University of Minnesota Athletics
Eidenschink named Big Ten Scholar Athlete
7/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Brent Eidenschink represents the wrestling team and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics program after being named one of 68 Gopher 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.
Eidenschink was awarded the Minnesota Integrity Award and earned the Upperclassmen Academic Award for the Gophers last season. Eidenschink finished his career with a record of 16-24 for the Gophers last season.
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.
