Northwestern University Athletics
132 Wildcats Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
6/25/2024 1:00:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country & Track, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Field Hockey, Academic Services & Student Development, Women's Fencing
ROSEMONT, Ill. – 132 Northwestern student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, the conference announced on Monday.
Northwestern's 132 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars in 2023-24 are the second-most in school history, behind only the mark of 142 Distinguished Scholar recipients set in 2021-22.
Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be a recipient of 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. Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program.
| Name | Sport | Academic Year | Major | Hometown |
| Griffin Arnone | Baseball | GR | Data Science | New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Marty Kaplan | Baseball | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Santa Monica, California |
| Bennett Markinson | Baseball | JR | Data Science | Tarzana, California |
| Matt McClure | Baseball | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Rancho Santa Margarita, California |
| Audrey Bannister | Cross Country | JR | American Studies | Dublin, Ohio |
| Kalea Bartolotto | Cross Country | GR | Health Data Science | Livermore, California |
| Deepti Choudhury | Cross Country | JR | Psychology | Austin, Texas |
| Abbie Draheim | Cross Country | JR | Economics | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Ava Earl | Cross Country | JR | Political Science | Girdwood, Alaska |
| Mallory Grubb | Cross Country | SO | Economics | Amherst, New York |
| Katherine Hessler | Cross Country | SR | English | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Fiona Lenth | Cross Country | JR | Economics | Portland, Oregon |
| Maggie Mason | Cross Country | JR | Neuroscience | Cary, Illinois |
| Mia Mraz | Cross Country | SO | Journalism | Broomfield, Colorado |
| Addy Vettel | Cross Country | SR | Neuroscience | Weston, Massachusetts |
| Anna Damratoski | Fencing | SO | Mechanical Engineering | Peapack, New Jersey |
| Lia Douglas | Fencing | SO | Sociology | Barrington, Rhode Island |
| Asha Henry | Fencing | JR | Cognitive Science | Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Levi Hoogendoorn | Fencing | SR | Integrated Science Program | Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
| Juliana Hung | Fencing | SO | Communication Studies | San Francisco, California |
| Allison Lee | Fencing | SO | Political Science | Kinnelon, New Jersey |
| Sumin Liu | Fencing | SR | Communication Studies | Shenzhen, China |
| Kaylin Nguyen | Fencing | SO | Statistics | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Megumi Oishi | Fencing | SO | English | Portland, Oregon |
| Rowan Park | Fencing | JR | Legal Studies | Hermosa Beach, California |
| Samantha Serban | Fencing | SO | Political Science | Chatham, New Jersey |
| Ophelia Tong | Fencing | JR | Biomedical Engineering | Arcadia, California |
| Julia Yoon | Fencing | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Belle Mead, New Jersey |
| Amelia Albers | Field Hockey | SO | Journalism | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Jordan Carr | Field Hockey | SR | English | Point Pleasant, New Jersey |
| Regan Cornelius | Field Hockey | JR | Political Science | New Albany, Ohio |
| Peyton Halsey | Field Hockey | GR | Master of Public Health | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Lane Herbert | Field Hockey | JR | Biological Sciences | Celina, Texas |
| Greta Hinke | Field Hockey | SO | Psychology | Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Katie Jones | Field Hockey | SR | Psychology | Bristol, England |
| Maggie Powers | Field Hockey | SR | Biological Sciences | West Chester, Pennslyvania |
| Annabel Skubisz | Field Hockey | SR | Economics | Houston, Texas |
| Lila Slattery | Field Hockey | SR | Manufacturing & Design Engineering | Severna Park, Maryland |
| Luke Akers | Football | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Lawson Albright | Football | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Braydon Brus | Football | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Glendora, California |
| Jackson Carsello | Football | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Northbrook, Illinois |
| Joe DeHaan | Football | SR | Secondary Teaching | Tinley Park, Illinois |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Football | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Dallas, Texas |
| Donnie Gray | Football | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nick Herzog | Football | SO | Human Development in Context | Stilwell, Kansas |
| Aidan Hubbard | Football | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jack Lausch | Football | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Chicago, Illinois |
| Charlie Mangieri | Football | GR | Post Baccalaureate | Peoria, Illinois |
| Jack Oyola | Football | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| Caleb Tiernan | Football | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Livonia, Michigan |
| Mac Uihlein | Football | JR | Economics | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Ben Wrather | Football | SR | Industrial Engineering | Powell, Ohio |
| Dylan Amonte | Lacrosse | GR | Post Baccalaureate | Norwell, Massachusetts |
| Erin Coykendall | Lacrosse | GR | Sports Administration | Spencerport, New York |
| Serafina DeMunno | Lacrosse | JR | Communication Studies | Barrington, Illinois |
| Kendall Halpern | Lacrosse | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Woodbury, New York |
| Leah Holmes | Lacrosse | SR | Journalism | Larchmont, New York |
| Hannah Johnson | Lacrosse | JR | Human Development in Context | Baldwinsville, New York |
| Molly Laliberty | Lacrosse | GR | Sports Administration | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Natalie Lopez | Lacrosse | SR | Journalism | New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Carleigh Mahoney | Lacrosse | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Mendham, New Jersey |
| Megan Mallgrave | Lacrosse | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Summit, New Jersey |
| Lucy Munro | Lacrosse | SO | Psychology | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| Cara Nugent | Lacrosse | JR | Computer Science | Boxford, Massachusetts |
| Katie Shanley | Lacrosse | GR | Integ Marketing Communications | Fayetteville, New York |
| Samantha Smith | Lacrosse | JR | Communication Studies | Mill Valley, California |
| Sammy White | Lacrosse | JR | Communication Studies | Timonium, Maryland |
| Nick Martinelli | Men's Basketball | SO | Communication Studies | Glenview, Illinois |
| Cameron Adam | Men's Golf | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| James Imai | Men's Golf | GR | Sports Administration | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Rom Brown | Men's Soccer | SR | Biological Sciences | Hod Hasharon, Israel |
| Brett Chrisman | Men's Soccer | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Glencoe, Illinois |
| Jason Gajadhar | Men's Soccer | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Tronoto, Ontario |
| Henri Richter | Men's Soccer | SO | Political Science | Newton, Massachusetts |
| Danh Tran | Men's Soccer | JR | Economics | Happy Valley, Oregon |
| Justin Weiss | Men's Soccer | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Syosset, New York |
| Ben Forbes | Men's Swimming & Diving | GR | Mechanical Engineering | Fresno, California |
| Jan Karolczak | Men's Swimming & Diving | SO | History | Warsaw, Poland |
| Connor Morikawa | Men's Swimming & Diving | JR | Computer Science | Weston, Connecticut |
| Tonahuc Zinn | Men's Swimming & Diving | SO | Social Policy | Santa Ana, California |
| Max Bengtsson | Men's Tennis | JR | Applied Mathematics | Winnetka, Illinois |
| Chad Miller | Men's Tennis | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Lauren Boyd | Softball | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Union, Missouri |
| Hannah Cady | Softball | SR | Biological Sciences | Clarkston, Michigan |
| Lauren Curry | Softball | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Whitehouse, Ohio |
| Bridget Donahey | Softball | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Cami Henry | Softball | GR | Information Design & Strategy | Camby, Indiana |
| Ayana Lindsey | Softball | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Kelsey Nader | Softball | SO | Industrial Engineering | Canton, Michigan |
| Grace Nieto | Softball | JR | Psychology | Farmington Hills, Michigan |
| Lauren Sciborski | Softball | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | South Lyon, Michigan |
| Angela Zedak | Softball | GR | Post Baccalaureate | Chicago, Illinois |
| Kennedy Hill | Volleyball | SO | Legal Studies | Sherman Oaks, California |
| Sienna Noordermeer | Volleyball | SO | Economics | Los Angeles, California |
| Kathryn Randorf | Volleyball | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| Alexa Rousseau | Volleyball | SR | Communication Studies | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Ellee Stinson | Volleyball | JR | Learning & Organizational Change | Yorktown, Indiana |
| Mercy Ademusayo | Women's Basketball | JR | Human Development in Context | Ode Irele, Nigeria |
| Caroline Lau | Women's Basketball | SO | Communication Studies | Westport, Connecticut |
| Jasmine McWilliams | Women's Basketball | SR | Communication Studies | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jennifer Cai | Women's Golf | SR | Psychology | Irvine, California |
| Jieni Li | Women's Golf | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Hangzhou, China |
| Lauryn Nguyen | Women's Golf | JR | Communication Studies | Seattle, Washington |
| Jiayi Wang | Women's Golf | SO | Learning & Organizational Change | Shanghai, China |
| Ramira Ambrose | Women's Soccer | SO | Data Science | Plymouth, Minnesota |
| Josie Aulicino | Women's Soccer | SR | Biological Sciences | Northville, Michigan |
| Danika Austin | Women's Soccer | GR | Sports Administration | Jenison, Michigan |
| Aurea del Carmen | Women's Soccer | GR | Post Baccalaureate | Gilroy, Califorina |
| Nicole Doucette | Women's Soccer | SR | Communication Studies | Lake Bluff, Illinois |
| Ingrid Falls | Women's Soccer | SR | Economics | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Gabriella Grust | Women's Soccer | JR | Communication Studies | San Diego, California |
| Kelsey Kwon | Women's Soccer | JR | Economics | Redmond, Washington |
| Brooke Miller | Women's Soccer | SO | Journalism | Naperville, Illinois |
| Bridget Mitchell | Women's Soccer | SR | Radio/Television/Film | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Sydney Panek | Women's Soccer | SR | Psychology | Mahtomedi, Minnesota |
| Emma Phillips | Women's Soccer | JR | Communication Studies | Munster, Indiana |
| Erika Chen | Women's Swimming & Diving | SR | Communication Studies | Rockville, Maryland |
| Lindsay Ervin | Women's Swimming & Diving | SO | Political Science | Irvine, California |
| Markie Hopkins | Women's Swimming & Diving | GR | Educational Studies | Mission Viejo, California |
| Mackenzie Lanning | Women's Swimming & Diving | SO | Enviromental Sciences | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Shauntel Lim | Women's Swimming & Diving | SO | Psychology | Palo Alto, California |
| Justine Murdock | Women's Swimming & Diving | JR | Statistics | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Inés Sancho | Women's Swimming & Diving | SO | Mathematics | Guadalajara, Spain |
| Isabella Wallace | Women's Swimming & Diving | SR | Biological Sciences | Portland, Oregon |
| Sydney Pratt | Women's Tennis | JR | Economics | Glenview, Illinois |
| Maria Shusharina | Women's Tennis | SR | Chemical Engineering | Moscow, Russia |
| Jamie Berg | Wrestling | SR | Data Science | New York, New York |
| Troy Fisher | Wrestling | GR | Global Health Leadership Certificate | Garden Plain, Kansas |
| Maxx Mayfield | Wrestling | SR | Learning & Organizational Change | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Andre Rocker | Wrestling | SO | Political Science | Byfield, Massachusetts |
| Aiden Vandenbush | Wrestling | JR | Computer Science | Random Lake, Wisconsin |
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Golf
F
/ Women's Basketball
P
/ Football
M/F
/ Field Hockey
TE
/ Football
D
/ Women's Soccer
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
OF
/ Baseball
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Men's Tennis
/ Wrestling
P/IF
/ Softball
LB
/ Football
IF
/ Softball
/ Women's Golf
M/D
/ Field Hockey
OL
/ Football
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
M
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Field Hockey
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
P
/ Softball
Epée
/ Women's Fencing
DB
/ Football
F
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
IF
/ Softball
D
/ Women's Soccer
Epée
/ Women's Fencing
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Wrestling
DB
/ Football
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
M
/ Men's Soccer
WR
/ Football
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
M/F
/ Field Hockey
Epée
/ Women's Fencing
P
/ Softball
M/F
/ Field Hockey
OL
/ Football
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
M/B
/ Field Hockey
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
DL
/ Football
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
/ Men's Golf
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
M/D
/ Field Hockey
OF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
M
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
G
/ Women's Basketball
QB
/ Football
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
IF
/ Softball
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
TE
/ Football
C/1B
/ Baseball
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Wrestling
RHP
/ Baseball
G
/ Women's Basketball
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Tennis
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
OF
/ Softball
Epée
/ Women's Fencing
/ Women's Golf
IF
/ Softball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
DB
/ Football
M
/ Women's Soccer
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
D
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Field Hockey
/ Women's Tennis
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
M
/ Men's Soccer
/ Wrestling
S
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
IF/C
/ Softball
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Women's Tennis
GK
/ Field Hockey
M/F
/ Field Hockey
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
OL
/ Football
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
LB
/ Football
/ Wrestling
/ Women's Cross Country & Track
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Golf
F
/ Men's Soccer
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
OL
/ Football
Epée
/ Women's Fencing
OF
/ Softball
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
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