Big Ten Announces Fall Academic All-Big Ten
12/11/2023 4:19:00 PM | Cross Country, Football, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. – The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,575 student athletes – 150 Michigan State Spartans – on rosters for the league's seven fall sports to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Tuesday.
Of the conference's 70 student-athletes that finished the semester with unblemished 4.0 GPAs, MSU led all Big Ten universities with 19 perfect academic records.
Five Spartan teams; men' s cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, men's soccer and women's soccer, led their respective sports in most 4.0 GPAs in the league. Michigan State Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country and Volleyball also topped their conference competition in total Academic All-Big Ten selections.
The back-to-back Big Ten Champion MSU Women's Cross Country team showed it's sublimity off the course as well as it's six student-athletes that earned perfect 4.0 GPAs are the most from any fall sport team in the Big Ten. The Spartan men's cross country, women's soccer and field hockey teams tied for second in the conference with four student-athletes deserving 4.0s each.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of Nov. 1 for fall sports), 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.
Of the 70 spring honorees with unblemished 4.0 GPAs, 19 - over a quarter – represented Michigan State fall sport teams. Those Spartan student-athletes include:
Owen Gilbert (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek), Men's Cross Country, Digital Storytelling
Andrew Nolan (Oxford, Mich./Lake Orion), Men's Cross Country, Applied Engineering Science
Tyler Pritchett (Midland, Mich./Midland), Men's Cross Country, Applied Engineering Science
CarLee Stimpfel, Men's Cross Country, Geography MS
Meghan Beute, Women's Cross Country, Dietetics
Sarah Coyne, Women's Cross Country, Food Science
Madison Foster, Women's Cross Country, Molecular Biology
Abbey Lee, Women's Cross Country, Global Health MS
Sophia Lucki, Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Grace Molloy, Women's Cross Country, Financial Planning MS
Jillian Bonczewski (Larksville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West), Field Hockey, Elementary Education
Cecily Charles, Field Hockey, Criminal Justice
Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey, Neuroscience
Alexa Shaffer, Field Hockey, Kinesiology
Josh Mason, Men's Soccer, Kinesiology
Celia Gaynor, Women's Soccer, Communicative Sciences and Disorders MA
Justina Gaynor, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Maggie Illig, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Kelly Severini, Women's Soccer, Advertising Management
The 150 Michigan State student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fall of 2023 are as follows:
Timothy Cherry, Men's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Owen Gilbert, Men's Cross Country, Digital Storytelling
Owen Huard, Men's Cross Country, Communication
Gage Killewald, Men's Cross Country, Advertising Management
Jeremy Kloss, Men's Cross Country, Mechanical Engineering
Parker Lambers, Men's Cross Country, Finance
Nathan Larson, Men's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Andrew Lane, Men's Cross Country, Neuroscience
Noah Morrow, Men's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Andrew Nolan, Men's Cross Country, Applied Engineering Science
Alexander Penski, Men's Cross Country, Social Relations and Policy
Jack Pennewell, Men's Cross Country, Environmental Engineering
Luke Perelli, Men's Cross Country, Computer Engineering
Tyler Pritchett, Men's Cross Country, Applied Engineering Science
Aden Smith, Men's Cross Country, Human Biology
Joshua Smith, Men's Cross Country, Kinesiology
CarLee Stimpfel, Men's Cross Country, Geography MS
Cole Toney, Men's Cross Country, Business
Hunter Zartman, Men's Cross Country, Marketing
Matthew Zeleke, Men's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Lizzie Babcock, Women's Cross Country, Horticulture
Julia Bajt, Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Emily Bardwell, Women's Cross Country, Zoology
Cookie Baugh, Women's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Meghan Beute, Women's Cross Country, Dietetics
Sophia Bonnema, Women's Cross Country, Physiology
Katie Carothers, Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Abbey Carvey, Women's Cross Country, Neuroscience
Allison Chmielewski (Roscommon, Mich./Roscommon), Women's Cross Country, Graphic Design
Sarah Coyne, Women's Cross Country, Food Science
Adit Dau, Women's Cross Country, Engineering - Exploratory NOHN
Sarah Forsyth, Women's Cross Country, Communications
Madison Foster, Women's Cross Country, Molecular Biology
Fatima Giron, Women's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Shae Harbaugh, Women's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Kaitlyn Hynes, Women's Cross Country, Dietetics
Eleanor Kendell, Women's Cross Country, Marketing
Kaya Kuokkanen, Women's Cross Country, Finance
Abbey Lee, Women's Cross Country, Global Health MS
Sophia Lucki, Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Avery McLean, Women's Cross Country, Information Science
Olivia Millen, Women's Cross Country, Marketing
Natalie Miller, Women's Cross Country, Dietetics
Grace Molloy, Women's Cross Country, Financial Planning MS
Katie Osika, Women's Cross Country, Communication MA
Tess Piper, Women's Cross Country, Dietetics
Reese Powers, Women's Cross Country, Education
Madison Price, Women's Cross Country, Environmental Engineering
Judith Rector, Women's Cross Country, Media and Information MA
Kate Stewart-Barnett (New Westminster, B.C./St. Thomas More Collegiate), Women's Cross Country, Human Biology
Makenna Veen, Women's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Taylor Visscher, Women's Cross Country, Supply Chain Management
Chloe Wall, Women's Cross Country, Kinesiology
Alison Ziehl, Women's Cross Country, Global Health MS
Jillian Bonczewski, Field Hockey, Elementary Education
Gracie Burns, Field Hockey, Kinesiology
Cecily Charles, Field Hockey, Criminal Justice
Grace Fronczak, Field Hockey, Human Development and Family Studies
Lulu Fulton, Field Hockey, Psychology
Ashley Harlock, Field Hockey, Neuroscience
Hannah Jarvie, Field Hockey, Communication
Eliza Kreske, Field Hockey, Social Relations and Policy
Madison Lasinski, Field Hockey, Physiology
Maddie Lawlor, Field Hockey, Communication
Emma O'Neill, Field Hockey Special Ed-Learning Disabilities
Celina Riccardo, Field Hockey, Communication
Ellie Rutherford, Field Hockey, Accounting
Skylar Santucci, Field Hockey, Criminal Justice
Alexa Shaffer, Field Hockey, Kinesiology
Kim Smit, Field Hockey, Criminal Justice
Ellie Wheatley, Field Hockey, Supply Chain Management
Ethan Boyd, Football, Psychology
Sebastian Brown, Football, Advertising Management
Evan Brunning, Football, Marketing Research & Analytics
Maliq Carr, Football, Advertising Management
Caleb Coley, Football, Digital Storytelling
Jay Coyne, Football, History
Khary Crump, Football, Human Capital and Society
Ryan Eckley, Football, Kinesiology
Sam Edwards, Football, Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy/International Relations
Dallas Fincher, Football, Journalism
Zach Gillespie, Football, Urban and Regional Planning
Maverick Hansen, Football, Hospitality Business
Andy Hartman, Football, Communication
Katin Houser, Football, Kinesiology
Nick Hunter, Football, Human Biology
Ashton Lepo, Football, Exploratory Preference
Jaden Mangham, Football, Communication
Joseph Martinez, Football, Communication
Michael Masunas, Football, Business
Jacob Merritt, Football, Communication
Braden Miller, Football, Marketing
David Millikin, Football, Business-Preference
Evan Morris, Football, Sport Coaching, Leadership, & Admin.
Jackson Morse, Football, Accounting
Ben Nelson, Football, Management
Jack Nickel, Football, Economics
Davion Primm, Football, Human Development and Family Studies
Stephen Rusnak, Football, Advertising Management
Andrew Schorfhaar, Football, Marketing
Shawn Smith, Football, Communication
Darius Snow, Football, Digital Media
Malik Spencer, Football, Business-Preference
Alex VanSumeren, Football, Criminal Justice
Kevin Wigenton II, Football, Psychology
Jacoby Windmon, Football, Human Development and Family Studies
Zion Young, Football, Communication
Josh Adam, Men's Soccer, Construction Management
Zack Babiak, Men's Soccer, Finance
Jacob Cromer, Men's Soccer, Advertising Management
Efosa Emovon, Men's Soccer, Kinesiology
Jack Guggemos, Men's Soccer, Civil Engineering
Elijah Howe, Men's Soccer, Marketing Research
Chase Inscho, Men's Soccer, Finance
Zac Kelly, Men's Soccer, Crop and Soil Sciences
Vedad Kovac, Men's Soccer, Advertising Management
Josh Mason, Men's Soccer, Kinesiology
Greyson Mercer, Men's Soccer, Supply Chain Management
Andrew Nicholsen, Men's Soccer, Psychology
Kyle Schueneman, Men's Soccer, Advertising Management
Jeremy Sharp, Men's Soccer, Advertising Management
Jake Spadafora, Men's Soccer, Advertising Management
Jonathan Stout, Men's Soccer, Statistics
Jack Zugay, Men's Soccer, Applied Engineering Science
MJ Andrus, Women's Soccer, Marketing
Sierra Curtis, Women's Soccer, Public Relations
Regan Dalton, Women's Soccer, Communication
Celia Gaynor, Women's Soccer, Communicative Sciences and Disorders MA
Justina Gaynor, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Mia Hansen, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Maggie Illig, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Zivana Labovic, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Allie Mairn, Women's Soccer, Marketing
Belle Okoroafo, Women's Soccer, Kinesiology
Emerson Sargeant, Women's Soccer, Marketing
Ranya Senhaji, Women's Soccer, Communication
Kelly Severini, Women's Soccer, Advertising Management
Ellie Thallman, Women's Soccer, Psychology
Jordyn Wickes, Women's Soccer, Mechanical Engineering
Selin Aslayan, Volleyball, Psychology
Julia Bishop, Volleyball, Computational Data Science
Evie Doezema, Volleyball, Psychology
Avery Horejsi, Volleyball, Graphic Design
Nalani Iosia, Volleyball, Sociology
Grace Kelly, Volleyball, Advertising Management
Aliyah Moore, Volleyball, Kinesiology
Rachel Muisenga, Volleyball, Communicative Sciences & Disorders
Maradith O'Gorman, Volleyball, Human Development and Family Studies
Nil Okur, Volleyball, Computer Science
Jayhlin Swain, Volleyball, Kinesiology
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