PISCATAWAY – A school-record 87 Rutgers University student-athletes were recognized by the Big Ten Conference as 2018-19 Distinguished Scholars on Tuesday. Field hockey's
Nicole Profita, women's soccer's Adora Moneme, men's soccer's Brian Shushkovsky, swimming's Francesca Stoppa and track & field's Christopher Mirabelli all earned their third selection to the prestigious list while also maintaining perfect 4.0 grade point averages during the previous academic term.
Twenty Scarlet Knights with perfect 4.0 GPAs in 2018-19 and 34 repeat selections highlighted the list of student-athletes representing 22 RU athletic programs. This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include finance, global sports business, mechanical engineering, biological sciences, cell biology and neuroscience, visual arts, biomedical engineering, criminal justice and many others.
Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, 365 Scarlet Knights have been recognized as Distinguished Scholars.
Established in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program, Distinguished Scholars must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year.
Tuesday's announcement follows a school-record 276 student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018-19, comprised of 145 in the spring, 46 in the winter and 85 in the fall. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
| Student-Athlete (selection) |
Sport |
Class |
Major |
| Tyler McNamara |
Baseball |
Sr. |
Economics |
| Carmen Sclafani (2nd) |
Baseball |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Joey Downes |
Basketball |
So. |
English |
| Dominick Munson (2nd) |
Cross Country |
Sr. |
History |
| Patrick Walsh |
Cross Country |
So. |
Planning and Public Policy/Political Science |
| Kaitlyn Bragen |
Cross Country |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Kelsey Farbanish |
Cross Country |
Jr. |
Chemical Engineering |
| Olympia Martin |
Cross Country |
So. |
Visual Arts |
| Nadia Saponara (2nd) |
Cross Country |
Jr. |
Environmental Policy, Institutions & Behavior |
| Gianna Glatz |
Field Hockey |
So. |
Psychology |
| Alanna Gollotto (2nd) |
Field Hockey |
Jr. |
Public Health |
| Katie Larmour |
Field Hockey |
Jr. |
Exercise Science and Sports Studies |
| Nicole Profita (3rd) |
Field Hockey |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Nikki Santore (2nd) |
Field Hockey |
Jr. |
Human Resource Management |
| Kassidy Shetler |
Field Hockey |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Tyshon Fogg |
Football |
So. |
Human Resource Management |
| Gavin Haggerty |
Football |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Zack Heeman (2nd) |
Football |
Gr. |
Counseling Psychology |
| Michael Maietti |
Football |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
| Billy Taylor |
Football |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Matthew Mourin |
Golf |
Sr. |
Biological Sciences |
| Putt Sridama |
Golf |
So. |
Human Resource Management |
| Harriet Allsebrook |
Golf |
So. |
Psychology |
| Lori Char |
Golf |
So. |
Communication |
| Ana Cortes (2nd) |
Golf |
Jr. |
Finance/Leadership and Management |
| Ashleigh Greenham (2nd) |
Golf |
Gr. |
Human Resource Management |
| Carrie-Ann Lee (2nd) |
Golf |
Jr. |
Supply Chain Management |
| Chloe DeVries |
Gymnastics |
Jr. |
Criminal Justice |
| Emily Drauss |
Gymnastics |
So. |
Materials Science and Engineering |
| Belle Huang |
Gymnastics |
So. |
Biological Sciences |
| Polina Poliakova |
Gymnastics |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Hannah Prieto |
Gymnastics |
So. |
Psychology |
| Max Edelmann |
Lacrosse |
Gr. |
Labor Studies and Employment Relations |
| Kieran Mullins (2nd) |
Lacrosse |
Jr. |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mark Schachte (2nd) |
Lacrosse |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Jack Thompson (2nd) |
Lacrosse |
Jr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Abbey Brooks |
Lacrosse |
Sr. |
Human Resource Management |
| Monica Dresnin |
Lacrosse |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Allie Ferrara |
Lacrosse |
Sr. |
Labor and Employment Relations |
| Tess Howland (2nd) |
Lacrosse |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Jacquelyn Jester |
Lacrosse |
So. |
Labor Studies and Employment Relations |
| Dakota Pastore (2nd) |
Lacrosse |
Sr. |
Public Health |
| Dana Pena |
Lacrosse |
So. |
Labor Studies and Employment Relations |
| Christina Petito |
Lacrosse |
Jr. |
Public Health |
| Alexis Achenbach |
Rowing |
So. |
Exercise Science |
| Kathleen Butler |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
| Sydney Canfield |
Rowing |
So. |
Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior |
| Sophia Catuogno |
Rowing |
So. |
Chemical Engineering |
| Tessa Catuogno |
Rowing |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Rebecca Chanin (2nd) |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Political Science/Middle Eastern Studies |
| Gabriella Conmy (2nd) |
Rowing |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| Mackenzie Evans (2nd) |
Rowing |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Mackenzie George (2nd) |
Rowing |
Sr. |
Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior |
| Rosalina Guarino |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Laura Hegemann (2nd) |
Rowing |
Sr. |
Genetics |
| Rucha Janodia |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Elizabeth Kogan |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Kori Warren (2nd) |
Rowing |
Sr. |
Planning and Public Policy |
| Julia Wilson |
Rowing |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Alex Kaczynski (3rd) |
Soccer |
Sr. |
Economics & Labor Studies and Employment Relations |
| Brian Shushkovsky (3rd) |
Soccer |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Dana Goldstein |
Soccer |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Megan Katona (2nd) |
Soccer |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Adora Moneme (3rd) |
Soccer |
Sr. |
Exercise Science and Sport Studies |
| Gabby Provenzano |
Soccer |
So. |
Sport Management |
| Anyssa Iliopoulos (2nd) |
Softball |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
| Lauren Boone |
Swimming & Diving |
So. |
Journalism and Media Studies |
| Sarah Davis (2nd) |
Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
Nutritional Science |
| Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba (2nd) |
Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
Journalism and Media Studies |
| Clare Lawlor |
Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
Exercise Science & Sports Studies |
| Abbey Saunders (2nd) |
Swimming & Diving |
Sr. |
Planning and Public Policy |
| Francesca Stoppa (3rd) |
Swimming & Diving |
Sr. |
Design |
| Maggie Tibbitt |
Swimming & Diving |
So. |
English |
| Jaci Cochrane |
Tennis |
Jr. |
Political Science |
| Kyra Yap (2nd) |
Tennis |
Jr. |
Chemical Engineering |
| Sean Martinek |
Track & Field |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Christopher Mirabelli (3rd) |
Track & Field |
Gr. |
Global Sports Business |
| Lynea Davis (2nd) |
Track & Field |
Jr. |
Psychology and Criminal Justice |
| Selena Thorne |
Track & Field |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Kamila Cieslik |
Volleyball |
So. |
Animal Science |
| Beka Kojadinovic |
Volleyball |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Sahbria McLetchie |
Volleyball |
Sr. |
Public Health |
| Stasa Miljevic |
Volleyball |
Jr. |
Public Health |
| Karysa Swackenberg (2nd) |
Volleyball |
Jr. |
Public Policy |
| Anthony Ashnault |
Wrestling |
Gr. |
Global Sports Business |
| Luke Ecklof |
Wrestling |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Zach Firestone |
Wrestling |
Jr. |
Human Resource Management |
Bold indicates 4.0 GPA
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