70 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

March 23, 2016

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Seventy University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (4), women’s basketball (6), men’s gymnastics (9), women’s gymnastics (6), men’s swimming and diving (20), women’s swimming and diving (15) and wrestling (10).

The 20 men’s swimming and diving selections shatters the school record of 13 set three times, while the nine men’s gymnastics honorees ties the school record. The six women’s gymnastics recipients are the most since 2012

The Big Ten Conference recognized 780 winter sports student-athletes, including 41 men’s and 69 women’s basketball players, 64 men’s and 62 women’s gymnasts, 72 men’s hockey players, 157 men’s and 203 women’s swimmers and divers and 112 wrestlers. At least 12 of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa women’s basketball junior Ally Disterhoft and women’s swimming and diving senior Maddie Bro.

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 (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nicholas Baer – RS Fr. Communication Studies – Bettendorf, Iowa
Mike Gesell – Sr. Leisure Studies – South Sioux City, Neb.
Jarrod Uthoff – Sr. Leisure Studies – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Adam Woodbury – Sr. Sports Studies and Communication Studies – Sioux City, Iowa

Women’s Basketball (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Christina Buttenham – So. – Human Physiology – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
* Ally Disterhoft – Jr. – Accounting & Finance – Iowa City, Iowa
Whitney Jennings – So. – Finance – Logansport, Ind.
Alexa Kastanek – Jr. – Psychology & Sociology – Lincoln, Neb.
Kali Peschel – Sr. – Communication Studies & Spanish – Sauk Centre, Minn.
Hailey Schneden – Jr. – Elementary Education – Davenport, Iowa

Men’s Gymnastics (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Andrew Botto – Jr. – Marketing & Management – Redwood City, Calif.
Jack Boyle – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Naperville, Ill.
Cyrus Dobre-Mofid – RS Sr. – Strategic Communication – Hagerstown, Md.
Austin Hodges – So. – Human Physiology – Lincolnshire, Ill.
Matt Loochtan – Sr. – Finance – Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
Cory Paterson – Jr. – Finance – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
David Spanier – Jr. – Religious Studies – Gainesville, Fla.
Mark Springett – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Dover, Mass.
Doug Sullivan – Sr. – Marketing – Aurora, Ill.

Women’s Gymnastics (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Opua Calucag – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Southern Pasadena, Calif.
Alie Glover – Sr. – Psychology – Destin, Fla.
Megan Ruzicka – So. – Actuarial Science – Plainfield, Ill.
Lanie Snyder – So. – English – Omaha, Neb.
Johanny Sotillo – Sr. – Sports Studies – Valencia, Venezuela
Nikki Youd – So. – Human Physiology – Panama City, Fla.

Men’s Swimming & Diving (20)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Colter Allen – So. – Finance – Zimmerman, Minn.
Addison Boschult – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Omaha, Neb.
Matthew Boyd – Sr. – Chemistry – Clinton, Iowa
Chris Dawson – So. – English – Centennial, Colo.
David Ernstsson – Sr. – Finance – Stockholm, Sweden
Brandon Farnum – Jr. – Finance – Red Oak, Iowa
Brandis Heffner – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies – Bloomington, Ill.
RJ Hemmingsen – So. – Electrical Engineering – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Charles Holliday – Sr. – Human Physiology – Rock Island, Ill.
Maverick Hovey – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Eden Prairie, Minn.
Andrew Hull – Sr. – Human Physiology – Denver, Colo.
Evan Hull – So. – Business/English – Denver, Colo.
Kenneth Mende – RS Fr. – Pre-Business – Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Mike Nelson – Sr. – Psychology – Tempe, Ariz.
Tyler Nichols – Sr. – Pharmacy – Marshall, Mo.
Andrew Parker – Sr. – Accounting – Littleton, Colo.
Logan Samuelson – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Fort Myers, Fla.
Luke Snow – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Springfield, Mo.
Roman Trussov – Sr. – Management – Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Jerzy Twarowski – So. – Biology & Informatics – Krakow, Poland

Women’s Swimming & Diving (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Izzie Bindseil – Jr. – Human Physiology – St. Charles, Ill.
* Maddie Bro – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Ames, Iowa
Summer Campbell – So. – Industrial Engineering – Fort Worth, Texas
Colleen Champa – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Algonquin, Ill.
Ashley Horodyski – Sr. – Human Physiology – Littleton, Colo.
Jo Jekel – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Madison, Wis.
Olivia Kabacinski – Sr. – Marketing – La Porte, Ind.
Tereysa Lehnertz – So. – Art & Spanish – Iowa City, Iowa
Carly O’Brien – So. – Pre-Business – Williams Bay, Wis.
Allie Orvis – Sr. – Art – Decorah, Iowa
Morgan Rafferty – So. – Acutarial Science – West Des Moines, Iowa
Emma Sougstad – Jr. – Elementary Education – Forest City, Iowa
Samantha Wagner – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Marion, Iowa
Serena Wanasek – Jr. – Human Physiology – Burlington, Iowa

Wrestling (10)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nathan Burak – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Trevor Graves – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Fort Collins, Colo.
Brody Grothus – Sr. – Accounting – Davenport, Iowa
Jake Kadel – Sr. – Sociology – New London, Iowa
Kris Klapprodt – Sr. – Finance – Rapid City, Iowa
Phillip Laux – Jr. – Finance – Brighton, Iowa
Logan McQuillen – So. – Health & Human Physiology/Biology – Monticello, Iowa
Alex Meyer – RS Jr. – Chemistry/Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Patrick Rhoads – Sr. – Civil Engineering – Kansas City, Mo.
Logan Thomsen – Jr. – History, Social Studies Education – La Porte City, Iowa

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