23 Big Ten Hockey Athletes Earn Distinguished Scholar Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 683 student-athletes have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes student-athletes from every institution and 37 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

  

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student-athlete’s academic career.

Michigan

Zach Hyman, So., Torono, Ontario, history major

Luke Moffatt, Sr., Paradise Valley, Ariz., business administration major

Michigan State

Mike Ferrantino, So., Plymouth, Mich., marketing major

Justin Hoomaian, Jr., Novi, Mich., kinesiology major

Brock Krygier, So., Novi., Mich., chemistry major

Travis Walsh, So., Haslett., Mich., finance major

Minnesota

Jake Parenteau, Sr., Franconia, Minn., business and marketing education major

Michael Shibrowski, Sr., Andover, Minn., business and marketing education major

(Women's)

Rachael Bona, Jr., Coon Rapids, Minn., child psychology major

Bethany Brausen, Sr., Little Canada, Minn., psychology major

Rachel Ramsey, Jr., Chanhassan, Minn., business marketing major

Ohio State

Justin DaSilva, Jr., Cambridge, Ontario, sport industry major

(Women's)

Becky Allis, Sr., West Olive, Mich., exercise science education major

Stacy Danczak, Jr., Macedonia, Ohio, communication major

Taylor Kuehl, Jr., Minnetrista, Minn., communication major

Madison Marcotte, Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn., social work major

Penn State

Max Gardiner, Sr., Deephaven, Minn., economics major

Jonathan Milley, So., Gatineau, Quebec, education major

(Women's)

Sarah Wilkie, So., Ashby, Mass., healthy policy and administration major

Lindsay Reihl, Sr., Cheshire, Conn., psychology major

Wisconsin

Adam Miller, So., Long Grove, Ill., biology major

(Women's)

Natalie Berg, Sr., Minnetonka, Minn., biology major

Kathryn Josephs, Jr., Calgary, Alberta, engineering major