
Scarlet Knights Land 53 on 2023-24 Winter Academic All-Big Ten
Mar 20 | General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Rutgers Athletics earned 53 selections to the 2023-24 Winter Academic All-Big Ten list, it was announced by the conference office Wednesday. The 53 student-athletes earning the conference academic accolades is up from 45 from one year ago.
There were 25 repeat selections on the Winter Academic All-Big Ten list. The group also includes four-time honoree Oskar Palmquist from men's basketball, and 12 three-time recipients.
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 March 1 for winter sports), 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.
Men's Basketball (7)
Women's Basketball (5)
Gymnastics (14)
Swimming and Diving (14)
Wrestling (12)
* denotes number of Winter Academic All-Big Ten selections
There were 25 repeat selections on the Winter Academic All-Big Ten list. The group also includes four-time honoree Oskar Palmquist from men's basketball, and 12 three-time recipients.
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 March 1 for winter sports), 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.
Men's Basketball (7)
| Antonio Chol | Sophomore | Undeclared | Buffalo, N.Y. | ||||
| Aundre Hyatt ** | Graduate | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | Bronx, N.Y. | ||||
| Mawot Mag *** | Senior | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Clifford Omoruyi *** | Senior | Information Technology And Informatics | Benin City, Nigeria | ||||
| Oskar Palmquist **** | Graduate | Communication, Information, And Media | Kinna, Sweden | ||||
| Aiden Terry *** | Senior | Sport Management | Mt. Washington, Ky. | ||||
| Antwone Woolfolk | Sophomore | Undeclared | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||
Women's Basketball (5)
| Kassondra Brown | Graduate | Gifted Education (Certificate) | Abington, Pa. | |||
| Chyna Cornwell *** | Junior | Health Administration | Conover, N.C. | |||
| Jillian Huerter | Freshman | Pre Business | Clifton Park, N.J. | |||
| Erica Lafayette | Junior | Journalism And Media Studies | Baton Rouge, La. | |||
| Awa Sidibe ** | Graduate | Education Culture And Society | Bamako, Mali | |||
Gymnastics (14)
| Elia Aird ** | Junior | Exercise Science | Winter Garden, Fla. | ||||
| Myra Daniels | Senior | Computer Science | Moorestown, N.J. | ||||
| Renee Figueroa | Sophomore | Journalism and Media Studies | Chandler, Ariz. | ||||
| Kylie Haffner | Senior | Psychology | Tampa, Fla. | ||||
| Emily Leese *** | Senior | Public Health | Lancaster, Pa. | ||||
| Lainey Link | Sophomore | Exercise Science | St. James, N.Y. | ||||
| Valentina Lorente-Garcia | Sophomore | Dance | Virginia Beach, Va. | ||||
| Jacqueline Manifold ** | Junior | Biological Sciences | Albuquerque, N.M. | ||||
| Calah Newman *** | Senior | Psychology | Jacksonville, Fla. | ||||
| Gianna Ortiz ** | Junior | Journalism and Media Studies | Orlando, Fla. | ||||
| Anna Pagliaro ** | Junior | Psychology | Freehold, N.J. | ||||
| Jaidyn Raby *** | Senior | Exercise Science | Sunderland, Md. | ||||
| Harmony Webster | Sophomore | Communication | Braselton, Ga. | ||||
| Stephanie Zannella *** | Senior | Biological Sciences | Belle Mead, N.J. | ||||
Swimming and Diving (14)
| Tina Celik *** | Senior | Psychology and Criminal Justice | Kranj, Slovenia | ||||
| Sephora Ford | Sophomore | Public Health | Sheffield, England | ||||
| Grace Hagemaster | Sophomore | Political Science | Frankfort, Ill. | ||||
| Viktoriia Kostromina | Sophomore | Communication | Kamianske, Ukraine | ||||
| Katherine Lang | Sophomore | Public Health | Charlotte, N.C. | ||||
| Shannon Meadway | Graduate | Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Halé Oal | Junior | Political Science | Huntington Woods, Mich. | ||||
| Martyna Piesko | Sophomore | Criminal Justice | Lublin, Poland | ||||
| Holly Prasanto ** | Junior | Psychology | Sheffield, England | ||||
| Jillian Ruffner | Sophomore | Accounting | Maineville, Ohio | ||||
| Natalie Schick ** | Junior | Cognitive Science and Psychology | Madison, Wisc. | ||||
| Ellie Schinsky | Sophomore | Public Health | Windham, Maine | ||||
| Gillian Swift | Junior | Political Science | Carlsbad, California | ||||
| Grace Weaver | Sophomore | Biomedical Engineering | Wayne, N.J. | ||||
Wrestling (12)
| Devon Britton | Graduate | Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Northampton, Pa. | ||||
| Brandan Chletsos | Sophomore | Human Resource Management | Easton, Pa. | ||||
| Andrew Clark *** | Junior | Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Collingswood, N.J. | ||||
| Niccolo Colucci | Senior | Applied Science Engineering | Summit, N.J. | ||||
| Al DeSantis *** | Senior | Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Oceanport, N.J. | ||||
| Luke Gayer | Sophomore | Human Resource Management | Anaheim, Calif. | ||||
| Sebastiano Nini ** | Junior | Economics | Cream Ridge, N.J. | ||||
| John O'Donnell ** | Junior | American Studies | Toms River, N.J. | ||||
| Joseph Olivieri ** | Junior | Communication | East Hanover, N.J. | ||||
| John Poznanski *** | Senior | Journalism and Media Studies | Colonia, N.J. | ||||
| Michael Toranzo | Junior | Labor and Employment Relations | Nutley, N.J. | ||||
| Anthony White ** | Junior | Accounting | South Plainfield, N.J. | ||||
* denotes number of Winter Academic All-Big Ten selections
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