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Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honors Awarded to 91 Gophers
3/20/2024 10:00:00 AM | Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – The Big Ten has awarded 91 University of Minnesota student-athletes with Academic All-Big Ten honors for the 2023-24 winter season, the conference announced Wednesday.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, 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.
Seven programs at Minnesota were up for Academic All-Big Ten selections for the winter season with women's swimming and diving leading the way with 18 honorees. Sixteen student-athletes were recognized from both the men's swimming and diving program and wrestling team, along with 15 from men's hockey, 11 from gymnastics, eight from men's basketball and seven representing women's basketball.
In addition, six student-athletes recorded a GPA of 4.0: Gianna Gerdes (gymnastics), Jake Gliva (wrestling), Sarah Moraw (gymnastics), Rowan Morgan (wrestling), Desmon Sachtjen (men's swimming and diving) and Tim Stapleton (wrestling).
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Addie Albrecht, Hannah Cornish, Vivi Del Angel, Grace Drabot, Ava Gustafson, Faith Johnson, Indy Jongman, Eliot Kennedy, Kate LaMonica, Brigitta Neverman, Elle Niebuhr, Av Osero, Megan Phillip, Paula Rodriguez Rivero, Summer Schmit, Katia Soudakova, Megan Van Berkom, Ava Yablonski
Men's Swimming and Diving (16)
Jack Ballard, Jack Brown, William Christenson, Connor Groya, Alberto Hernandez, Josh Johnston, Drew Kaelin, Cameron Linder, Tommy McCarthy, Matt McDonald, Chris Nagy, Kaiser Neverman, Desmon Sachtjen, Lovro Serdarevic, Bar Soloveychik, Casey Stowe
Wrestling (16)
Michael Blockhus, Blaine Brenner, Theo Cha, Jake Gliva, Garrett Joles, Ben Lunn, Rowan Morgan, Gabe Nagel, Drew Roberts, Isaiah Salazar, Sam Skillings, Andrew Sparks, Tim Stapleton, Sebas Swiggum, Vance VomBaur, Devin Wasley
Men's Hockey (15)
Ryan Chesley, Justen Close, Carl Fish, Aaron Huglen, Mike Koster, Connor Kurth, John Mittelstadt, Luke Mittelstadt, Jaxon Nelson, Mason Nevers, Garrett Pinoniemi, Rhett Pitlick, Jimmy Snuggerud, Cal Thomas, Zach Wiese
Gymnastics (11)
Gianna Gerdes, Mya Hooten, Katie Horak, Marissa Jencks, Seria Johnson, Emily Koch, Sarah Moraw, Lauren Pearl, Brooklyn Rowray, Ella Sirjord, Megan Steensland
Men's Basketball (8)
Braeden Carrington, Parker Fox, Dawson Garcia, Isaiah Ihnen, Joshua Ola-Joseph, Pharrel Payne, Jackson Purcell, Will Ramberg
Women's Basketball (7)
Amaya Battle, Mara Braun, Maggie Czinano, Sophie Hart, Mallory Heyer, Niamya Holloway, Aminata Zie
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, 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.
Seven programs at Minnesota were up for Academic All-Big Ten selections for the winter season with women's swimming and diving leading the way with 18 honorees. Sixteen student-athletes were recognized from both the men's swimming and diving program and wrestling team, along with 15 from men's hockey, 11 from gymnastics, eight from men's basketball and seven representing women's basketball.
In addition, six student-athletes recorded a GPA of 4.0: Gianna Gerdes (gymnastics), Jake Gliva (wrestling), Sarah Moraw (gymnastics), Rowan Morgan (wrestling), Desmon Sachtjen (men's swimming and diving) and Tim Stapleton (wrestling).
Women's Swimming and Diving (18)
Addie Albrecht, Hannah Cornish, Vivi Del Angel, Grace Drabot, Ava Gustafson, Faith Johnson, Indy Jongman, Eliot Kennedy, Kate LaMonica, Brigitta Neverman, Elle Niebuhr, Av Osero, Megan Phillip, Paula Rodriguez Rivero, Summer Schmit, Katia Soudakova, Megan Van Berkom, Ava Yablonski
Men's Swimming and Diving (16)
Jack Ballard, Jack Brown, William Christenson, Connor Groya, Alberto Hernandez, Josh Johnston, Drew Kaelin, Cameron Linder, Tommy McCarthy, Matt McDonald, Chris Nagy, Kaiser Neverman, Desmon Sachtjen, Lovro Serdarevic, Bar Soloveychik, Casey Stowe
Wrestling (16)
Michael Blockhus, Blaine Brenner, Theo Cha, Jake Gliva, Garrett Joles, Ben Lunn, Rowan Morgan, Gabe Nagel, Drew Roberts, Isaiah Salazar, Sam Skillings, Andrew Sparks, Tim Stapleton, Sebas Swiggum, Vance VomBaur, Devin Wasley
Men's Hockey (15)
Ryan Chesley, Justen Close, Carl Fish, Aaron Huglen, Mike Koster, Connor Kurth, John Mittelstadt, Luke Mittelstadt, Jaxon Nelson, Mason Nevers, Garrett Pinoniemi, Rhett Pitlick, Jimmy Snuggerud, Cal Thomas, Zach Wiese
Gymnastics (11)
Gianna Gerdes, Mya Hooten, Katie Horak, Marissa Jencks, Seria Johnson, Emily Koch, Sarah Moraw, Lauren Pearl, Brooklyn Rowray, Ella Sirjord, Megan Steensland
Men's Basketball (8)
Braeden Carrington, Parker Fox, Dawson Garcia, Isaiah Ihnen, Joshua Ola-Joseph, Pharrel Payne, Jackson Purcell, Will Ramberg
Women's Basketball (7)
Amaya Battle, Mara Braun, Maggie Czinano, Sophie Hart, Mallory Heyer, Niamya Holloway, Aminata Zie
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