University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Have 68 Distinguished Scholar Athletes
7/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics placed 68 student-athletes on the Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Athletes list, announced today by the Big Ten Conference. Having earned a 3.7 grade point average or higher from the previous academic year, 534 student-athletes across the Big Ten Conference received the award. The 68 Gopher student-athletes ties Michigan State for the most honorees by an individual school.
The Minnesota list represented 16 of the Gophers’ 25 sports. Minnesota’s largest contingent came from the women’s cross country and track & field team, which included 18 honorees. The Gophers also had representatives from baseball (5), women’s basketball (2), football (5), women’s golf (1), men’s gymnastics (1), women’s gymnastics (4), rowing (5), soccer (3), softball (2), men’s swimming and diving (5), women’s swimming and diving (7), men’s tennis (1), men’s track & field (8) and wrestling (1).
Among the 68, Minnesota maintained eight with a perfect 4.0 GPA during the academic season. Earning a 4.0 last year were Addison Demer (men’s track), Katelan Dyson (cross country), Becca Gusmer (cross country) Kaylee Jamison (women’s swimming), Amy Kubat (women’s track), Kathryn Ritter (cross country), Mike Shelendich (men’s track) and Kelly Stalpes (women’s track).
In February of 2008, Big Ten Faculty Representatives established a conference academic recognition 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 student-athletes 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-athlete’s academic career.
Minnesota
Name, Sport(s) Yr. Major Hometown
Troy Larson, Baseball So. Genetics/Cell Biology Maplewood, Minn.
Nick O'Shea, Baseball Jr. Mechanical Engineering Blaine, Minn.
AJ Pettersen, Baseball Jr. Economics Minnetonka, Minn.
Matt Puhl, Baseball So. Business and Marketing Ed. North St. Paul, Minn.
Tim Ryan, Baseball Sr. Actuarial Science Eagan, Minn.
Nicole Mastey, Women’s Basketball Jr. Leisure Studies Becker, Minn.
Jackie Voigt, Women’s Basketball Jr. Sport Management Cottage Grove, Minn.
Katelan Dyson, Women’s Cross Country Jr. English Roseville, Minn.
Rebecca Gusmer, Women’s Cross Country So. Kinesiology Green Bay, Wiis.
Danielle Lebreck, Women’s Cross Country So. Spanish Studies Cary, Ill.
Stephanie Price, Women’s Cross Country So. Inter‐College Studies Mankato, Minn.
Kathryn Ritter, Women’s Cross Country So. Biology, Society & Environment Mukwonago, Wis.
Kathryn Salvatore, Women’s Cross Country Jr. Biology, Society & Environment Roseville, Minn.
Kayla Wagner, Women’s Cross Country So. Elementary Education Baldwin, Wis.
Chase Haviland, Football So. Journalism Thief River Falls, Minn.
Aaron Hill, Football So. Pre‐Kinesiology St. Charles, Mo.
Adam Lueck, Football Jr. Finance Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ryan Orton, Football Sr. Applied Economics Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kim Royston, Football Sr. Communication Studies Minneapolis, Minn.
Jaclyn Shepherd, Women’s Golf So. Accounting Delafield, Wis.
D.J. Repp, Men’s Gymnastics Jr. Inter‐College Studies Albuquerque, N.M.
Janel Campbell, Women’s Gymnastics So. Communication Studies Germantown, Wis.
Kendra Elm, Women’s Gymnastics Sr. Biomedical Engineering Plymouth, Minn.
Lucy Ennis, Women’s Gymnastics Jr. Inter‐College Studies Roseville, Minn.
Briana Jones, Women’s Gymnastics Jr. Physiology Grand Forks, N.D.
Madeleine Bourgeois, Women’s Rowing Jr. Leisure Studies Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Natalie Foshag, Women’s Rowing So. Psychology Los Angeles, Calif.
Molly Kalmoe, Women’s Rowing Sr. Ecology Evolution/Behavior and Physiology St. Croix Falls, Wis.
Leah Rogotzke, Women’s Rowing Jr. History Duluth, Minn.
Jennifer VanVliet, Women’s Rowing So. Physiology Grand Rapids, Mich.
Stephanie Brandt, Women’s Soccer So. Biology Rochester, Minn.
Allison Phillips, Women’s Soccer So. Biology Vadnais Heights, Minn.
Julie Rezac, Women’s Soccer Sr. Inter‐College Studies Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kelsey Klucas, Softball So. Environmental Science Policy & Management Aitkin, Minn.
Mallory Mitchell, Softball Sr. Kinesiology Forney, Texas
Jared Anderson, Men’s Swimming & Diving So. Journalism Baxter, Minn.
Philip Greenberg, Men’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Electrical Engineering Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ivan Gutesa, Men’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Economics Novi Sad, Serbia
Andrew Knaak, Men’s Swimming & Diving Jr. Political Science Stillwater, Minn.
Robert Schnitzler, Men’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Finance Wausau, Wis.
Molly Belk, Women’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Elementary Education Minneapolis, Minn.
Natalie Herrild, Women’s Swimming & Diving So. Economics Lakeville, Minn.
Kaylee Jamison, Women’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Biochemistry St. Charles, Ill.
Eleanor Prewitt‐Thomas, Women’s Swimming & Diving So. English Lee's Summit, Mo.
Stephanie Solfelt, Women’s Swimming & Diving So. Elementary Education Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ashley Steenvoorden, Women’s Swimming & Jr. Elementary Education East Brunswick, N.J.
Lissa Tommerdahl, Women’s Swimming & Diving Jr. Biology Bloomington, Ill.
Derek Peterson, Men’s Tennis Sr. Biochemistry Apple Valley, Minn.
Addison Demer, Men’s Track & Field Jr. Genetics/Cell Biology Oakdale, Minn.
Sean Duling, Men’s Track & Field Jr. Political Science North Oaks, Minn.
David Pachuta, Men’s Track & Field Sr. Neuroscience Eagan, Minn.
Bradley Parent, Men’s Track & Field So. Actuarial Science Green Bay, Wis.
Joseph Schwecke, Men’s Track & Field Sr. Applied Kinesiology Buffalo Lake, Minn.
Michael Shelendich, Men’s Track & Field Jr. Biochemistry Shoreview, Minn.
Steven Sulkin, Men’s Track & Field So. Mathematics Elmhurst, Ill.
Ryan Todhunter, Men’s Track & Field So. Biomedical Engineering Grand Forks, N.D.
Sharyn Dahl, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Inter‐College Studies Hudson, Wis.
Caitlyn Dongoske, Women’s Track & Field So. English Mound, Minn.
Rachel Drake, Women’s Track & Field So. Spanish Studies White Bear Lake, Minn.
Leah Hansen, Women’s Track & Field So. Undeclared Shoreview, Minn.
Laura Koch, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Child Psychology Waukesha, Wis.
Amy Kubat, Women’s Track & Field So. Psychology Owatonna, Minn.
Michelle Maciej, Women’s Track & Field So. Civil Engineering Elk River, Minn.
Chimeren Okoroji, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Child Psychology Eau Claire, Wis.
Rebecca Pilkerton, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Biochemistry Dexter, Mich.
Krista Skoglund, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Architecture International Falls, Minn.
Kelly Stalpes, Women’s Track & Field Jr. Biology Plymouth, Minn.
Brent Eidenschink, Wrestling So. Business and Industry Education Detroit Lakes, Minn
