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Fifty-six student-athletes named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
July 05, 2017 | General News, Men's Cross Country, Men's Rowing, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Hockey, Women's Rowing, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball
Badgers honored for grade-point average of 3.7 or better
MADISON, Wis. — Fifty-six student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin have been named 2016-17 Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars. Distinguished Scholar awards are presented to student-athletes who have recorded a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 or better for the academic year.
The 2016-17 class includes eight student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the year. This group includes Taylor Kuhn, women's basketball; Tyson Miehe and Malachy Schrobilgen, men's cross country and track and field; Kelsey Jenkins, softball; Audrey Dalgarno, women's lightweight rowing, Thomas Walker, men's rowing and Hazel Hertting and Abby Jagdfeld, women's swimming and diving.
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Several Badgers on the list also earned national honors including men's cross country All-American Schrobilgen, men's cross country All-American and Academic All-American Morgan McDonald; women's hockey All-American Annie Pankowski; softball All-American Jenkins; women's swimming and diving All-Americans Marissa Berg, Dana Grindall and Ashley Peterson; women's lightweight rower Brianna Wynne and wrestling All-American Connor Medbery.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
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The 2016-17 class includes eight student-athletes who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the year. This group includes Taylor Kuhn, women's basketball; Tyson Miehe and Malachy Schrobilgen, men's cross country and track and field; Kelsey Jenkins, softball; Audrey Dalgarno, women's lightweight rowing, Thomas Walker, men's rowing and Hazel Hertting and Abby Jagdfeld, women's swimming and diving.
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Several Badgers on the list also earned national honors including men's cross country All-American Schrobilgen, men's cross country All-American and Academic All-American Morgan McDonald; women's hockey All-American Annie Pankowski; softball All-American Jenkins; women's swimming and diving All-Americans Marissa Berg, Dana Grindall and Ashley Peterson; women's lightweight rower Brianna Wynne and wrestling All-American Connor Medbery.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
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| Â 2016-17 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars | ||
| Â Women's Basketball (1) | ||
| Â Taylor Kuhn | Â Sr. | Â Kinesiology |
| Â Men's Cross Country (4) | ||
| Â Olin Hacker | Â So. | Â Undeclared |
| Â Morgan McDonald | Â Jr. | Â International business and finance, investment |
| Â Tyson Miehe | Â Jr. | Â Physical education |
| Â Malachy Schrobilgen | Â Sr. | Â Political science and history |
| Â Women's Cross Country (2) | ||
| Â Sarah Disanza | Â Jr. | Â Retailing and consumer behavior |
| Â Sarah Heinemann | Â Sr. | Â Chemical engineering |
| Â Football (2) | ||
| Â Brett Connors | Â Jr. | Â Kinesiology |
| Â Eric Steffes | Â Grad. | Â Kinesiology |
| Â Women's Golf (1) | ||
| Â Michelle Cheung | Â Sr. | Â Psychology |
| Â Women's Ice Hockey (2) | ||
| Â Mikayla Johnson | Â Sr. | Â Community and non-profit leadership |
| Â Annie Pankowski | Â Jr. | Â Zoology |
| Â Women's Lightweight Rowing (5) | ||
| Â Audrey Dalgarno | Â Sr. | Â Biology |
| Â Agathe Denis | Â Fr. | Â Economics |
| Â Eleanor Martin | Â Jr. | Â Finance, Investment and Banking/Risk Management |
| Â Jenn Whitehill | Â Jr. | Â Elementary Education |
| Â Brianna Wynne | Â Jr. | Â Nutritional Sciences |
| Â Men's Rowing (4) | ||
| Â James Bernard | Â Jr. | Â International studies |
| Â Alex Idarraga | Â Sr. | Â Russian |
| Â Zach Ruedinger | Â Grad. | Â Accounting |
| Thomas Walker | Sr. | Economics/Ag. Business Management |
| Â Women's Rowing (9) | ||
| Â Eliza Clifford | Â So. | Â Art |
| Â Janie French | Â Sr. | Â Biochemistry and Spanish |
| Â Monica Gerber | Â Jr. | Â Retailing and consumer behavior |
| Â Lily Hansen | Â Jr. | Â Communicative sciences and disorders |
| Â Lucia Kissinger | Â Sr. | Â Kinesiology |
| Â Kaitlin McKeogh | Â Sr. | Â Rehabilitation psychology |
| Â Dani Steinberg | Â Sr. | Â Forest science |
| Â Maddie Wanamaker | Â Sr. | Â Environmental studies/Life sciences communication |
| Â Megan Whitehouse | Â Jr. | Â Retailing and consumer behavior |
| Â Women's Soccer (2) | ||
| Â Natalie Jacobson | Â So. | Â Biology |
| Â Sydney McGinnis | Â Jr. | Â Journalism |
| Softball (3) | ||
| Â Brianna Flugaur | Â Jr. | Â Rehabilitation psychology |
| Â Kelsey Jenkins | Â Jr. | Â Human development and family studies |
| Â Sara Novak | Â Sr. | Â Biology/Pre-veterinary medicine |
| Â Men's Swimming & Diving (1) | ||
| Â Todd McCarthy | Â Jr. | Â Mechanical engineering |
| Â Women's Swimming & Diving (8) | ||
| Â Marissa Berg | Â Jr. | Â Human development and family studies |
| Â Madison Blaydes | Â Sr. | Â Gender and women's studies/Psychology |
| Â Gabriella Comunale | Â So. | Â Undeclared |
| Â Dana Grindall | Â Sr. | Â Human development and family studies |
| Â Madeline Hazle | Â Sr. | Â Biology/History of science, medicine and technology |
| Â Hazel Hertting | Â So. | Â Food science |
| Â Abby Jagdfeld | Â Sr. | Â Microbiology |
| Â Ashley Peterson | Â Sr. | Â Human development and family studies |
| Â Men's Tennis (2) | ||
| Â Elliott Sprecher | Â Jr. | Â Philosophy/Journalism |
| Â John Zordani | Â Sr. | Â Business: Management and human resources |
| Â Women's Tennis (2) | ||
| Â Maria Avgerinos | Â Sr. | Â Environmental science |
| Â Sydney Rider | Â Sr. | Â Life science communications |
| Â Men's Track & Field (6) | ||
| Â Tim Guthrie | Â Jr. | Â Biochemistry |
| Â Olin Hacker | Â So. | Â Undeclared |
| Â Isaac Hale | Â So. | Â Biomedical engineering |
| Â Morgan McDonald | Â Jr. | Â International business and finance, investment |
| Â Tyson Miehe | Â Jr. | Â Physical education |
| Â Malachy Schrobilgen | Â Sr. | Â History/Political science |
| Â Women's Track & Field (5) | ||
| Â Kennedy Blahnik | Â Jr. | Â Elementary education |
|  Sarah Disanza |  Jr. |  Retailing and consumer behavior |
| Â Sarah Heinemann | Â Sr. | Â Chemical engineering |
| Â Jane McCurry | Â Jr, | Â Environmental studies |
| Â Danielle Weber | Â Jr. | Â Political science |
| Â Volleyball (1) | ||
| Â Romana Krišková Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | Â Grad. | Â Educational leadership |
| Â Wrestling (3) | ||
| Â Andrew Crone | Â Jr. | Â Finance/Risk management and insurance |
| Â Connor Medbery | Â Grad. | Â Kinesiology |
| Â TJ Ruschell | Â Sr. | Â Economics |
| Â Bold Indicates 4.0 GPA | ||
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
Free/Breast
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Men's Rowing
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
Back/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Pole Vault
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country
Multi-Events
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
Back/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Men's Rowing
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Forward
/ Women's Hockey
/ Women's Rowing
G
/ Women's Basketball
Back/Fly/Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Pole Vault
/ Women's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Rowing
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country
Forward
/ Women's HockeyForward
/ Women's Hockey
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Rowing
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Rowing
/ Men's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
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/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
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