July 9, 2014
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Forty-four University of Iowa student-athletes have been honored by the Big Ten Conference with the Distinguished Scholar Award, it was announced Wednesday by the league office.
Among the Iowa honorees, four maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the 2013-14 academic term, including men’s basketball’s Mike Gesell, cross country’s Jocelyn Todd, rowing’s Skylar McSorley and soccer’s Sarah Mazur.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. The recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and have a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school.
The Big Ten recognized 684 student-athletes in 37 different sports as Distinguished Scholars. One hundred and one of the student-athletes maintained a 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term.
Men’s Basketball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Mike Gesell – So. – Finance – South Sioux City, Neb.
Women’s Basketball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kathryn Reynolds – Jr. – Management – Cincinnati, Ohio
Men’s Cross Country (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kevin Lewis – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – Ottumwa, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jocelyn Todd – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – St. Louis, Mo.
Field Hockey (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brynn Gitt – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – Lumberton, N.J.
Niki Schultheis – Sr. – Finance – Hamburg, Germany
Marike Stribos – Sr. – Finance – Brussels, Belgium
Sara Watro – Jr. – Elementary Education – Audubon, Pa.
Football (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
James Morris – Sr. – Political Science – Solon, Iowa
Mark Weisman – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Men’s Gymnastics (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid – So. – Sociology – Hagerstown, Md.
Rowing (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Skylar McSorely – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Mackenzie Norton – Sr. – International Studies & Economics – Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Women’s Soccer (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kiley Beck – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Rockford, Ill.
Marissa Hurt – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Ankeny, Iowa
Sarah Mazur – So. – Engineering – La Grange, Ill.
Katie Nasenbenny – GS. – Psychology & Communications Studies – La Grange, Ill.
Softball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Haley Hansel – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Spanish – Overland Park, Kan.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Charles Holliday – So. – Human Physiology – Rock Island, Ill.
Maverick Hovey – So. – Electrical Engineering – Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kyle Noser – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Denver, Colo.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Elise Borja – Sr. – Biology & Chemistry – Waukesha, Wis.
Pamela Breitrick – Jr. – Marketing – Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Maddie Bro – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Ames, Iowa
Joelle Christy – Sr. – Speech & Hearing Science/Health & Human Physiology – Springfield, Ill.
Haley Gordon – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Sioux Falls, S.D.
Abby Grilli – Sr. – Elementary Education – Burr Ridge, Ill.
Maggie Hofstadter – So. – Psychology – Irvine, Calif.
Emily Hovren – Sr. – Marketing – Normal, Ill.
Audrey Kumm – Jr. – Speech & Hearing Science – Hutchinson, Minn.
Hannah Maher – Jr. – Biology – Decorah, Iowa
Karolina Wartalowicz – Sr. – Psychology – Oswego, Ill.
Men’s Tennis (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Andres Estenssoro – Jr. – Industrial Engineering – Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Men’s Track & Field (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Andrew Carman – Sr. – Finance & Management – Jefferson, Iowa
Women’s Track & Field (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Courtney Fritz – Sr. – Finance & Marketing – Coralville, Iowa
Micaela Haight – Sr. – Elementary Education – Coralville, Iowa
Sarah Ryan – Sr. – Microbiology – Ottumwa, Iowa
Jasmine Simpson – Sr. – English/Secondary Education – Wheaton, Ill.
Amanda Stahle – Sr. – Marketing – Bettendorf, Iowa
Volleyball (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Katie Kelley – Jr. – Political Science – Iowa City, Iowa
Alli O’Deen – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Emily Yanny – Jr. – Human Physiology – New Berlin, Wis.
Bethany Yeager – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Brenham, Texas
Wrestling (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nathan Burak – So. – Open – Colorado Springs, Colo.