58 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

March 25, 2015

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty-eight University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2015 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (3), women’s basketball (7), men’s gymnastics (8), women’s gymnastics (4), men’s swimming and diving (12), women’s swimming and diving (15) and wrestling (9).

The 12 men’s swimming and diving selections are tied for the most in program history, the eight men’s gymnasts are the most since 2002, and the seven women’s basketball selections are the most since 2012.

The Big Ten Conference recognized 735 winter sports student-athletes, including 32 men’s and 68 women’s basketball players, 47 men’s and 67 women’s gymnasts, 76 hockey players, 141 men’s and 200 women’s swimmers and divers and 104 wrestlers. At least seven of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Ally Disterhoft.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be letterwinners and be in at least their second academic year at the institution. They must also carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Men’s Basketball (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Mike Gesell – Jr. – Finance and Management – South Sioux City, Neb.
Jarrod Uthoff – Jr. – Economics – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Adam Woodbury – Jr. – Sports Studies and Communication Studies – Sioux City, Iowa

Women’s Basketball (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
*Ally Disterhoft – So. – Business – Iowa City, Iowa
Bethany Doolittle – Sr. – Human Physiology – Oakdale, Minn.
Alexa Kastanek – Jr. – Psychology – Lincoln, Neb.
Samantha Logic – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology/Sports Studies – Racine, Wis.
Kali Peschel – Jr. – Communication Studies – Sauk Centre, Minn.
Kathryn Reynolds – Sr. – Law School – Cincinnati, Ohio
Hailey Schneden – So. – Elementary Education Interest – Davenport, Iowa

Men’s Gymnastics (8)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Hometown William Albert – Sr. – Psychology – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Andrew Botto – So. – Business – Redwood City, Calif.
Jack Boyle – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid – RS Jr. – Sociology – Hagerstown, Md.
Caleb Fischle-Faulk – So. – Interdepartmental Studies – Escondido, Calif.
Cory Paterson – So. – Business – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
David Spanier – So. – Pre-Business – Gainesville, Fla.
Zach Wendland – So. – Human Physiology – Olathe, Kan.

Women’s Gymnastics (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Opua Calucag – Jr. – Health and Human Physiology – Southern Pasadena, Calif.
Sydney Hoerr – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Bloomington, Ill.
Caroline McCrady – So. – Pre-Business – Eagan, Minn.
Caitlin Tanzer – Sr. – Management – Naperville, Ill.

Men’s Swimming & Diving (12)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Matthew Boyd – Jr. – Chemistry – Clinton, Iowa
David Ernstsson – Jr. – Finance – Stockholm, Sweden
Brandon Farnum – So. – Business – Red Oak, Iowa
Brandis Heffner – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Bloomington, Ill.
Charles Holliday – Jr. – Human Physiology – Rock Island, Ill.
Maverick Hovey – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Eden Prairie, Minn.
Mike Nelson – Jr. – Psychology – Tempe, Ariz.
Tyler Nichols – Jr. – Pharmacy – Marshall, Mo.
Andrew Parker – Jr. – Accounting – Littleton, Colo.
Luke Snow – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Springfield, Mo.
Roman Trussov – Jr. – Management – Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Mike Vinyard – Sr. – Chemistry – Carmel, Ind.

Women’s Swimming & Diving (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Elaine Boosalis – Sr. – Human Physiology – Maple Grove, Minn.
Pamela Breitrick – Sr. – Marketing – Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Maddie Bro – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies – Ames, Iowa
Joelle Christy – RS Sr. – Speech & Hearing Science/Health & Human Physiology – Springfield, Ill.
Abby Grilli – RS Sr. – Elementary Education – Burr Ridge, Ill.
Ashley Horodyski – Jr. – Human Physiology – Littleton, Colo.
Olivia Kabacinski – Jr. – Marketing – La Porte, Ind.
Lauren Kelba – Sr. – Ethic & Public Policy/Leisure Studies – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Audrey Kumm – Sr. – Speech & Hearing Interest – Hutchinson, Minn.
Hannah Maher – Sr. – Biology – Decorah, Iowa
Allie Orvis – Jr. – Art – Decorah, Iowa
Emma Sougstad – So. – Elementary Education Interest – Forest City, Iowa
Becky Stoughton – Sr. – Management – Peoria, Ill.
Samantha Wagner – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Marion, Iowa
Serena Wanasek – Jr. – Human Physiology – Burlington, Iowa

Wrestling (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nathan Burak – Jr. – Health and Human Physiology – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Josh Dziewa – RS Sr. – Leisure Studies – Yardley, Pa.
Jeremy Fahler – Sr. – Sports Studies – Deerfield, Ill.
Brody Grothus – Jr. – Accounting – Davenport, Iowa
Jake Kadel – Jr. – Human Physiology – New London, Iowa
Michael Kelly – Sr. – Management – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Kris Klapprodt – Jr. – Finance – Rapid City, Iowa
Phillip Laux – So. – Pre-Business – Brighton, Iowa
Alex Meyer – RS So. – Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa

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