Spartans Produce 269 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

East Lansing, Mich. - With another record-producing year in the classroom, the Michigan State athletic department placed a total of 269 student-athletes among the Big Ten's list of Distinguished Scholars, which was released on Thursday (July 1).

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.

The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career. Over the course of the 2020-21 academic year, 399 MSU student-athletes across 25 varsity sports earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

The 2020-21 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 465 student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term across the Big Ten, 83 of whom wear the Green and White:

Baseball: Danny Gleaves, Trevor Hopman, Jarret Olson, Dominic Pianto

Field Hockey: Maggie Cole, Lori Mack, Maddie McDonough, Meredith Ross

Football: Cade McDonald, DeAri Todd

Golf: Devin Geogun, Parker Jamieson, Valery Plata, Nini Risi, Andrew Walker

Gymnastics: Sydney Ewing, Madison McHale, Lea Mitchell, Jenna Wicker

Hockey: Adam Goodsir, Austin Kamer, Nico Muller, Jake Smith

Rowing: Violet Butts, Aleah Hahn, Antonina Klatka, Emily Petrosky

Soccer: Jack Beck, Alexandra Childers, Abby Gardiner, Michelle Herring, Annabelle Honet, Gabriala Jodzis

Softball: Caitie Ladd, Katie Quinlan, Camryn Wincher

Swimming & Diving: Taylor Arnold, Ryan Barlow, Ava Boutrous, Taylor Contino, Marie Dickson, Jacob Heberling, Jack Hiss, Emma Inch, Amanda Ling, Kevin Mills, Erin Neely, Claire Schenden, Lucy Schenden, Elise Turke, Sarah Zofchak

Tennis: John Carlin, Carson Gates, Katherine Harvey, Monique Karoub, Samantha Memije, Josh Mukherjee, Maja Pietrowicz, Caroline Szabo, Nick Williams

Track & Field/Cross Country: Luke Beauchamp, Lauren Freeland, John Gove, Tess Iler, Abigail Inch, Claire Kendell, Annika Linzmeier, Jenna Magness, Erin McCallum, Andrew Nolan, Katie Osika, Joseph Riordan, Aden Smith, Joshua Smith, Steven Stine, Ashlyn Tait, Allison Ziehl

Volleyball: Alyssa Chronowski, Jamye Cox, Celia Cullen, Lauryn Gibbs, Julia Hatcher, Cecilee Max-Brown Meredith Norris, Rebecka Poljan , Elena Shklyar, Lauren Swartz

Wrestling: Cameron Caffey, Austen Malczewski, Jake Tucker

2020-21 Michigan State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars


		Major	Hometown
Baseball
	Erickson, Jacob	Packaging	Allen Park, Mich.
	Farquhar, Trent	Kinesiology	Highland, Mich.
	Frank, Jack	Business	Strongsville, Ohio
	Gleaves, Danny	Finance	Homer Glen, Ill.
	Heikkinen, Jesse	Advertising Management	Holt, Mich.
	Hopman, Trevor	Applied Engineering Sciences	Brighton, Mich.
	Hopman, Zach	Advertising Management	Brighton, Mich.
	Kark, Dillon	Business	White Lake, Mich.
	Kelley, Bryce	Finance	Rockford, Mich.
	Martin, Brian	Communication	Westland, Mich.
	Mayes, Casey	Communication	Wichita, Kan.
	Olson, Jarret	Kinesiology	La Salle, Ill.
	Pianto, Dominic	Business	Hendersonville, Tenn.
	Seipenko, Jacob	Supply Chain Management	Canton, Mich.
	Walker, Zaid	Communication	Homewood, Ill.

Men's Basketball
	Hoiberg, Jack	Communication	Burr Ridge, Ill.
	Izzo, Steven	Advertising Management	East Lansing, Mich.
	Kithier, Thomas	Advertising Management	Clarkston, Mich.
	Langford, Joshua	Education	Huntsville, Ala.
	Loyer, Foster	Communication	Clarkston, Mich.

Football
	Arcuri, AJ	Packaging	Powell, Ohio
	Beesley, Drew	Economics	Rochester Hills, Mich.
	Bueter, Blake	Packaging	Howell, Mich.
	Campbell, Luke	Kinesiology	Lewis Center, Ohio
	Carrick, Matt	Advertising Management	Minerva, Ohio
	Gervin, Kalon	Political Science	Detroit, Mich.
	Hahn, Cole	Kinesiology	West Des Moines, Iowa
	Hansen, Maverick	Hospitality Business	Farmington Hills, Mich.
	McDonald, Cade	Business	Naperville, Ill.
	O'Connor, Terry	Kinesiology	Traverse City, Mich.
	Thorne, Payton	Communication	Naperville, Ill.
	Todd, DeAri	Kinesiology	Lorain, Ohio

Men's Golf
	Deogun, Devin	Finance	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
	Ernst, Landon	Communication	Mansfield, Texas
	Jamieson, Parker	Finance	Lansing, Mich.
	Morrissey, Pierce	Business	Big Rapids, Mich.
	Piot, James	Finance	Canton, Mich.
	Rosendale, Zach	Social Science	St. Johns, Mich.
	Taylor II, Troy	Adversiting Management	Westerville, Ohio
	Walker, Andrew	Applied Engineering Sciences	Battle Creek, Mich.

Hockey
	DeRidder, Drew	Food Industry Management	Fenton, Mich.
	Goodsir, Adam	Kinesiology	Okemos, Mich.
	Kamer, Austin	Chemical Engineering	Grand Rapids, Mich.
	Krygier, Christian	Agribusiness Management	Novi, Mich.
	Mattson, Mitchell	Packaging	Grand Rapids, Minn.
	Miller, Tommy	Packaging	West Bloomfield, Mich.
	Muller, Nico	Kinesiology	Arisdorf, Switzerland
	Smith, Jake	Marketing	East Amherst, N.Y.

Men's Soccer
	Beck, Jack	Supply Chain Management	DeWitt, Mich.
	George, Conner	Kinesiology	Louisville, Ky.
	Landefeld, Kellan	Business	Livonia, Mich.
	Nicholsen, Andrew	Psychology	Novi, Mich.
	Shterenberg, Alex	Interdisciplinary Humanities	Boston, Mass.

Men's Tennis
	Carlin, John	Communication	Ft. Myers, Fla.
	Gates, Carson	Physiology	Kansas City, Mo.
	Matsuno, Kazuki	Psychology	Hoffman Estates, Ill.
	Mukherjee, Josh	Supply Chain Management	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
	Pero, Anthony	Mechanical Engineering	Allen Park, Mich.
	Williams, Nick	Physiology	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Winkler, Jack	Finance	Birmingham, Mich.

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
	Allen, Brenden	Finance	Armada, Mich.
	Beadlescomb, Morgan	Electrical Engineering	Algonac, Mich.
	Beauchamp, Luke	Public Health	Bellevue, Wash.
	Buckley, Ty	Computational Data Science	Brighton, Mich.
	Felty, Avery	Human Biology	Novi, Mich.
	Gove, John	Horticulture	Leominster, Mass.
	Huber, Jack	Integrative Biology	Delmar, N.Y.
	Law, Brayden	Communication	Fort Wayne, Ind.
	Nolan, Andrew	Applied Engineering Science	Oxford, Mich.
	Nummer, George	Civil Engineering	Birmingham, Mich.
	Perelli, Luke	Computer Engineering	Plymouth, Mich.
	Petruno, John	Packaging	Wixom, Mich.
	Riordan, Joseph	Biosystems Engineering	Solon, Ohio
	Smith, Aden	Human Biology	Alpena, Mich.
	Smith, Joshua	Kinesiology	Alpena, Mich.
	Stine, Steven	Mechanical Engineering	Sterling Heights, Mich.
	Wilson, Fraser	Supply Chain Management	Bailey, Mich.
	Wright-Fisher, Zacary	Kinesiology	Muskegon, Mich.
	Kirkland, Adjoni I	Applied Engineering Science	Lansing, Mich.
	Shea, John	Media and Information	Haworth, N.J.
	Stephenson, Trevor	Marketing	Caledonia, Mich.


Men's Swimming & Diving
	Corsetti, Peter	Business	Detroit, Mich.
	Heberling, Jacob	Management	Rochester Hills, Mich.
	Hiss, Jack	Business	Naperville, Ill.
	Jiang, Brian	Microbiology	Colleyville, Texas
	Koueiter, Matthew	Advertising Management	Grosse Pointe, Mich.
	Maibach, Kirk	Mechanical Engineering	Royal Oak, Mich.
	Mills, Kevin	Public Policy	Zeeland, Mich.
	Nitkiewicz, Travis	Statistics	Novi, Mich.
	Pascua, Joshua	Kinesiology	Wixom, Mich.
	Prue, Cooper	Finance	Flint, Mich.
	Sauter, Jacob	Political Science	San Diego, Calif.
	Smiarowski, Lucas	Finance	Chicago, Ill.
	Tullemans, Nick	Supply Chain Management	Eden Prairie, Minn.
	Wolfson, Ari	Accounting	Huntington Woods, Mich.
	Youngblood, Weston	Applied Engineering Science	Charlotte, NC

Women's Basketball
	Hendrickson, Claire	Kinesiology	Wyoming, Mich.
	Jacqmain, Laurel	Human Bioloigy	Saginaw, Mich.
	Ozment, Tory	Kinesiology	Buford, Ga.
	Smith, Alisia	Criminal Justice	East Lansing, Mich.

Field Hockey
	Bloemsaat, Nienke	Kinesiology	Oosterhout, The Netherlands
	Cole, Maggie	Criminal Justice	Chelsea, Mich.
	Jarvie, Hannah	Communication	Saline, Mich.
	Mack, Lori	Communication	Shaker Heights, Ohio
	Mahon, Jillian	Accounting	Wilton, Conn.
	McDonough, Maddie	Supply Chain Management	Kennett Square, Pa.
	Radvany, Valerie	Intr Studies in Social Sci	Lawrenceville, N.J.
	Reilly, Devin	Advertising Creative	Saline, Mich.
	Riccardo, Celina	Communication	Downingtown, Pa.
	Ross, Meredith	Accounting	Berwyn, Pa.
	Sinisi, Lia	Kinesiology	North Caldwell, N.J.

Gymnastics
	Beatty, Ashley	Physiology	Macomb, Mich.
	Bellmore, Chloe	Business	Dewitt, Mich.
	Brown, Tristan	Child Development	Dewitt, Mich.
	Douglas, Gabriella	Kinesiology	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Ewing, Sydney	Advertising Management	Frisco, Texas
	Hofelich, Ashley	Finance	Novi, Mich.
	Hoyer, Alexandra	Advertising Management	Grayslake, Ill.
	Jackard, Jori	Psychology	Novi, Mich.
	McHale, Madison	Hospitality Business	Novi, Mich.
	Mitchell, Lea	Journalism	Boynton Beach, Fla.
	Raybon, Alaina	Journalism	Mount Pleasant, S.C.
	Wicker, Jenna	Human Resource Management	McKinney, Texas
	Wiedeman, Alyssa	Dietetics	Springboro, Ohio

Women's Golf
	Harris, Haylin	Creative Advertising	Carmel, Ind.
	Marfa Sans, Paz	Accounting	Barcelona, Spain
	Naro, Sydney	Comparative Cultures & Politics	Toronto, Ont.
	Plata, Valery	Supply Chain Management	Floridablanca, Colombia
	Rissi, Nina	Business	Barcelona, Spain
	Tanida, Yurika	Psychology	Kanagawa, Japan

Women's Rowing
	Blanzy, Andrea	Kinesiology	Grosse Ile, Mich.
	Bowling, Erin	Journalism	Williamston, Mich.
	Butts, Violet	Kinesiology	Rockford, Mich.
	Byas, Brooke	Communications	Chicago, Ill.
	Carlin, Kendall	Finance	Macomb, Mich.
	Clark, Zyair	Political Science	Kansas City, Ks.
	Coleman, Lindsay	Zoology	Southgate, Mich.
	Daniels, Cameron	Biological Sciences	Clarklake, Mich.
	Flowney, Sarah	Human Biology	Rochester Hills, Mich.
	Gassman, Emma	Communications	Avon, Ohio
	Hahn, Aleah	Biosystems Engineering	West Olive, Mich.
	Hayes, Rachel	Packaging	Sterling Heights, Mich.
	Hentgen, Madison	Advertising	Shelby Twp, Mich.
	Hojnaski, Julia	Supply Chain Management	Tampa, Fla.
	Kennedy, Mary Martha	Animal Science	Mount Vision, NY
	Klatka, Antonina	Material Science & Engineering	Rock Spring, Wyo.
	Krawcke, Alixandra	Diatetics	Ann Arbor, Mich.
	Matthews, Jackie	International Relations	Newtown, Conn.
	Mcintosh, Anne	Political Science	DeWitt, Mich.
	Nguyen, Caroline	Anthropology	Caledonia, Mich.
	Pease, Bailey	Kinesiology	Rochester, Mich.
	Petrosky, Emily	Kinesiology	Middleville, Mich.
	Reichel, Katie	Journalism	Washington, Ill.
	Robledo, Elena	Kinesiology	San Diego, Calif.
	Roy, Lucie	Psychology	Ann Arbor, Mich.
	Rugg, Mackenzie	Kinesiology	Cedar Springs, Mich.
	Schulz, Meghan	Communications	Hopkins, Mich.
	Sievertsen, Emily	Human Biology	Spring Lake, Mich.
	Turpin, Rachel	Communications	Troy, Mich.
	Wagner, Karolyn	Nutritional Sciences	Ann Arbor, Mich.

Women's Soccer
	Childers, Alexandra	Packaging	Fenton, Mich.
	Childers, Allyson	Kinesiology	Fenton, Mich.
	Cox, Raegan	Business	Muskegon, Mich.
	Daube, Natalie	Supply Chain Management	Canonsburg, Pa.
	Fregoli, Mya	Kinesiology	Washington, Mich.
	Gardiner, Abby	Business	Novi, Mich.
	Hart, Miranda	Neuroscience	Albuquerque, N.M.
	Herring, Michelle	Mechanical Engineering	Freeland, Mich.
	Honet, Annabelle	Zoology	West Bloomfield, Mich.
	Jaqua, Devin	Supply Chain Management	Kalamazoo, Mich.
	Jodzis, Gabriala	Human Capital and Society	Kalamazoo, MI, US
	Kozal, Lauren	Communication	Washington, Mich.
	Sklarski, Sam	Human Capital and Society	Grosse Pointe, Mich.
	Thomas, Alexandra	Kinesiology	Grand Blanc, Mich.
	Webber, Paige	Human Biology	Grand Blanc, Mich.
	White, Samantha	Supply Chain Management	Mc Kees Rocks, Pa.

Softball
	Bartz, Joanna	Human Biology	Mattawan, Mich.
	Holt, Erica	Nutritional Sciences	Newport Beach, Calif.
	Joseph, Abby	Animal Science	Goodrich, Mich.
	Kates, Kendall	Kinesiology	San Diego, Calif.
	Ladd, Caitie	Criminal Justice	Los Alamitos, Calif.
	Meech, Mackenzie	Kinesiology	Riverside, Calif.
	Quinlan, Katie	Creative Advertising	Granger, Ind.
	Schreckengost, Shae	Zoology	Pineville, La.
	Shipp, Leah	Education	Woodbridge, Va.
	Wash, Jenae	Criminal Justice	St. John's, Fla.
	Wincher, Camryn	Political Science	Houston, Texas

Women's Swimming & Diving
	Arnold, Taylor	Special Education/Learning Disabilities	Grand Rapids, Mich.
	Balow, Sophia	Business	Plymouth, Mich.
	Barlow, Ryan	Animal Science	Huntsville, Ala.
	Biglin, Lauren	Kinesiology	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
	Boutrous, Ava	Chemistry	Grosse Point Farms, Mich.
	Chick, Olivia	Education	Yellow Springs, Ohio
	Contino, Taylor	Psychology	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Dickson, Marie	Kinesiology	Greenwich, NJ
	Goit, Kendall	Kinesiology	Canton, Mich.
	Heron, Kelley	Kinesiology	Pembroke Pines, Fla.
	Inch, Emma	Business	Farmington Hills, Mich.
	Ling, Amanda	English	Wixom, Mich.
	Neely, Erin	Microbiology	Ada, Mich.
	Neveling, Abbey	Education	Haddonfield, NJ
	Quarin, Liz	Business	Dayton, Ohio
	Reed, Chloe	Advertising Management	Ann Arbor, Mich.
	Reilly, Madeline	Kinesiology	Greenville, SC
	Schenden, Claire	Accounting	Rochester, Mich.
	Schenden, Lucy	Accounting	Rochester, Mich.
	Szara, Erin	Zoology	Northville, Mich.
	Turke, Elise	Neuroscience	Grand Rapids, Mich.
	Zofchak, Sarah	Kinesiology	Ann Arbor, Mich.

Women's Tennis
	Harvey, Katherine	Political Science-Prelaw	Chicago, Ill
	Karoub, Monique	Human Biology	Farmington Hills, Mich.
	Lemonds, Lauren	Human Biology	Carmel, Ind.
	Memije, Samantha	Communicative Sci & Disorder	Monroeville, Pa.
	Mukherjee, Tia	Business	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
	Pietrowicz, Maja	Physiology	Clinton Township, Mich.
	Stephens, Nicole	Supply Chain Management	Atlanta, Ga.
	Szabo, Caroline	Supply Chain Management	Midland, Mich.

Women's Track & Field /Cross Country
	Bajt, Julia	Kinesiology	Spring Lake, Mich.
	Bardwell, Emily	Environmental Sci & Mgt	Brunswick, Ohio
	Becker, Elizabeth	Dietetics	Saint Ignace, Mich.
	Bullough, Chloe	Kinesiology	Traverse City, Mich.
	Freeland, Lauren	Apparel and Textile Design	Kent City, Mich.
	Gram, Lynsie	Human Nutrition	Clarkston, Mich.
	Helder, Melanie	Kinesiology	Hudsonville, Mich.
	Iler, Tess	Advertising MS
	Inch, Abigail	Mechanical Engineering	Farmington Hills, Mich.
	Kendell, Claire	Electrical Engineering	Huntington Woods, Mich.
	King, Remmi	Education	Kingsley, Mich.
	Lee, Abigail	Human Biology	Fenton, Mich.
	Linzmeier, Annika	Kinesiology	Pulaski, Mich.
	Magness, Jenna	Chemical Engineering	Grand Ledge, Mich.
	Mossholder, Casey	Journalism	DeWitt, Mich.
	Osika, Katie	Communication	Waterford, Mich.
	Perez, Makayla	Education	Lincoln Park, Mich.
	Piercy, Aimee	Marketing Research MS	Rainier, Ore.
	Rector, Judith	Hist,Philosophy & Soc of S	Hanover, Mich.
	Tait, Ashlyn	Human Biology	Howell, Mich.
	Veen, Makenna	Human Biology	Kalamazo, Mich.
	Ziehl, Alison	Human Biology	Oxford, Mich.
	Anderson, Sarah	Education MA	Grand Rapids, Mich.
	Hunt, Tyra	Journalism	Kentwood, Mich.
	Biddle, Brittany	Marketing Research MS	Loretto, Pa.
	Leroux, Gabriella	Anthropology BA1	Muskegon, Mich.
	Mammel, Rebecca	Genomics & Molecular Genetics	Tecumseh, Mich.
	McCallum, Erin	Accounting	Northville, Mich.
	McClintock, Dillon	Mechanical Engineering MS	Owosso, Mich.
	Murray, Megan	Kinesiology MS	Knoxville, Tenn.
	Ostapowicz, Calli	Supply Chain Management	Jenison, Mich
	Paris, Jaiden	Interdisciplinary Humanities	Aurora, Colo.
	Rathwell, Haley	Marketing	Commerce, Mich.
	Sargent, Nikole	Marketing Research MS	Fenton, Mich.
	Suliman, Ella	Communication	Grass Lake, Mich.

Volleyball
	Chronowski, Alyssa	Physiology	Munster, Ind.
	Cox, Jamye	Advertising	Oregon, Ohio
	Cullen, Celia	Kinesiology	Brighton, Mich.
	Gibbs, Lauryn	Communications	Mt. Morris, Mich.
	Hatcher, Julia	Communications/Public Relations	Louisville, Ky.
	Max-Brown, Cecilee	Kinesiology	Surrey, British Columbia
	Norris, Meredith	Kinesiology	Corrunna, Mich.
	Poljan, Rebecka	Kinesiology	Bath, Mich.
	Shklyar, Elena	Journalism	McLean, Va.
	Swartz, Lauren	Economics/Marketing Research	Pittsburgh, Pa.

Wrestling
	Atienza, Nathan	Environmental Economics & Mgt	Livonia, Mich.
	Caffey, Cameron	Computer Engineering	Carbondale, Ill.
	Cooper, Nicholas	Criminal Justice	Albion, Mich.
	Hoey, Miles	Communication	Chicago, Ill.
	Jimenez, Nathan	Food Industry Management	Elburn, Ill.
	Lloyd, Matthew	Finance	Lansing, Mich.
	Malczewski, Austen	Accounting	Washington, Mich.
	Tucker, Jake	Communication	Lowell, Ind.

Players Mentioned

Taylor Arnold

Ryan Barlow

Luke Beauchamp

Jack Beck

Ava Boutrous

Cameron Caffey

Alyssa Chronowski

Taylor Contino

Jamye Cox

Celia Cullen

Marie Dickson

Sydney Ewing

Lauren Freeland

Abby Gardiner

Lauryn Gibbs

Danny Gleaves

Adam Goodsir

John Gove

Julia Hatcher

Michelle Herring

Jack Hiss

Trevor Hopman

Tess Iler

Abigail Inch

Emma Inch

Parker Jamieson

Monique Karoub

Claire Kendell

Caitie Ladd

Amanda Ling

Annika Linzmeier

Lori Mack

Jenna Magness

Austen Malczewski

Cecilee Max-Brown

Erin McCallum

Cade McDonald

Samantha Memije

Kevin Mills

Lea Mitchell

Erin Neely

Andrew Nolan

Meredith Norris

Jarret Olson

Katie Osika

Dominic Pianto

Maja Pietrowicz

Rebecka Poljan

Katie Quinlan

Meredith Ross

Claire Schenden

Lucy Schenden

Elena Shklyar

Aden Smith

Jake Smith

Joshua Smith

Steven Stine

Lauren Swartz

Caroline Szabo

Ashlyn Tait

DeAri Todd

Jake Tucker

Elise Turke

Andrew Walker

Camryn Wincher

Sarah Zofchak

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