School Record 145 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees among Spring/At-Large Sports

June 22, 2017 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State student-athletes have broken one school Academic All-Big Ten record in 2016-17 and tied the overall record high, set last year.

A school record 145 Nittany Lion students from the spring/at-large sports boosted Penn State to 299 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in 2016-17, tying the mark set last year. The previous high among the spring/at-large sports was 140, also set in 2015-16.

Penn State is second among all Big Ten institutions with 5,875 Academic All-Big Ten honorees since 1991-92, its first year of competition in some Big Ten sports. Ohio State, which has 36 varsity sports, edged past the Nittany Lions during the spring/at-large tabulation and has had 5,887 selections since 1991-92.

Penn State’s spring/at-large honorees were led by women’s lacrosse student Madison Day, a junior majoring in bio behavioral health, who owns a 4.0 grade-point average. Day was among the 22 Big Ten students competing in spring and at-large sports to record an unblemished GPA.

Also among the Nittany Lions’ spring and at-large honorees was recent women’s hockey graduate Laura Bowman, who was selected a CoSIDA second-team Academic All-American. Bowman owned a 3.95 GPA in biochemistry and molecular biology. Men’s track and field junior Xavier Smith, who won the 2017 Big Ten Indoor Championship in the 60 meters, also was among the Nittany Lions’ honorees.

Penn State Highest Academic All-Big Ten Yearly Totals
(3.0 GPA and a letter winner):

2016-17 – 299*
2015-16 – 299*
2012-13 – 296
2013-14 – 285
2014-15 – 277
*School record

The women’s track and field team, which won the 2017 Big Ten Indoor Championship, led the way for Penn State’s 14 teams in the spring/at-large period with 26 students on the list. The women’s lacrosse squad, which advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the second consecutive season, had 17 students honored and the men’s lacrosse team, which also earned an NCAA Tournament berth, had 15 Academic All-Big Ten selections.

The Penn State women’s ice hockey (11), softball (10) and men’s track and field (10) squads also cracked double digits for spring/at-large Academic All-Big Ten honorees.

The Nittany Lion women’s tennis team led the conference in Academic All-Big Ten selections with its nine honorees and the men’s tennis team was tied with Ohio State for the lead with its nine selections.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letter winners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Penn State Highest Academic All-Big Ten Spring/At-Large Totals
(3.0 GPA and a letter winner):

2016-17 – 145*
2015-16 – 140
2013-14 – 138
2014-15 – 135
2012-13 – 132
*School record

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,644 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team.Penn State student-athletes, who have captured 30 Big Ten Championships and conference-best eight NCAA titles since September 2012, consistently have been among the nation’s most successful in earning their degrees. A school record 114 student-athletes graduated in May, bringing the 2016-17 total to 142 graduates, with more scheduled to earn their degrees in August.

The conference office will also present the Distinguished Scholar Award in July. Students eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letter winners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying students must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives as an addition to the conference’s Academic All-Big Ten program.

The complete list of Penn State’s 145 Academic All-Big Ten spring/at-large honorees is below.

Penn State Academic All-Big Ten – 2017 Spring and At-Large Honorees

Baseball
Name Year Major
Schuyler Bates Sr. International Politics
Dakota Forsyth Sr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Justin Hagenman So. Telecommunications
Blake Hodgens So. Kinesiology
Keith Leavitt So. Political Science
Alex Malinsky Sr. Accounting
Eric Mock So. Kinesiology
Jake Pilewicz Sr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Tim Scholly Sr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Softball
Gianna Arrizurieta Jr. Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
Jessica Cummings Jr. Chemical Engineering
Tori Dubois So. Marketing
Jessica Haug Sr. Recreation, Park And Tourism Management
Marlaina Laubach Sr. Psychology
Shelby Miller Sr. Kinesiology
Madison Seifert So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Madison Shaffer So. Energy Business And Finance
Samantha Shanahan Sr. Nutritional Sciences
Mollie Sorenson Jr. Human Development and Family Studies
Men’s Fencing
Stephen Barnett Jr. Engineering
Marcel Dolegiewicz So. Criminology
Nicholas Graziano Sr. International Politics
Jarrett Lewis Jr. Criminology
Karol Metryka So. Accounting
Lars Swanson Sr. Economics
Karl Oskar Tang Sr. Industrial Engineering
Gavin Turner So. Science
Women’s Fencing
Karen Chang Jr. Engineering
Najiyyah Clark Jr. Biomedical Engineering
Teodora Kakhiani Sr. Communication Arts And Sciences
Anastasia Kalonji So. Marketing
Erin McLoughlin So. International Politics
Jessica O’Neill-Lyublinsky Sr. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Nicolette Vigna So. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Men’s Golf
Cody Cox Sr. Film-Video
Christian Elliott Sr. Finance
Cole Miller Jr. Marketing
Women’s Golf
Cara Basso So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Meaghan Coleman Sr. Energy Business And Finance
Kate Granahan Sr. Recreation, Park And Tourism Management
Jaclyn Rogowicz So. Finance
Kamerine Taylor So. Finance
Lauren Waller So. Biobehavioral Health
Women’s Ice Hockey
Laura Bowman Sr. Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
Kelsey Crow So. Psychology
Hannah Ehresmann Jr. Accounting
Irene Kiroplis Jr. Kinesiology
Meike Meilleur So. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Sarah Nielsen Sr. Nutritional Sciences
Amy Petersen Sr. Managament
Victoria Samuelsson So. Advertising and Public Relations
Kelly Seward Sr. Geography
Bella Sutton Jr. Biology
Christi Vetter Jr. Biobehavioral Health
Men’s Lacrosse
Grant Ament So. Business Administration
Nicholas Aponte Sr. Management
Robert Black So. Marketing
Tyler Butler Jr. Criminology
Daniel Craig Sr. Economics
Dylan Foulds So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Kevin Hill So. Finance
Drake Kreinz Sr. Management
Dean Lamela So. Kinesiology
James Nowoswiat So. Industrial Engineering
Hunter Pearl Jr. Finance
Tanner Peck Jr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Chris Sabia So. Labor And Employment Relations
Michael Sutton Sr. Kinesiology
Peter Triolo Sr. Communication Arts And Sciences
Women’s Lacrosse
Taylor Bleistein Sr. Criminology
Kayla Brisolari So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Madison Carter So. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Bridget Chakey Jr. Secondary Education
Kelly Daggett So. Agricultural Science
Madison Day Jr. Biobehavioral Health
Katelyn Garvey So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Lucy Haubold So. Health Policy And Administration
Stephanie Lazo Sr. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Delaney Muldoon So. Psychology
Katie O’Donnell Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Sarah Piazza Sr. Recreation, Park And Tourism Management
Catherine Rainone Sr. Kinesiology
Natalie Schmitt Sr. Marketing
Abigail Smucker Sr. Biobehavioral Health
Erika Spilker Sr. Communication Arts And Sciences
Shelby Wells Sr. Kinesiology
Men’s Tennis
Marc Collado Castells Sr. Industrial Engineering
Nika Dolidze Sr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Matthew Galush So. Biology
David Kohan Sr. Energy Business And Finance
Aws Laaribi Sr. Economics
Benjamin Lieb So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Zachary Lieb So. Finance
Christian Lutschaunig Sr. Accounting
Constant Morrison De La Gassetiere So. Business Administration
Women’s Tennis
Ekaterina Blik Sr. Psychology
Bennet Dunn Jr. Telecommunications
Hannah Kratky Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Devan McCluskey Sr. Journalism
Kelly Mengel Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Daria Sapogova Sr. Industrial Engineering
Taylor Shukow Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Samantha Tutelman Sr. Finance
Jacqueline Zuhse Sr. Business Administration
Men’s Track & Field
Michael Biddle So. Community, Environment, And Development
Dan Chisena So. Security And Risk Analysis
Kory Decesaris Sr. Materials Science And Engineering
Peter Hughey So. Communication Arts And Sciences
Jordan Makins Jr. Finance
Matt Nawrocki Jr. Secondary Education
Joseph Phifer Sr. Aerospace Engineering
Luke Rarig So. Security And Risk Analysis
Xavier Smith Jr. Kinesiology
Jonathan Yohman Sr. Kinesiology
Women’s Track & Field
Tessa Barrett Jr. Management
Tal Ben-Artzi Sr. Psychology
Lisa Bennatan Jr. Journalism
Frances Bull So. Art
Rosemary Campbell So. Chemical Engineering
Lauren Costa So. Communication Sciences And Disorders
Quenee Dale Jr. Journalism
Rachel DeCecco Jr. Industrial Engineering
Olivia Giambra So. Nutritional Sciences
Dannielle Gibson Sr. Biotechnology
Elizabeth Chikotas Jr. Chemical Engineering
Madeline Holmberg So. Kinesiology
Jillian Hunsberger Jr. International Politics
Kasey Kemp Sr. Kinesiology
Greta Lindsley Jr. Journalism
Lexi Masterson Sr. Kinesiology
Megan McCloskey Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Hannah Mulhern Jr. Advertising/Public Relations
Megan Osborne Sr. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Tichina Rhodes Sr. Rehabilitation And Human Services
Marissa Sheva So. Security And Risk Analysis
Steph Sievers So. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Elyse Skerpon Jr. International Politics
Grace Trucilla So. International Politics
Cara Ulizio Sr. Supply Chain And Information Systems
Kayla Zoschg Sr. Letters, Arts, And Sciences
Men’s Volleyball
Aidan Albrecht Sr. Journalism
Luke Braswell So. Labor And Employment Relations
Matthew McLaren Jr. Chemical Engineering
Frank Melvin So. Accounting
Calvin Mende So. Security And Risk Analysis

*BOLD INDICATES 4.0 GPA

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