Spartans Produce 126 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/14/2022 12:00:00 PM | Baseball, Cross Country, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Field Hockey, Women's Rowing
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Another record-producing year in the classroom saw the Michigan State athletic department place a total of 126 student-athletes among the Big Ten's list of Distinguished Scholars, which was released on Thursday.
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 2021-22 academic year, 342 MSU student-athletes across 24 varsity sports earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
The 2021-22 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 328 student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term across the Big Ten, 24 of whom wear the Green and White.
Those listed in bold below posted a 4.0 GPA.
Baseball
Jack Brockhaus / Economics
Jacob Erickson / Packaging
Jack Frank / Finance
Dominic Hann / Kinesiology
Mitch Jebb / Political Science (Prelaw)
Dillon Kark / Communication
Mason Kottmeyer / Business
Brian Martin / Communication Leadership & Strategy
Casey Mayes / Communication
Dominic Pianto / Business
Parker Pilat / Human Biology
Ganin Thompson / Business
Brock Vradenburg / Advertising Management
Women's Basketball
Nia Clouden / Advertising and Public Relations
Tamara Farquhar / Lifelong Education
Field Hockey
Cara Bonshak / Civil Engineering
Lulu Fulton / Psychology
Olivia Graham / Political Science
Ashley Harlock / Neuroscience
Monique Jardell / Kinesiology
Eliza Kreske / Social Relations and Policy
Lori Mack / Communication
Valerie Radvany / International Studies in Social Sciences
Celina Riccardo / Communication
Meredith Ross / Accounting
Lia Sinisi / Kinesiology
Football
Evan Brunning / Hospitality Business
Blake Bueter / Packaging
Zach Denha / Business
Sam Edwards / Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
Maverick Hansen / Hospitality Business
James Ohonba / Criminal Justice
Spencer Rowland / Global Health
Andrew Schorfhaar / Business
Dan VanOpstall / Economics
Men's Golf
Landon Ernst / Communication
Parker Jamieson / Finance
Women's Golf
Sydney Naro /Comparative Cultures & Politics
Valery Plata / Supply Chain Management
Nina Rissi / Supply Chain Management
Valentina Rossi / Economics
Gymnastics
Sydney Ewing / Advertising Management
Sydney Hayashi / Kinesiology
Ashley Hofelich / Finance
Jori Jackard / Psychology
Tori Loomis / Biosystems Engineering
Lea Mitchell / Journalism
Alyssa Wiedeman / Dietetics
Hockey
Pierce Charleson / Advertising Management
Cal Dybicz / Business
Aiden Gallacher / Environmental Studies and Sustainability
A.J. Hodges / Business
Mitchell Mattson / Packaging
Nash Nienhuis / Advertising Management
Rowing
Breanna Berry / Digital Storytelling
Kat Borders / Human Biology
Kendall Carlin / Finance
Ellise Flessland / Special Education & Learning Disabilities
Sarah Flowney / Human Biology
Sara Hilburger / Genomics & Molecular Genetics
Lizzie Johnston / Animal Science
Emily Petrosky / Kinesiology
Avery Rugg / Agribusiness Management
Sophia Stauffer / Neuroscience
Men's Soccer
Jack Beck / Supply Chain Management
Connor Brazil / Marketing Research
Kellan Landefeld / Finance
Kadin Shaban / Advertising Creative
Women's Soccer
Raegan Cox / Marketing
Natalie Daube / Finance
Abby Gardiner / Finance
Justina Gaynor / Kinesiology
Bella Jodzis / Human Resources and Labor
Lauren Kozal / Communication
Sam Sklarski / Human Capital and Society
Danielle Stephan / Human Capital and Society
Samantha White / Supply Chain Management
Softball
Zaquai Dumas / Kinesiology
Abby Joseph / Animal Science
Caitie Ladd / Criminal Justice
Ashley Miller / Finance
Jenae Wash / Criminal Justice
Men's Tennis
Luke Baylis / Psychology
Carson Gates / Physiology
Josh Mukherjee / Supply Chain Management
Anthony Pero / Mechanical Engineering
Nick Williams / Physiology
Jack Winkler / Finance
Women's Tennis
Monique Karoub / Human Biology
Tia Mukherjee / Supply Chain Management
Maja Pietrowicz / Physiology
Nicole Stephens / Supply Chain Management
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Heath Baldwin / Information Science
Jack Huber / Integrative Biology
Adjoni Kirkland / Applied Engineering Sciences
Andrew Nolan / Applied Engineering Sciences
Alexander Penski / Social Relations and Policy
Luke Perelli / Computer Engineering
John Petruno / Packaging
Tyler Pritchett / Applied Engineering Sciences
Aden Smith / Human Biology
Joshua Smith / Kinesiology
Steven Stine / Mechanical Engineering
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Julia Bajt / Human Biology
Emily Bardwell / Zoology
Nala Barlow / International Studies in Social Science
Elizabeth Dalrymple / Kinesiology
Lauren Freeland / Apparel and Textile Design
Lynsie Gram / Human Nutrition
Melanie Helder / Kinesiology
Abigail Lee / Human Biology
Annika Linzmeier /Clinical Social Work
Jenna Magness / Chemical Engineering
Katie Osika / Communication
Makayla Perez / Education
Madison Price / Environmental Engineering
Haley Rathwell / Marketing Research
Judith Rector / History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science
Taylor Visscher / Business
Alison Ziehl / Human Biology
Volleyball
Celia Cullen / Kinesiology
Grace Danziger / Kinesiology
Lia Moore / Psychology
Wrestling
Wyatt Cool / Marketing
Manny Laguna / Criminal Justice
Jeremy Sarter / Kinesiology
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 2021-22 academic year, 342 MSU student-athletes across 24 varsity sports earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
The 2021-22 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 328 student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term across the Big Ten, 24 of whom wear the Green and White.
Those listed in bold below posted a 4.0 GPA.
Baseball
Jack Brockhaus / Economics
Jacob Erickson / Packaging
Jack Frank / Finance
Dominic Hann / Kinesiology
Mitch Jebb / Political Science (Prelaw)
Dillon Kark / Communication
Mason Kottmeyer / Business
Brian Martin / Communication Leadership & Strategy
Casey Mayes / Communication
Dominic Pianto / Business
Parker Pilat / Human Biology
Ganin Thompson / Business
Brock Vradenburg / Advertising Management
Women's Basketball
Nia Clouden / Advertising and Public Relations
Tamara Farquhar / Lifelong Education
Field Hockey
Cara Bonshak / Civil Engineering
Lulu Fulton / Psychology
Olivia Graham / Political Science
Ashley Harlock / Neuroscience
Monique Jardell / Kinesiology
Eliza Kreske / Social Relations and Policy
Lori Mack / Communication
Valerie Radvany / International Studies in Social Sciences
Celina Riccardo / Communication
Meredith Ross / Accounting
Lia Sinisi / Kinesiology
Football
Evan Brunning / Hospitality Business
Blake Bueter / Packaging
Zach Denha / Business
Sam Edwards / Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
Maverick Hansen / Hospitality Business
James Ohonba / Criminal Justice
Spencer Rowland / Global Health
Andrew Schorfhaar / Business
Dan VanOpstall / Economics
Men's Golf
Landon Ernst / Communication
Parker Jamieson / Finance
Women's Golf
Sydney Naro /Comparative Cultures & Politics
Valery Plata / Supply Chain Management
Nina Rissi / Supply Chain Management
Valentina Rossi / Economics
Gymnastics
Sydney Ewing / Advertising Management
Sydney Hayashi / Kinesiology
Ashley Hofelich / Finance
Jori Jackard / Psychology
Tori Loomis / Biosystems Engineering
Lea Mitchell / Journalism
Alyssa Wiedeman / Dietetics
Hockey
Pierce Charleson / Advertising Management
Cal Dybicz / Business
Aiden Gallacher / Environmental Studies and Sustainability
A.J. Hodges / Business
Mitchell Mattson / Packaging
Nash Nienhuis / Advertising Management
Rowing
Breanna Berry / Digital Storytelling
Kat Borders / Human Biology
Kendall Carlin / Finance
Ellise Flessland / Special Education & Learning Disabilities
Sarah Flowney / Human Biology
Sara Hilburger / Genomics & Molecular Genetics
Lizzie Johnston / Animal Science
Emily Petrosky / Kinesiology
Avery Rugg / Agribusiness Management
Sophia Stauffer / Neuroscience
Men's Soccer
Jack Beck / Supply Chain Management
Connor Brazil / Marketing Research
Kellan Landefeld / Finance
Kadin Shaban / Advertising Creative
Women's Soccer
Raegan Cox / Marketing
Natalie Daube / Finance
Abby Gardiner / Finance
Justina Gaynor / Kinesiology
Bella Jodzis / Human Resources and Labor
Lauren Kozal / Communication
Sam Sklarski / Human Capital and Society
Danielle Stephan / Human Capital and Society
Samantha White / Supply Chain Management
Softball
Zaquai Dumas / Kinesiology
Abby Joseph / Animal Science
Caitie Ladd / Criminal Justice
Ashley Miller / Finance
Jenae Wash / Criminal Justice
Men's Tennis
Luke Baylis / Psychology
Carson Gates / Physiology
Josh Mukherjee / Supply Chain Management
Anthony Pero / Mechanical Engineering
Nick Williams / Physiology
Jack Winkler / Finance
Women's Tennis
Monique Karoub / Human Biology
Tia Mukherjee / Supply Chain Management
Maja Pietrowicz / Physiology
Nicole Stephens / Supply Chain Management
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Heath Baldwin / Information Science
Jack Huber / Integrative Biology
Adjoni Kirkland / Applied Engineering Sciences
Andrew Nolan / Applied Engineering Sciences
Alexander Penski / Social Relations and Policy
Luke Perelli / Computer Engineering
John Petruno / Packaging
Tyler Pritchett / Applied Engineering Sciences
Aden Smith / Human Biology
Joshua Smith / Kinesiology
Steven Stine / Mechanical Engineering
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Julia Bajt / Human Biology
Emily Bardwell / Zoology
Nala Barlow / International Studies in Social Science
Elizabeth Dalrymple / Kinesiology
Lauren Freeland / Apparel and Textile Design
Lynsie Gram / Human Nutrition
Melanie Helder / Kinesiology
Abigail Lee / Human Biology
Annika Linzmeier /Clinical Social Work
Jenna Magness / Chemical Engineering
Katie Osika / Communication
Makayla Perez / Education
Madison Price / Environmental Engineering
Haley Rathwell / Marketing Research
Judith Rector / History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science
Taylor Visscher / Business
Alison Ziehl / Human Biology
Volleyball
Celia Cullen / Kinesiology
Grace Danziger / Kinesiology
Lia Moore / Psychology
Wrestling
Wyatt Cool / Marketing
Manny Laguna / Criminal Justice
Jeremy Sarter / Kinesiology
Players Mentioned
Distance
/ Track and Field
Multi-Event
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Rowing
Midfield
/ Field Hockey
/ Women's Rowing
D
/ Men's Soccer
LHP
/ Baseball
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
/ Women's Rowing
G
/ Men's Ice Hockey
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Wrestling
D
/ Women's Soccer
S
/ Volleyball
Distance
/ Track and Field
DS/L
/ Volleyball
D
/ Women's Soccer
2B
/ Softball
D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
LB
/ Football
/ Men's Golf
Vault, Bars, Floor
/ Women's Gymnastics
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
OF
/ Baseball
Distance
/ Track and Field
F
/ Field Hockey
D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
M
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Tennis
M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Field Hockey
Distance
/ Track and Field
RHP
/ Baseball
DL
/ Football
M
/ Field Hockey
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Rowing
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
Distance
/ Track and Field
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Men's Golf
GK
/ Field Hockey
INF
/ Baseball
M
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Rowing
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
Jumps
/ Track and Field
RHP
/ Baseball
GK
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Field Hockey
2B
/ Softball
/ Wrestling
F
/ Men's Soccer
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
Distance
/ Track and Field
OF/RHP
/ Baseball
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Softball
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Golf
D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
Distance
/ Track and Field
OG
/ Football
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Men's Tennis
/ Women's Rowing
Distance
/ Track and Field
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
INF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
M/D
/ Field Hockey
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
D
/ Field Hockey
/ Women's Golf
Forward
/ Field Hockey
/ Women's Golf
CB
/ Football
/ Women's Rowing
/ Wrestling
QB
/ Football
M
/ Men's Soccer
Forward
/ Field Hockey
M/D
/ Women's Soccer
Distance
/ Track and Field
Distance
/ Track and Field
/ Women's Rowing
M
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
Distance
/ Track and Field
OF
/ Baseball
OT
/ Football
Distance
/ Track and Field
INF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Softball
D
/ Women's Soccer
All-Around
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Distance
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