Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

by | Jun 11, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines

Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

Students across 26 spring and at-large sports earn recognition

Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,823 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday.

The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 97 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 473 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 27 men’s fencing students, 49 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 54 women’s beach volleyball students, 12 women’s artistic swimming students, and 16 women’s wrestling students.

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 May 1 for spring 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.

Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 102 had unblemished GPAs:

Baseball
Payton Hutchings, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Leadership & Management, Coal City Ill.
Aden O’Donnell, Illinois, Sophomore, Business Undeclared, Bettendorf, Iowa
Drake Westcott, Illinois, Senior/Graduate, Strategic Leadership & Management, Edwardsville, Ill.
Jack Messina, Penn State, Sophomore, Data Sciences, State College, Penn.
Brandon Anderson, Purdue, Senior, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Richmond, Ky.
Albert Choi, Purdue, Graduate, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Downingtown, Pa.
Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario

Men’s Golf
Juds Langille, Penn State, Graduate Student, Finance, Ossining, N.Y.
Matthew Yamin, UCLA, Junior, Political Science, New York, N.Y.

Women’s Golf
Lexanne Halama, Illinois, Graduate Student, BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology, Knoxville, Tenn.
Arden Louchheim, Nebraska, Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication, Park City, Utah
Faith Choi, Ohio State, Senior, Sport Industry, Frederick, Md.
Lana Malek, Purdue, Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia
Emily James, Rutgers, Sophomore, Economics, Bury, England
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Sophomore, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Lucrezia Rossettin, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Health Administration, Genova, Italy

Women’s Lacrosse
Megan Kielbasa, Johns Hopkins, Graduate Student, Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering, Aquebogue, N.Y.
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Junior, Learning and Organizational Change, Saint Paul, Minn.
Claire Snyder, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia
Cassidy Eckert, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Burlington, Ontario
Madysyn Sweeney, Oregon, Graduate Student, Applied Behavior Analysis, Pleasanton, Calif.
Maeve Simonds, Ohio State, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Milton, Ga.
Katie Buck, Rutgers, Junior, Biological Sciences, Moorestown, N.J.
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Junior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y.

Women’s Rowing
Niamh Coffey, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Kerry, Ireland
Anya Hardwick, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Indianapolis, Ind.
Maidson Cancro, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Environmental Sciences, Brielle, N.J.
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Wayne, N.J.
Ruby Hatfield, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Global Sports Business, Bantam, Conn.
Sydney Lehrer, Rutgers, Senior, Sociology, Flemington, N.J.
Campbell Dunn, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Geoscience, Madison, Wis.
Jadyn Schensky, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Athletic Training, Watertown, Wis.

Softball
Paige Berkmeyer, Illinois, Graduate Student, Animal Sciences, Wadsworth, Ohio
Lauren Wiles, Illinois, Graduate Student, MS: Management, Grimesland, N.C.
Reili Gardner, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Integrative Biol & Phys MS, Dyersville, Iowa

Men’s Tennis
Zach Viiala, Illinois, Sophomore, Undeclared, Perth, Australia
Max Bengtsson, Northwestern, Senior, Applied Mathematics, Winnetka, Ill.

Women’s Tennis
Kida Ferrari, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Fairhope, Ala.
Megan Heuser, Illinois, Senior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Lindenhurst, Ill.
McKenna Schaefbaue, Illinois, Junior, Political Science, Normal, Ill.
Alice Xu, Illinois, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Vienna, Va.
Matilde Morais, Michigan State, Junior, Advertising Management, Cascais, Portugal
Natalie Stasny, Michigan State, Sophomore, Human Biology, Woodrige, Ill.
Patsy Daughters, Oregon, Freshman, Environmental Studies, Eugene, Ore.
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Law JD, Corona, Calif.

Men’s Track & Field
Hunter Smith, Indiana, Senior, Accounting, New Carlisle, Ind.
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dubuque, Iowa
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Sophomore, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Aiden Felty, Michigan, Senior, Sport Management, Billercia, Mass.
Owen MacKenzie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Mountainview, Calif.
John McNeil, Michigan, Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, Medfield, Mass.
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Sophomore, Aquatic Ecology & Management, Linden, Mich.
Gabe Nash, Nebraska, Sophomore, International Business, Sioux City, Iowa
Seth Schnakenberg, Nebraska, Junior, Biochemistry, Superior, Neb.
Tanner Piotrowski, Penn State, Graduate Student, Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations, Gambrills, Md.
Gavin Richards, Rutgers, Junior, Exercise Science, Annandale, N.J.
Jonathan Scalia, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Westfield, N.J.
Mark Viggiano, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Studies Education, Ocean, N.J.
Rowen Ellenberg, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Design & Innovation, Appleton, Wis.

Women’s Track & Field
Olviia Campbell, Illinois, Senior, Psychology, Barry, Ill.
Isabella Daley, Illinois, Sophomore, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill.
Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa
Leah Hill, Michigan, Junior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo.
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Sophomore, LSA Undeclared, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, Graduate Student, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse, Southfield, Mich.
Emily Bardwell, Michigan State, Junior, Integrative Biology (MS), Brunswick, Ohio
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Junior, Human Biology, Holland, Mich.
Sophia Lucki, MIchigan State, Senior, Human Biology, Toronto, Canada
Val Pallett, Michigan State, Senior, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, Farmington, Mich.
Madison Price, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Sport Coaching (Graduate), Trenton, Mich.
Charlottte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill.
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Senior, Sociology B S, Saint Michael, Minn.
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, Junior, Management/Marketing, Cesena, Italy
Barbiorve Deebom, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Fargo, N.D.
Cammy Garaian, Nebraska, Graduate Student, Applied Science, Seekonk, Mass.
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Junior, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Katie Clute, Oregon, Senior, Psychology, Olmsted Township, Ohio
Ryann Porter, Oregon, Graduate, Educational Policy and Leadership, Janesville, Wis.
Florence Caron, Penn State, Senior, Linguistics, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Sophomore, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Ind.
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Newark, Del.
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Communication, Information, and Media, Charlotte, N.C.
Chloe Lindeman, Wiscosin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Fulton, Ill.
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Senior, Legal Studies & Political Science, Plymouth, Wis.
Carolyn Shult, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Nutrition & Metabolism (PhD), Augusta, Wis.

Acrobatics and Tumbling
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Junior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Bowling
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Prairieville, La.

Men’s Fencing
Arewen Borowiak, Penn State, Graduate Student, Business Analytics, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Men’s Rowing
Alexander Beer, Wisconsin, Junior, Business – Finance, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Daniel Hintzman, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, New Berlin, Wis.

Women’s Ice Hockey
Audrey Wethington, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences M B S, Edina, Minn.
Madelyn Wheeler, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sports Coaching, Erinsville, Ontario
Kiara Zanon, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Fairport, N.Y.
Makenna Webster, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo.
Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin, Fifth-Year Senior, Marketing, Milton, Mass.

Women’s Lightweight Rowing
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Junior, Biochemistry, Muskego, Wis.
Rianne Wagner, Wisconsin, Senior, Agronomy, Wilmette, Ill.

Women’s Beach Volleyball
Isabel Patterson, Oregon, Sophomore, Pre-Global Studies, Portland, Ore.

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