ROSEMONT, Ill. – A school-record 188 Rutgers University student-athletes were recognized by the Big Ten Conference as 2020-21 Distinguished Scholars on Tuesday. Rutgers has set a school record in number of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars each year during its six-year membership in the conference, topping its previous best mark of 126 from 2019-20.

Fifty-three Scarlet Knights carded a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2020-21 academic year. Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Scarlet Knights have combined to earn 679 Distinguished Scholar honors.

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. 

The announcement follows a school-record 376 student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 20-21, comprised of 194 in the spring, 59 in the winter and 123 in the fall. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.

Rutgers 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

Bold denotes 4.0 GPA's
 

Men's Cross Country
Hamza Barkouch	So.	Finance	Jersey City, N.J.
William Hill	Sr.	Exercise Science	Somerset, N.J.
Thomas Hillyer	So.	Information Technology and Informatics	Howell, N.J.
Nicholas Hutchison	Jr.	Finance	Blackwood, N.J.
Ryan Mitchell	So.	Accounting	Hillsborough, N.J.
Patrick Walsh	Gr.	Public Policy	South Amboy, N.J.
Women's Cross Country
Sara Gutter	Sr.	Exercise Science	Allentown, N.J.
Olympia Martin	Sr.	Visual Arts	Ridgewood, N.J.
Kiera Nealon	Sr.	Exercise Science	Manalapan, N.J.
Mackenzie Prezume	So.	Exercise Science	Bloomfield, N.J.
Brooke Riedy	Jr.	Health Administration	Flemington, N.J.
Football
Rani Abdulaziz	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Roseland, N.J.
Austin Albericci	Jr.	Sport Management	Closter, N.J.
Omari Cooper	Sr.	Labor and Employment Relations	San Diego, Calif.
Matthew Gibney	So.	Political Science	Woodridge, N.J.
Zachary Miseo	Sr.	Supply Chain Management	Bridgewater, N.J.
Brandon Myers	Jr.	Finance	Bridgewater, N.J.
Robin Jutwreten	Jr.	Human Resource Management	Stockholm, Sweden
Brendan Shank	Sr.	Supply Chain Management	Franklin Township, N.J.
William Taylor	Sr.	Finance	Parsippany, N.J.
Michael Tverdov	Sr.	Human Resource Management	Union, N.J.
Noah Vedral	Gr.	Communication, Information, and Media	Wahoo, Neb.
Men's Soccer
Pablo Avila	Jr.	Labor and Employment Relations	Terrassa, Spain
Vincent Borden	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Ithaca, N.Y.
Nick Cruz	Jr.	Psychology	Monroe, N.J.
Thomas DeVizio	Jr.	Communication	Scotch Plains, N.J.
Clement Slavick	So.	Biological Sciences	Toms River, N.J.
James Teal	Sr.	Labor Studies and Employment Relations	Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chris Tiao	So.	Finance	Randolph, N.J.
Keegan Vedder	So.	Finance	Perth, N.Y.
Women's Soccer
Hayley Baer	Jr.	Finance/Business Analytics and Information Technology	Mahwah, N.J.
Nicole Binkley	Jr.	Public Health	Burlington, N.J.
Maddie Brant	So.	Exercise Science	Maidstone, England
Aolani Colon	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	Winter Springs, Fla.
Mya Daniels	Jr.	Criminal Justice	Long Branch, N.J.
Dana Goldstein	Sr.	Supply Chain Management	Medford, N.J.
Emily Harrigan	Jr.	Public Health	North Huntingdon, Pa.
Nneka Moneme	Sr.	Health Administration	Union, N.J.
Gabriella Provenzano	Jr.	Sport Management	Sergeantsville, N.J.
Women's Volleyball
Inna Balyko	Jr.	Journalism and Media Studies	Gubkinsky, Russia
Kamila Cieslik	Sr.	Animal Sciences	Knoxville, Tenn.
Yana Kamshilina	Sr.	Supply Chain Management	Omsk, Russia
Beka Kojadinovic	Sr.	Business Analytics and Information Technology	Belgrade, Serbia
Men's Basketball
Myles Johnson	Sr.	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Long Beach, Calif.
Daniel Lobach	So.	Psychology	Durham, N.C.
Women's Basketball
Zipporah Broughton	Jr.	Environmental and Business Economics	Wetumpka, Ala.
Stephanie Guihon	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Largo, Md.
Women's Swimming & Diving
Lily Black	Sr.	Environmental Sciences	Cinniminson, N.J.
Lauren Boone	Sr.	Journalism and Media Studies	Elkhart, Ind.
Sofia Chichaikina	So.	Information Technology And Informatics	Togliatty, Russia
Megan Demeo	Jr.	Exercise Science	Bedford, Mass.
Kathleen Dougherty	Jr.	Public Health	Carmel, Ind.
Jenna Douglass	Jr.	Chemical Engineering	Cape Town, South Africa
Giulia Ghidini	So.	Cognitive Science	Florence, Italy
Simone Lusby	Jr.	Human Resource Management	Auckland, New Zealand
Erin Murphy	Jr.	Public Health	Galloway, N.J.
Daniela Vega	So.	Journalism And Media Studies	East Brunswick, N.J.
Yael Weber	Jr.	Accounting	Irine, Calif.
Wrestling
Zachary Firestone	Gr.	Human Resource Management	Logan Township, N.J.
Andrew Gapas	Jr.	Psychology	Clinton Township, N.J.
Shane Metzler	Sr.	Human Resource Management/Labor Studies	Long Valley, N.J.
Baseball
Tim Dezzi	Sr.	Sport Management	Mullica Hill, N.J.
Kyle Muller	Gr.	Global Sports Business	Hamilton, N.J.
Sam Owens	Sr.	Human Resource Management	Scituate, R.I.
Jordan Sweeney	So.	Sport Management	Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.
Men's Golf
Jack Doherty	So.	Economics	Dublin, Ireland
Xavier Marcoux	So.	Finance	Concord, Mass.
Putt Sridama	Sr.	Human Resource Management/ Labor Studies	Bangkok, Thailand
Robert Weise	Sr.	Human Resource Management	Freehold, N.J.
Women's Golf
Lori Char	Sr.	Communication	Waianae, Hawaii
Leigha Devine	So.	Sport Management	Windsor, Colo.
Anna-Maria Diederichs	So.	Journalism & Media Studies	Dusseldorf, Germany
Nicole Ewing	So.	Cell Biology and Neuroscience	Mesa, Ariz.
Maeve Rossi	Jr.	Economics	Milan, Italy
Softball
Gabrielle Callaway	Gr.	Social Work	Mobile, Ala.
Hailey Hoklotubbe	Gr.	Business and Science	Laguna Nigel, Calif.
Anyssa Iliopoulos	Sr.	Exercise Science/Psychology	Norridge, Ill.
Jaden Vickers	So.	Communication	Crystal River, Fla.
Courtney Wilde	So.	Communication	Nutley, N.J.
Kiersten Withstandley	So.	Criminal Justice	Freehold Township, N.J.
Men's Track & Field
Andrew Comito	Gr.	Packaging Engineering	Manalapan, N.J.
Christopher Jenkins	Sr.	Health Administration	Somerset, N.J.
Tyler Kelly	So.	Civil Engineering	Freehold Township, N.J.
Atharv Kulkarni	Jr.	Computer Science	Plainsboro, N.J.
Joshua Mather	So.	Exercise Science	Ontario, Canada
Adebowale Smith	So.	Economics/Political Science	Cranbury, N.J.
Christopher Smith	Jr.	Computer Science	Edison, N.J.
Women's Track & Field
Ajae Alvarez-Tyler	Jr.	Communication	Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Kathryn Campbell	Gr.	Social Work	Lake Hiawatha, N.J.
Dakota Gerges	Sr.	Communication	Sayreville, N.J.
Iyanla Kollock	Jr.	Criminal Justice	Newfield, N.J.
Stephanie Mauer	Gr.	Religious Studies	Hillsborough, N.J.
Lou Mialhe	Gr.	Public Health	Princeton, N.J.
Gabriela Sanchez	Jr.	Spanish	Highland Park, N.J.
Claudine Smith	So.	Journalism And Media Studies	Atlantic City, N.J.
Women's Tennis
Jacqueline Cochrane	Sr.	Political Science / History	Fort Dodge, Iowa
Isabelle DaSilva	Sr.	Exercise Science / Psychology	Delran, N.J.
Tess Fisher	Jr.	Psychology	Vineland, N.J.
Maya Jacobs	Sr.	Communication	Linden, N.J.
Sydney Kaplan	Jr.	Exercise Science	Montbello, N.Y.
Kristiana Zahare	Sr.	Exercise Science	Riga, Latvia
Rowing
Alexis Achenbach	Sr.	Exercise Science	Basking Ridge, N.J.
Ashley Adamo	Jr.	Health Administration	Wayne, N.J.
Isobel Ali	Jr.	Criminal Justice / History	Bridgewater, N.J.
Gabriele Bagdonas	Jr.	Psychology	Burlington, Conn.
Barbara Benda	Jr.	Astrophysics	Nutley, N.J.
Kathleen Butler	Sr.	Exercise Science	Flemington, N.J.
Sophia Catuogno	Sr.	Chemical Engineering	Freehold, N.J.
Tessa Catuogno	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	Freehold, N.J.
Tanisha Franke	Jr.	Exercise Science	De Kwakel, The Netherlands
Seyma Guleryuz	Jr.	Electrical And Computer Engineering	Titusville, N.J.
Amaris Hinton	Jr.	Information Technology And Informatics	Baltimore, Md.
Julia Hoff	So.	Political Science	Haddonfield, N.J.
Omisha Jyothi	Sr.	Business Analytics And Information Technology	Fairfax Station, Va.
Grace Lewis	Sr.	Labor And Employment Relations / Communication	Cambridge, New Zealand
Olivia Ling	Sr.	Sociology	West Windsor, N.J.
Ariel Lonoff	So.	Exercise Science	Flemington, N.J.
Olivia Maxton	Sr.	Public Health	Tinton Falls, N.J.
Margot Maxwell	So.	Digital Filmmaking	New York, N.Y.
Kara McDermott	Sr.	Sport Management	Fair Haven, N.J.
Marykate McGee	Sr.	Sociology	Tokyo, Japan
Emily Meade	Jr.	Supply Chain And Marketing Science	Niskayuna, N.Y.
Hannah Meade	Jr.	Political Science	Niskayuna, N.Y.
Erin Miners	Jr.	Biological Sciences	Glen Gardner, N.J.
Jillian Moran	Sr.	Biological Sciences	Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Luisa Neerschulte	Gr.	Labor Studies And Employment Relations	Lingen, Germany
Alexis Nguyen	So.	Public Health	Nutley, N.J.
Sorcha O'Donnell	Sr.	Labor And Employment Relations / Biotechnology	Scarriff Clare, Ireland
Audrey O'Neill	Jr.	Exercise Science / Psychology	Vineland, N.J.
Emily O'Neill	Jr.	Exercise Science / Psychology	vineland, N.J.
Brianna Patnaude	So.	Biomedical Engineering	Toms River, N.J.
Grace Pettit	Gr.	Special Education	Westfield, N.J.
Jordan Policari	Jr.	Psychology / Social Work	Spring Lake Heights, N.J.
Julia Ruch	Jr.	Economics	Robbinsville, N.J.
Madison Sieloff	Jr.	Economics	Trenton, Mich.
Elize Starr	So.	Finance	Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Rachel Usen	Gr.	Global Sports Business	Bolton, Mass.
Lalitha Vallabhaneni	Sr.	Business Analytics and Information Technology	Paramus, N.J.
Elena Vargas	Jr.	Sport Management	North Brunswick, N.J.
Stephanie Welsh	Jr.	Plant Science	Baltimore, Md.
Julia Wilson	Gr.	Communication, Inforatmion, and Media	New Providence, N.J.
Women's Field Hockey
Noelle Bessette	Jr.	Cell Biology and Neuroscience/Psychology	Chatham, N.J.
Kerrie Burns	Jr.	Communication	Portadown, Ireland
Gracey Butsack	Sr.	Public Health	Mohrsville, Pa.
Olivia Drea	Jr.	Linguistics	Medford, N.J.
Gianna Glatz	Sr.	Psychology	Medford, N.J.
Rachel Houston	So.	Public Health	Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
Maggie Lamb	So.	Communication	West Long Branch, N.J.
Katie Larmour	Sr.	Public Health / Exercise Science	Belfast, Ireland
Gianna Mancini	Jr.	Public Health	Medford, N.J.
Isabella Mancini	So.	Psychology	Medford, N.J.
Milena Redlingshoefer	Jr.	Sport Management	Munich, Germany
Abby Regn	Jr.	Supply Chain Management	Shamong, N.J.
Clayre Smith	Sr.	Public Policy	Honesdale, Pa.
Gymnastics
Sophia Atienza	Sr.	Public Health	Copley, Ohio
Kiera Doherty-Herwitz	Jr.	Exercise Science	Bedford, Mass.
Emily Drauss	Sr.	Materials Science and Engineering	Longwood, Fla.
Jordyn Duffield	So.	Criminal Justice	Laguna Hills, Cali.
Elizabeth Henshall	So.	Sport Management	Raleigh, N.C.
Belle Huang	Sr.	Biological Sciences	Gaithersburg, Md.
Hannah Joyner	So.	Criminal Justice	Waldorf, Md.
Alexis Rogers	So.	Sport Management	Manalapan, N.J.
Jordyn Zieden-Weber	So.	Public Health	Marlboro, N.J.
Men's Lacrosse
Eric Civetti	Jr.	Biomedical Engineering	Franklin, Mass.
Tommy Coyne	Jr.	Communication	Naperville, Ill.
Zackary Franckowiak	Sr.	Exercise Science	Draper, Utah
Brennan Kamish	Sr.	Communication	Wixom, Mich.
Kieran Mullins	Sr.	Cell Biology and Neuroscience	Islip, N.J.
Ben Pounds	So.	Political Science	Ridgewood, N.J.
Bobby Russo	Jr.	Marketing	Bridgewater, N.J.
David Sprock	Jr.	Economics	Dallas, Texas
Moriah Yousefi	Jr.	Economics	Street, Md.
Women's Lacrosse
Jessica Beneducci	So.	Psychology	Mendham, N.J.
Jenna Byrne	So.	Accounting	North Palm Beach, Fla.
Ashley Campo	So.	Public Health	Haddonfield, N.J.
Sarah Cedarstrand	Jr.	Information Technology And Informatics	Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.
Grace Curran	So.	Communication	North Salem, N.Y.
Lauren Ellis	So.	Criminial Justice	Alexandria, Va.
Janey Galski	So.	Finance	Moorestown, N.J.
Margaret Garvey	Jr.	Communication	La Jolla, Calif.
Marin Hartshorn	Jr.	Psychology	Allentown, N.J.
Hannah Hollingsworth	Sr.	Supply Chain And Marketing Science	Martinsville, N.J.
Jacquelyn Jester	Sr.	Labor Studies And Employment Relations	Montgomeryville, Pa.
Julia Lytle	Sr.	Cognitive Science / Psychology	Martinsville, N.J.
Taralyn Naslonski	Sr.	Public Health	Radolph, N.J.
Lindsay Newton	So.	Psychology	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Elizabeth Skobelev	So.	Pharmacy	Monroe Township, N.J.
Alexis Watson	Jr.	Biomedical Engineering	Moorestown, N.J.