University of Minnesota Athletics
46 Gophers Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
All-America swimmer Kaylee Jamison was among six Golden Gophers to post a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the 2009-10 academic year pacing the 46 University of Minnesota student-athletes to receive the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. Other Gophers to garner 4.0’s for the year were Addison Demer (men’s track), Mike Torchia (men’s track), Ben Kuznia (football), Katie Ohm (women’s basketball) and Kathryn Ritter (women’s track/cross country).
The Big Ten Conference announced 484 student-athletes who have been selected as recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list features student-athletes from every institution and 32 different sports who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
Minnesota’s Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Name, Sport(s) Yr. Major Hometown
Thomas Campbell, Men’s Golf, Sr., Sports Management, Abbotsford Dunedin, NZ
Sara Clancy, Women’s Soccer, Sr., Elementary Education, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Russell Dabritz, Men’s Gymnastics, So., Kinesiology, Rowley, Mass.
Marissa Davies, Women’s Swimming & Diving, So., Management, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Addison Demer, Men’s Track & Field, Jr., Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Oakdale, Minn.
Sean Duling, Men’s Track & Field, Jr., Political Science, North Oaks, Minn.
Megan Duwell, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Marketing and Operations Mgmt, West Bend, Wis.
Katelan Dyson, Women’s Cross Country, Jr., English, Roseville, Minn.
Alison Eggers, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Jr., Sociology, Law and Criminology, Rosemount, Minn.
Lucy Ennis, Women’s Gymnastics, So., Health and Wellness, Roseville, Minn.
Aaron Fortunato, Men’s Gymnastics, Sr., Civil Engineering, Bedford, Ohio
Ivan Gutesa, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Jr., Economics, Sovi Sad, Serbia
Celia Hemmerich, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Sr., Biology, Minot, N.D.
Paul Hoplin, Men’s Track & Field, Jr., Education, Grand Forks, N.D.
Samantha Howard, Softbal,l Jr., Education, Shoreview, Minn.
Kaylee Jamison, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Jr., Biochemistry, St. Charles, Ill.
Briana Jones, Women’s Gymnastics, So., Undeclared, Grand Forks, N.D.
Ben Kuznia, Football, Sr., Management and Speech Communication, Olivia, Minn.
Troy Larson, Baseball, So., Pre‐Medicine, Maplewood, Minn.
Amy Laskowske, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field,, Sr., Global Studies, Palatine, Ill.
Michelle Maunu, Women’s Ice Hockey, Sr., Applied Kinesiology, Esko, Minn.
Brittany McCoy, Women’s Basketball, Sr., Speech, Language and Hearing Science, Lincolnwood, Ill.
Calla Nelson, Women’s Cross Country, Jr., Public Relations and Law, Criminology and Deviance, Roseville, Minn.
Thomas O’Brien, Men’s Gymnastics, Sr., Pre‐Medicine, Westfield, N.J.
Katie Ohm, Women’s Basketball, Gr., Applied Kinesiology, Elgin, Minn.
Derrick Onwuachi, Football, Sr., Applied Economics, Newhall, Calif.
Nick O’Shea, Baseball, Jr., Mechanical Engineering, Blaine, Minn.
AJ Pettersen, Baseball, Jr., Economics, Minnetonka, Minn.
Stephanie Price, Women’s Cross Country, So., Nursing, Mankato, Minn.
Julie Rezac, Women’s Soccer, Jr., Health and Wellness, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Robert Schnitzler, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Jr., Finance, Wausau, Wis.
Jenna Schuder, Women’s Rowing, Sr., Architecture, Forest Lake, Minn.
Joey Schwecke, Men’s Track & Field, Sr., Sports Management, Buffalo Lake, Minn.
Jacqueline Sperling, Women’s Tennis, Sr., Spanish/Elementary Education, Mequon, Wis.
Mike Torchia, Men’s Track & Field, Sr., Biochemistry, Rochester, Minn.
Dana Tripp, Women’s Soccer, Sr., Journalism, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Mallory Van Ness, Women’s Cross Country, Sr., Design and Architecture, Shoreview, Minn.
Kelly Wilson, Women’s Cross Country, Sr., Nutrition, Ortonville, Mich.
Elizabeth Yetzer, Women’s Cross Country, Sr., Elementary Education, Lakeville, Minn.
Meghan Manson, Women’s Track & Field, Gr., Public Health, State College, Pa.
Becca Pilkerton, Women’s Track & Field, So., Chemical Engineering, Dexter, Minn.
Kathryn Ritter, Women’s Track & Field, So., Undeclared, Mukwonago, Wis.
Alicia Rue, Women’s Track & Field, Sr., Math, Plymouth, Minn.
Mallory Van Ness, Women’s Track & Field, Sr., Design and Architecture, Shoreview, Minn.
Kelly Wilson, Women’s Track & Field, Sr., Nutrition, Ortonville, Mich.
Elizabeth Yetzer, Women’s Track & Field, Sr., Elementary Education, Lakeville, Minn.
Student‐Athletes with Grade Point Averages of 4.0 are listed in bold.
