Northwestern Sets School Record with 147 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

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Northwestern Sets School Record with 147 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

7/14/2025 2:00:00 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, Women's Fencing

EVANSTON, Ill. – 147 Northwestern student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, the conference announced on Monday, setting a new school record surpassing the mark of 142 Distinguished Scholar recipients set in 2021-22. Student-athletes from all 19 Northwestern programs received recognition for the second consecutive year.

NU's 2024-25 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 19 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term, represented in bold on the list.

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.

Out of all Big Ten programs, Northwestern baseball, football, volleyball and fencing each produced the most Distinguished Scholar recipients in their sport.

Name	Sport	Academic Year	Major	Hometown
Drew Dickson	Baseball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Zionsville, Ind.
Tyler Ganus	Baseball	Graduate Student	Technology Entrepreneurship	Los Angeles, Calif.
Marty Kaplan	Baseball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Santa Monica, Calif.
Preston Knott	Baseball	Senior	Learning and Organizational Change	Arlington, Texas
Trent Liolios	Baseball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Newport Beach, Calif.
Bennett Markinson	Baseball	Senior	Data Science	Tarzana, Calif.
Cole Mascott	Baseball	Sophomore	Learning and Organizational Change	Newburyport, Massachusetts
Owen McElfatrick	Baseball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Tampa, Fla.
Griffin Mills	Baseball	Sophomore	Learning and Organizational Change	Morristown, N.J.
Joshua Ramos	Baseball	Sophomore	Learning and Organizational Change	West Palm Beach, Fla.
Sonny Rao	Baseball	Senior	Communication Studies	Orlando, Fla.
Chad Readey	Baseball	Senior	Data Science	Flossmoor, Ill.
Nick Martinelli	Men's Basketball	Junior	Communication Studies	Glenview, Ill.
Blake Smith	Men's Basketball	Junior	Journalism	Blue Bell, Pa.
Caroline Lau	Women's Basketball	Junior	Communication Studies	Westport, Conn.
Crystal Fuqu Wang	Women's Basketball	Sophomore	Communication Studies	Beijing, China
Amelia Albers	Field Hockey	Junior	Journalism	Grand Rapids, Mich.
Olivia Bent-Cole	Field Hockey	Sophomore	Journalism	Philadelphia, Pa.
Regan Cornelius	Field Hockey	Senior	Political Science	New Albany, Ohio
Lane Herbert	Field Hockey	Senior	Biological Sciences	Celina, Texas
Katie Jones	Field Hockey	5th Year	Psychology	Bristol, England
Emilie Kirschner	Field Hockey	Sophomore	Journalism	Chapel Hill, N.C.
Faye Post	Field Hockey	Sophomore	Undeclared	Harveys Lake, Pa.
Maddie Zimmer	Field Hockey	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Hershey, Pa.
Luke Akers	Football	Graduate Student	Project Management	Nashville, Tenn.
Lawson Albright	Football	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Greensboro, N.C.
Jake Arthurs	Football	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	Wheaton, Ill.
Braydon Brus	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Glendora, Calif.
Jackson Carsello	Football	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Northbrook, Ill.
Joe DeHaan	Football	Graduate Student	Educational Studies	Tinley Park, Ill.
Robert Fitzgerald	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Dallas, Texas
Donnie Gray	Football	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	New Haven, Conn.
Richie Hagarty	Football	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	New Palestine, Ill.
Will Halkyard	Football	Graduate Student	Master in Management	Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Nick Herzog	Football	Junior	Human Development in Context	Stillwell, Kan.
Joseph Himon II	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Little Rock, Ark.
Aidan Hubbard	Football	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Cleveland, Ohio
Jack Lausch	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Chicago, Ill.
Camp Magee	Football	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Orlando, Fla.
Sean McLaughlin	Football	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	Frankfort, Ill.
Xander Mueller	Football	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	Wheaton, Ill.
Jack Oyola	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Alpharetta, Ga.
Chris Petrucci	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Park Ridge, Ill.
Hunter Renner	Football	Graduate Student	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Mishawaka, Ind.
Evan Smith	Football	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Birmingham, Ala.
Najee Story	Football	Senior	Psychology	Solon, Ohio
Mac Uihlein	Football	Senior	Information Systems	Lake Forest, Ill.
Hunter Welcing	Football	Graduate Student	Information Design & Strategy	Deer Park, Ill.
Ben Wrather	Football	Graduate Student	Master in Management	Powell, Ohio
Audrey Bannister	Cross Country	Senior	American Studies	Dublin, Ohio
Erin Boler	Cross Country	Sophomore	Economics	Niskayuna, N.Y.
Ava Criniti	Cross Country	Sophomore	Undeclared	Lexington, Massachusetts
Whitney Currie	Cross Country	Senior	Biological Sciences	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ava Earl	Cross Country	Senior	Political Science	Girdwood, Alaska
Serena Frolli	Cross Country	Junior	Mechanical Engineering	Ancona, Italy
Mallory Grubb	Cross Country	Junior	Economics	Amherst, N.Y.
Katherine Hessler	Cross Country	Graduate Student	Post Baccalaureate	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jackie Holman	Cross Country	Sophomore	Data Science	San Francisco, Calif.
Fiona Lenth	Cross Country	Senior	Economics	Portland, Oregan
Maggie Mason	Cross Country	Senior	Neuroscience	Cary, Ill.
Mia Mraz	Cross Country	Junior	Journalism	Broomfield, Colo.
Maddy Powers	Cross Country	Sophomore	Undeclared	Queensbury, N.Y.
Cameron Adam	Men's Golf	Senior	Learning and Organizational Change	Edinburgh, Scotland
Akshay Anand	Men's Golf	Junior	Data Science	Redmond, Wash.
Daniel Svard	Men's Golf	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Jarfalla, Sweden
Dianna Lee	Women's Golf	Junior	Communication Studies	San Diego, Calif.
Jiayi Wang	Women's Golf	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Shanghai, China
Francesca Argentieri	Lacrosse	Junior	Journalism	Syracuse, N.Y.
Serafina DeMunno	Lacrosse	Senior	Communication Studies	Lake Barrington, Ill.
Jane Hansen	Lacrosse	Graduate Student	Sports Communication Certificate	Cohasset, Massachusetts
Hannah Johnson	Lacrosse	Senior	Human Development in Context	Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Megan Mallgrave	Lacrosse	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Spring Lake, N.J.
Lucy Munro	Lacrosse	Junior	Psychology	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Cara Nugent	Lacrosse	Senior	Computer Science	Boxford, Massachusetts
Talia Reading	Lacrosse	Sophomore	Communication Studies	Littleton, Colo.
Jaylen Rosga	Lacrosse	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Saint Paul, Minn.
Madison Smith	Lacrosse	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Mill Valley, Calif.
Claire Snyder	Lacrosse	Graduate Student	Leadership for Creative Enterprises	Surrey, British Columbia
Madison Taylor	Lacrosse	Junior	Human Development in Context	Wantagh, N.Y.
Kathryn Welch	Lacrosse	Junior	Industrial Engineering	Pearl River, N.Y.
Sammy White	Lacrosse	Senior	Communication Studies	Timonium, Md.
Italo Addimandi	Men's Soccer	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Miami, Fla.
Gregory Cook	Men's Soccer	Sophomore	Undeclared	Las Vegas, Nev.
Jason Gajadhar	Men's Soccer	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Toronton, Ontario
Tyler Glassberg	Men's Soccer	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Melville, N.Y.
Reese Mayer	Men's Soccer	Graduate Student	Data Science	Owings Mills, Md.
Danh Tran	Men's Soccer	Senior	Economics	Happy Valley, Ore.
Ramira Ambrose	Women's Soccer	Senior	Economics	Plymouth, Minn.
Josie Aulicino	Women's Soccer	Graduate Student	Post Baccalaureate	Northville, Michigan
Nicole Doucette	Women's Soccer	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	Lake Bluff, Ill.
Ingrid Falls	Women's Soccer	Graduate Student	Analytics Management Certificate	Lake Forest, Ill.
Reiley Fitzpatrick	Women's Soccer	Junior	Political Science	Ashburn, Va.
Kennedy Roesch	Women's Soccer	Senior	Communication Studies	San Diego, Calif.
Brooke Miller	Women's Soccer	Junior	Journalism	Naperville, Ill.
Bridget Mitchell	Women's Soccer	Graduate Student	Analytics Management Certificate	Lake Forest, Ill.
Gina Muzi	Women's Soccer	Graduate Student	Leadership for Creative Enterprises	Waukesha, Wis.
Presley Nevadomsky	Women's Soccer	Sophomore	Data Science	Arcadia, Calif.
Megan Norkett	Women's Soccer	Sophomore	Undeclared	Naperville, Ill.
Emma Phillips	Women's Soccer	Senior	Communication Studies	Munster, Ind.
Lauren Boyd	Softball	Graduate Student	Sports Administration	Union, Mo.
Bridget Donahey	Softball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Phoenix, Ariz
Kelsey Nader	Softball	Junior	Industrial Engineering	Canton, Michigan
Grace Nieto	Softball	Senior	Psychology	Farmington Hills, Mich.
Kansas Robinson	Softball	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Ind.polis, Ind.
Lauren Sciborski	Softball	Senior	Learning and Organizational Change	South Lyon, Mich.
Aaron Baltaytis	Men's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Data Science	Tenafly, N.J.
David Gerchik	Men's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Computer Science	Haifa, Israel
Matthew Lucky	Men's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Neuroscience	Harrisburg, N.C.
Diego Nosack	Men's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Undeclared	Beaverton, Ore.
David Vinokur	Men's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Undeclared	Scottsdale, Ariz
Jack White	Men's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Economics	Chicago, Ill.
Tonahuc Zinn	Men's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Social Policy	Santa Ana, Calif.
Claudia Chang	Women's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Data Science	Edina, Minn.
Lindsay Ervin	Women's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Political Science	Irvine, Calif.
Kenisha Gupta	Women's Swimming & Diving	Senior	Psychology	Mumbai, India
Mackenzie Lanning	Women's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Environmental Sciences	Louisville, Kentucky
Shauntel Lim	Women's Swimming & Diving	Junior	Psychology	Palo Alto, Calif.
Justine Murdock	Women's Swimming & Diving	Senior	Statistics	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Sydney Smith	Women's Swimming & Diving	Sophomore	Biomedical Engineering	Houston, Texas
Max Bengtsson	Men's Tennis	Senior	Applied Mathematics	Winnetka, Ill.
Chad Miller	Men's Tennis	Junior	Learning and Organizational Change	Cincinnati, Ohio
Britany Lau	Women's Tennis	Graduate Student	Master in Management	Kinnelon, N.J.
Autumn Rabjohns	Women's Tennis	Sophomore	Learning and Organizational Change	Lake Forest, Ill.
Kiley Rabjohns	Women's Tennis	Senior	Communication Studies	Lake Forest, Ill.
Kennedy Hill	Volleyball	Junior	Legal Studies	Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Gigi Navarrete	Volleyball	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Palos Heights, Ill.
Sienna Noordermeer	Volleyball	Junior	Economics	Los Angeles, Calif.
Kathryn Randorf	Volleyball	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Rylen Reid	Volleyball	Junior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Sophia Summers	Volleyball	Graduate Student	Learning Sciences	Portland, Ore.
Drew Wright	Volleyball	Sophomore	Human Development in Context	Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Luis Bazan	Wrestling	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Winter Park, Fla.
Jacob Bostelman	Wrestling	Sophomore	Learning & Organztnl Change	Parker, Colo.
Joseph Martin	Wrestling	Senior	Learning & Organztnl Change	Clovis, Calif.
Massey Odiotti	Wrestling	Sophomore	Undeclared	Wilmette, Ill.
Andre Rocker	Wrestling	Junior	Political Science	Byfield, Massachusetts
Aiden Vandenbush	Wrestling	Senior	Computer Science	Random Lake, Wis.
Alex Chen	Fencing	Sophomore	Journalism	Toronto, Ontario
Anna Damratoski	Fencing	Junior	Mechanical Engineering	Peapack, N.J.
Asha Henry	Fencing	Senior	Cognitive Science	Takoma Park, Md.
Juliana Hung	Fencing	Junior	Communication Studies	San Francisco, Calif.
Allison Lee	Fencing	Junior	Political Science	Kinnelon, N.J.
Megumi Oishi	Fencing	Junior	English	Portland, Ore.
Rowan Park	Fencing	Senior	Gender & Sexuality Studies	Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Samantha Serban	Fencing	Junior	Political Science	Chatham, N.J.
Karina Vasile	Fencing	Sophomore	Biological Sciences	Bucharest, Romania
Karen Wang	Fencing	Sophomore	Chemical Engineering	Houston, Texas