Rutgers Places 138 Student-Athletes on Spring Academic All-Big Ten List
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RU earned a program record 249 Academic All-Big Ten distinctions during the 2017-18 academic year
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (May 30, 2018) – The Big Ten recognized 138 Rutgers student-athletes as Spring 2018 Academic All-Conference honorees, announced by the league office on Wednesday. All 10 eligible Rutgers programs are represented on the list, which includes 79 repeat selections and a trio of four-time honorees in men's lacrosse redshirt senior and All-American Christian Mazzone, women's lacrosse redshirt senior Nicole Kopyta, and baseball redshirt senior Chris Folinusz.
"As the Scarlet Knights continue to pursue excellence in all aspects of being a student-athlete, we are proud their diligent work in the classroom is being recognized at record numbers," said Director of Athletics Patrick Hobbs. "In addition to our young men and women's accomplishments, these distinctions are a resounding testament to the support system we have built at Rutgers, and a credit to our dedicated academic advisers, learning specialists and faculty athletic representatives."
The 138 Spring selections from RU are a school record since joining the Big Ten for the 2014-15 season, surpassing the 115 from the Spring of 2017. Joining the 33 Winter and 78 Fall honorees, Rutgers boasts a program-record total of 249 for the 2017-18 academic year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports, who have been enrolled fulltime at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Michael Rexrode of men's lacrosse joined his teammate, Mazzone, as Rutgers' two spring student-athletes who earned both Big Ten All-Conference and Academic All-Big Ten in the same season. A total of 35 seniors completed the clean sweep, earning the distinction in all years in which they were eligible.
Earlier this month, a school-record eight Rutgers programs - baseball, gymnastics, tennis, volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf and women's lacrosse – earned public recognition from the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The average multiyear APR rate for Rutgers athletic programs increased to 991, eight points above the NCAA average rate of 983. Thirteen teams either tied or set program multiyear APR rates records.
The Rutgers Leadership Academy and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee were again well represented as 17 SAAC members made Academic All-Big Ten this Spring, including Milo Freeman and Kyle Walker from baseball, Owen Mead and Casey Rose from men's lacrosse, Jack Panagos from men's golf, Trent Brinkofski and Dimitri Demos from men's track and field, Tatum Jackson and Emily Mills from women's golf, Alana Navaroli from women's lacrosse, Erin Ender and Sarah Johanek from rowing, Chloe Lee and Kyra Yap from women's tennis, Rhonda Rogombe and Jenna Sobieski from women's track and field, and Sierra Maddox from softball.
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"As the Scarlet Knights continue to pursue excellence in all aspects of being a student-athlete, we are proud their diligent work in the classroom is being recognized at record numbers," said Director of Athletics Patrick Hobbs. "In addition to our young men and women's accomplishments, these distinctions are a resounding testament to the support system we have built at Rutgers, and a credit to our dedicated academic advisers, learning specialists and faculty athletic representatives."
The 138 Spring selections from RU are a school record since joining the Big Ten for the 2014-15 season, surpassing the 115 from the Spring of 2017. Joining the 33 Winter and 78 Fall honorees, Rutgers boasts a program-record total of 249 for the 2017-18 academic year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports, who have been enrolled fulltime at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Michael Rexrode of men's lacrosse joined his teammate, Mazzone, as Rutgers' two spring student-athletes who earned both Big Ten All-Conference and Academic All-Big Ten in the same season. A total of 35 seniors completed the clean sweep, earning the distinction in all years in which they were eligible.
Earlier this month, a school-record eight Rutgers programs - baseball, gymnastics, tennis, volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf and women's lacrosse – earned public recognition from the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The average multiyear APR rate for Rutgers athletic programs increased to 991, eight points above the NCAA average rate of 983. Thirteen teams either tied or set program multiyear APR rates records.
The Rutgers Leadership Academy and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee were again well represented as 17 SAAC members made Academic All-Big Ten this Spring, including Milo Freeman and Kyle Walker from baseball, Owen Mead and Casey Rose from men's lacrosse, Jack Panagos from men's golf, Trent Brinkofski and Dimitri Demos from men's track and field, Tatum Jackson and Emily Mills from women's golf, Alana Navaroli from women's lacrosse, Erin Ender and Sarah Johanek from rowing, Chloe Lee and Kyra Yap from women's tennis, Rhonda Rogombe and Jenna Sobieski from women's track and field, and Sierra Maddox from softball.
| 2018 Spring Academic All-Big Ten | ||||
| Name | Team | Year | Major | Selection |
| Kevin Blum | Baseball | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering | 1st |
| Chris Folinusz | Baseball | Sr. | Criminal Justice/Labor Studies | 3rd |
| Milo Freeman | Baseball | Sr. | Finance | 3rd |
| AJ Gallagher | Baseball | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 2nd |
| Tyler McNamara | Baseball | Jr. | Economics | 2nd |
| John O'Reilly | Baseball | Sr. | Criminal Justice/Labor Studies | 3rd |
| Carmen Sclafani | Baseball | Jr. | Psychology | 2nd |
| Kyle Walker | Baseball | Sr. | Finance | 3rd |
| Ryan Wares | Baseball | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 2nd |
| Adam Charalambides | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Supply Chain And Marketing Science | 3rd |
| Mark Christiano | Men's Lacrosse | Jr. | Finance | 2nd |
| Austin Divitcos | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Finance | 3rd |
| Ben Dodson | Men's Lacrosse | Jr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 1st |
| Max Edelmann | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Labor Studies / Criminal Justice | 2nd |
| Joe Francisco | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Economics | 3rd |
| Brodie Gillespie | Men's Lacrosse | So. | Accounting | 1st |
| Steven Hillenbrand | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Finance | 3rd |
| Liam King | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Computer Science | 3rd |
| Christian Mazzone | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Journalism And Media Studies | 4th |
| Owen Mead | Men's Lacrosse | So. | Biological Sciences | 1st |
| Garrett Michaeli | Men's Lacrosse | Jr. | Economics | 1st |
| Kieran Mullins | Men's Lacrosse | So. | Biological Sciences | 1st |
| Sam Oltmans | Men's Lacrosse | Jr. | Economics | 1st |
| Michael Rexrode | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Civil Engineering | 3rd |
| Casey Rose | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Marketing | 3rd |
| Mark Schachte | Men's Lacrosse | So. | Finance | 1st |
| Alex Schoen | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Communication | 2nd |
| Jack Thompson | Men's Lacrosse | So. | Aerospace Engineering | 1st |
| Connor Vercruysse | Men's Lacrosse | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 2nd |
| Adam Gray | Men's Golf | So. | Communication | 1st |
| Matt Holuta | Men's Golf | Sr. | Finance | 3rd |
| Matthew Mourin | Men's Golf | Jr. | Biological Sciences | 2nd |
| Jack Panagos | Men's Golf | Sr. | Communication | 3rd |
| Toks Pedro | Men's Golf | Sr. | Communication | 3rd |
| Alanzo Aris | Men's Track and Field | So. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Dylan Atland | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Supply Chain And Marketing Science | 2nd |
| Trent Brinkofski | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 3rd |
| Andrew Comito | Men's Track and Field | So. | Industrial Engineering | 1st |
| Brennan Crowle | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Human Resource Management | 2nd |
| Dimitri Demos | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Finance | 1st |
| Ryan Gross | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Mathematics/Statistics | 1st |
| Gregory Harnett | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Jordan Jimerson | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Psychology | 2nd |
| Matthew Krezmer | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 3rd |
| Alexander Livernois | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Astrophysics/Mathematics | 2nd |
| Jordan Lorenzo | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Criminal Justice | 2nd |
| Sean Martinek | Men's Track and Field | So. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Christopher Mirabelli | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | Human Resource Management | 3rd |
| John Mooers | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Criminal Justice | 1st |
| Dominick Munson | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | History | 2nd |
| Conor Murphy | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Human Resource Management/Labor Studies | 2nd |
| Nicholas Pschunder | Men's Track and Field | So. | Economics | 1st |
| Jared Skalski | Men's Track and Field | So. | Industrial Engineering | 1st |
| Luke Wiley | Men's Track and Field | Sr. | History | 2nd |
| Edward Zaleck | Men's Track and Field | Jr. | Marketing | 2nd |
| Astrid Aneman | Women's Golf | Jr. | Finance | 2nd |
| Ana Cortes | Women's Golf | So. | Finance | 1st |
| Ashleigh Greenham | Women's Golf | Sr. | Psychology | 1st |
| Tatum Jackson | Women's Golf | Sr. | Management | 3rd |
| Carrie-Ann Lee | Women's Golf | So. | Supply Chain And Marketing Science | 1st |
| Emily Mills | Women's Golf | Sr. | Cell Biology & Neuroscience | 3rd |
| Abbey Brooks | Women's Lacrosse | Jr. | Human Resource Management | 2nd |
| Samantha Budd | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Biomedical Engineering | 1st |
| Amanda Casten | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Management | 3rd |
| Brianna Cirino | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Psychology | 1st |
| Bianca Dente | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 1st |
| Christine DiLullo | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Communication | 2nd |
| Jordan Drab | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Information Technology & Informatics | 1st |
| Monica Dresnin | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Communication | 1st |
| Tess Howland | Women's Lacrosse | Jr. | Communication | 2nd |
| Nicole Kopyta | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Communication, Info & Library Studies | 4th |
| Jenna Martinelli | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Exercise Science & Sports Studies | 1st |
| Alana Navaroli | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Information Technology & Informatics | 3rd |
| Dakota Pastore | Women's Lacrosse | Jr. | Chemistry | 2nd |
| Christina Petito | Women's Lacrosse | So. | Public Health | 1st |
| Kerri Puckhaber | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Human Resource Management | 3rd |
| Joanna Reilly | Women's Lacrosse | Sr. | Communication | 2nd |
| Regina Sharp | Women's Lacrosse | Jr. | Public Health | 1st |
| Talya Ackerman | Rowing | Jr. | Psychology | 1st |
| Madison Akins | Rowing | Sr. | Classics | 1st |
| Allyson-Joan Archer | Rowing | Jr. | Human Resource Management | 1st |
| Rebecca Barglowski | Rowing | So. | English | 1st |
| Olivia Betz | Rowing | Jr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Carolyn Biernacki | Rowing | Jr. | History | 2nd |
| Kathleen Butler | Rowing | So. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Rebecca Chanin | Rowing | So. | Political Science | 1st |
| Gabriella Conmy | Rowing | Jr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 2nd |
| Mary Connelly | Rowing | Sr. | Business And Science | 3rd |
| Vailey Eberhard | Rowing | Sr. | Communication | 2nd |
| Bryanna Eichler | Rowing | Jr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 2nd |
| Erin Ender | Rowing | Jr. | Economics/Spanish | 2nd |
| Brooke Enners | Rowing | Sr. | Psychology | 1st |
| Mackenzie Evans | Rowing | Jr. | Communication | 1st |
| Mackenzie George | Rowing | Jr. | Environmental Policy, Institutions & Behavior | 2nd |
| Rosalina Guarino | Rowing | So. | Marketing | 1st |
| Laura Hegemann | Rowing | Jr. | Genetics | 2nd |
| Julia Hendricks | Rowing | Jr. | Biological Sciences | 2nd |
| Rucha Janodia | Rowing | So. | Cell Biology & Neuro Science | 1st |
| Kirsten Jeansson | Rowing | So. | Animal Sciences/Biological Sciences | 1st |
| Sarah Johanek | Rowing | Jr. | Public Health | 2nd |
| Elizabeth Kogan | Rowing | So. | Cell Biology & Neuro Science | 1st |
| Sara Pagano | Rowing | Sr. | Health Administration/Psychology | 2nd |
| Merve Pekdemir | Rowing | So. | Industrial Engineering | 1st |
| Allison Proszowski | Rowing | So. | Chemical Engineering | 1st |
| Vida Torres | Rowing | Sr. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 3rd |
| Rachel Usen | Rowing | So. | Exercise Science And Sport Studies | 1st |
| Kori Warren | Rowing | Jr. | Planning And Public Policy | 2nd |
| Jacqueline Cochrane | Women's Tennis | So. | Political Science | 1st |
| Mingxiu Du | Women's Tennis | Sr. | Labor And Employment Relations | 1st |
| Chloe Lee | Women's Tennis | Sr. | Materials Science And Engineering | 3rd |
| Lee Levy | Women's Tennis | Sr. | Communication | 3rd |
| Kyra Yap | Women's Tennis | So. | Chemical Engineering | 1st |
| Sabrina Alexander | Women's Track and Field | Jr. | Biological Sciences/Africana Studies | 1st |
| Imani Beauliere | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Criminal Justice/Sociology | 2nd |
| Emma Bergman | Women's Track and Field | So. | Public Health | 1st |
| Allyson Black | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Nursing | 2nd |
| Genevieve Cickavage | Women's Track and Field | Jr. | Political Science | 1st |
| Lynnea Davis | Women's Track and Field | So. | Criminal Justice/Psychology | 1st |
| Kelsey Farbanish | Women's Track and Field | So. | Chemical Engineering | 1st |
| Bryanna Grant | Women's Track and Field | Sr.. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 3rd |
| Brianna Haspel | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Marketing | 2nd |
| Alexandra Juzwiak | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Psychology | 2nd |
| Sarah Robbie | Women's Track and Field | Sr.. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | 3rd |
| Rhonda Rogombe | Women's Track and Field | Jr. | Economics | 2nd |
| Nadia Saponara | Women's Track and Field | So. | Environmental Policy, Institutions & Behavior | 1st |
| Bria Saunders | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Psychology | 3rd |
| Jenna Sobieski | Women's Track and Field | Jr. | Public Health | 2nd |
| Oksana Sokolova | Women's Track and Field | Sr. | Communication | 3rd |
| Selena Thorne | Women's Track and Field | So. | Communication | 1st |
| Nicolette Anico | Softball | Jr. | Criminal Justice | 2nd |
| Nicole Bowman | Softball | So. | Psychology | 1st |
| Anyssa Iliopoulos | Softball | So. | Exercise Science and Sport Studies | 1st |
| Whitney Jones | Softball | Jr. | Exercise Science and Sport Studies | 2nd |
| Cambria Keefer | Softball | So. | Communication | 1st |
| Jacqueline Kott | Softball | Sr. | Marketing | 3rd |
| Sierra Maddox | Softball | Sr. | Biological Sciences | 3rd |
| Meaghan Wells | Softball | Sr. | Plant Science | 3rd |
| Allie Yoffee | Softball | Jr. | Exercise Science and Sport Studies | 2nd |
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