaney, Men's Soccer, Jr., Kinesiology
Asa Miller, Men's Soccer, Jr., Economics
Adam Montague, Men's Soccer, Sr., Finance
Michelle Dear, Women's Soccer, So., Finance
Gabrielle Gauruder, Women's Soccer, Sr., Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science
Courtney Hammer, Women's Soccer, Sr., Comparative Culture and Politics
Sarah Kovan, Women's Soccer, Jr., Human Biology
Shauna Stadelmaier, Women's Soccer, Jr., Human Biology
Kelli Timar, Women's Soccer, Jr., Packaging
Lisa Vogel, Women's Soccer, Sr., Applied Engineering Sciences
McKinzie Freimuth, Softball, Sr., Kinesiology
Alyssa McBride, Softball, Sr., Communications
Ellie Stoffer, Softball, Sr., Kinesiology
Shanin Thomas, Softball, Jr., Journalism
Kristina Zalewski, Softball, So., Nutritional Science
Jon Burke, Men's Swimming & Diving, So., Engineering
Adam Henley, Men's Swimming & Diving, So., Kinesiology
Evan Holzgren, Men's Swimming & Diving, So., Preveterinary
Ben Martin, Men's Swimming & Diving, So., Advertising
David Zoltowski, Men's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Chelsea Abbott, Women's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Education
Becca Berman, Women's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Special Education
Marina Borri, Women's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Packaging
Kelly Delorme, Women's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Human Biology
Jovanka Koprivica, Women's Swimming & Diving, So., Materials Science and Engineering
Emily Parsons, Women's Swimming & Diving, Jr., Packaging
Hannah Pugh, Women's Swimming & Diving, Sr., Kinesiology
Harry Jadun, Men's Tennis, Sr., English
Emily Meyers, Women's Tennis, Jr., Supply Chain Management
Sarah Birkmeier, Women's Track & Field, Sr., Kinesiology
Lauren Chorny, Women's Track & Field, Sr., Neuroscience
Adeline Grier-Welch, Women's Track & Field, Jr., Dietetics
Jordan Keefe, Women's Track & Field, Jr., English
Allison McGinn, Women's Track & Field, Jr., Studio Art
Sara Stassen, Women's Track & Field, Jr., Supply Chain Management
Maggie Halloran, Women's Volleyball, Jr., Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science
Kori Moster, Women's Volleyball, Sr., Advertising
Halle Peterson, Women's Volletball, Jr., Psychology
Joe Johnson, Wrestling, Sr., Finance
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