ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a record 100 Rutgers student-athletes on the Fall 2019 Academic All-Big Ten list, it was announced Wednesday.
Seven different programs were represented on the list including 33 from football, 19 from women's soccer, 15 from field hockey, 11 from women's cross country, 10 from volleyball and six from both men's soccer and men's cross country.
The 100 Scarlet Knight selections are a fall school record since joining the Big Ten for the 2014-15 academic season, surpassing the 85 from the Fall of 2018.
Peter Tilton was recognized as one of 43 Big Ten student-athletes and one of seven men's cross country student-athletes to achieve a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average. The sophomore Scarlet Knight from Highland Park, New Jersey is majoring in computer science.
Eighteen Scarlet Knights are making their third-straight appearance on a Big Ten All-Academic Team.
"We continue to be proud of the excellent work put in by our student-athletes for another record setting academic achievement," said Director of Athletics
Pat Hobbs. "This is a testament not only to the dedication our student-athletes put into their studies, but also of the support and encouragement of our coaches and academic staff in helping to foster of a culture of success in the classroom."
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 Nov. 1 for fall sports, who 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.
Ninety-four percent of eligible field hockey, 91 percent of eligible volleyball, 79 percent of eligible women's soccer and 78 percent of eligible women's cross country student-athletes earned recognition.
Bold – 4.0 grade-point average
* - number of appearances on the Fall Big Ten All-Academic Team
FIELD HOCKEY (15)
FOOTBALL (33)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (6)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (11)
MEN'S SOCCER (6)
WOMEN'S SOCCER (19)
VOLLEYBALL (10)
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