Record 80 Scarlet Knights Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

Record 80 Scarlet Knights Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

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Rutgers also boasts record number of perfect 4.0 GPA’s (21) and repeat selections (34)

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has named 80 Rutgers University student-athletes across 19 programs as Distinguished Scholars for earning a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher during the 2017-18 academic year.

The 80 selections for the Scarlet Knights is a program record since joining the Big Ten for the 2014-15 season. Rutgers also posts school records with 21 student-athletes earning a perfect 4.0 GPA and 34 garnering repeat selections on the prestigious academic list.

Since joining the Big Ten, Rutgers has had 278 Scarlet Knights named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. RU's 80 honorees this year are among 1,009 students competing in intercollegiate competition to earn the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor for the 2017-18 academic period.

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 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 students 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's academic career.

The full list of Rutgers University's Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award honorees is below.

Bold indicates 4.0 GPA
*/** indicates previous times selected as Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Baseball (1)
Carmen Sclafani, Jr., Psychology

Women's Basketball (1)
Victoria Harris, Jr., Public Health

Men's Cross Country (5)
Ryan Gross, Jr., Mathematics *
Sean Martinek, So., Exercise Science and Sport Studies
Dom Munson, Jr., European History
Cole Pschunder, So., Economics
Luke Wiley, Sr., European History *

Women's Cross Country (4)
Allyson Black. Sr., Nursing **
Alexandra Juzwiak, Sr., Psychology *
Sarah Robbie, Gr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations **
Nadia Saponara, So., Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior

Field Hockey (5)
Simrin Dhillon, Sr., Exercise Science and Sport Studies **
Alanna Gollotto, So., Public Health
Haley Meade, Sr., Psychology *
Nikki Profita, Jr., Psychology *
Nikki Santore, So., Human Resource Management

Football (2)
Zack Heeman, Sr., Psychology
Davante McDuffie, Sr., Information Technology and Informatics

Men's Golf (1)
Adam Gray, So., Communication

Women's Golf (6)
Astrid Aneman, Jr., Finance *
Ana Cortes, So., Finance
Ashleigh Greenham, Sr., Psychology
Tatum Jackson, Sr., Management **
Carrie-Ann Lee, So., Supply Chain and Marketing Science
Emily Mills, Sr., Cell Biology and Neuroscience **

Gymnastics (3)
Riahanah Ali, Jr., Psychology
Libby Groden, Sr., Visual Arts **
Eriel Santagado, Jr., Evolutionary Anthropology *

Men's Lacrosse (4)
Kieran Mullins, So., Biological Sciences
Michael Rexrode, Sr., Civil & Environmental Engineering **
Mark Schachte, So., Finance
Jack Thompson, So., Aerospace Engineering

Women's Lacrosse (3)
Jordan Drab, So., Information Technology & Informatics
Tess Howland, Jr., Communication
Dakota Pastore, Jr., Chemistry

Rowing (13)
Madison Akins, Sr., Classics
Rebecca Barglowski, So., English
Rebecca Chanin, So., Political Science
Gabriella Conmy, Jr., Exercise Science and Sport Studies
Vailey Eberhard, Sr., Communication *
Brooke Enners, Jr., Psychology *
Mackenzie Evans, Jr., Communication
Mackenzie George, Jr., Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior
Laura Hegemann, Jr., Genetics
Julia Hendricks, Jr., Biological Science *
Sarah Johanek, Jr., Public Health *
Sara Pagano, Sr., Health Administration *
Kori Warren, Jr., Planning and Public Policy

Men's Soccer (4)
Joe Bruno, Jr., Electrical Engineering
Alex Kaczynski, Jr., Labor Studies And Employment Relations *
Brian Shushkovsky, Jr., Finance *
Brandon Tetro, Sr., Political Science **

Women's Soccer (3)
Megan Katona, So., Communication
Adora Moneme, Jr., Exercise Science and Sport Studies *
Courtney Norton, Sr., Exercise Science and Sport Studies

Softball (4)
Nicolette Anico, Jr., Criminal Justice/Human Resources Management
Anyssa Iliopoulos, So., Exercise Science and Sport Studies
Jacqueline Kott, Sr., Marketing
Sierra Maddox, Sr., Biological Sciences *

Women's Swimming & Diving (7)
Sarah Davis, So., Nutritional Sciences
Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba, So., Exercise Science and Sport Studies
Thomasin Lee, Sr., Public Health *
Karli Rymer, Sr., Public Health *
Abbey Saunders, Jr., Planning and Public Policy
Francesca Stoppa, Jr., Design *
Addison Walkowiak, Sr., Public Health *

Women's Tennis (4)
Mingxiu Du, Sr., Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Chloe Lee, Sr., Material Sciences and Engineering *
Lee Levy, Sr., Communication
Kyra Yap, So., Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Men's Track & Field (4)
Brennan Crowle, Gr., Human Resource Management **
Dimitri Demos, Jr., Finance
Chris Mirabelli, Sr., Human Resource Management *
Edward Zaleck, Jr., Marketing *

Women's Track & Field (5)
Imani Beauliere, Sr., Criminal Justice *
Lynnea Davis, Jr., Psychology
Rhonda Rogombe, Jr., Economics *
Bria Saunders, Sr., Psychology
Oksana Sokolova, Sr., Communication

Volleyball (1)
Karysa Swackenberg, So., Public Policy

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