June 1, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty-three University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Wednesday. The list includes student-athletes from rowing (20), baseball (5), men’s golf (2), women’s golf (3), softball (8), men’s tennis (2), women’s tennis (2), men’s track and field (6) and women’s track and field (5).
The 20 rowing honorees are the most for the program since 2009, while the eight softball and five baseball selections are the most since 2013.
A total of 1,537 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 140 in baseball, 153 in softball, 174 in women’s rowing, 64 in men’s and 64 in women’s golf, 82 in men’s and 90 in women’s lacrosse, 63 in men’s and 76 in women’s tennis, 186 in men’s and 228 in women’s track and field and 50 in men’s (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 167 in women’s (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large sports.
At least 23 students competing in spring and at-large sports have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa rower Skylar McSorley.
To be eligible for an Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Baseball (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Austin Guzzo – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Brooklin, Ontario
Grant Klenovich – So. – Finance – Winnetaka, Ill.
Jared Mandel – RS Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Mundelein, Ill.
Eric Schenck-Joblinske – Sr. – Ethics & Public Policy – Dike, Iowa
Corbin Woods – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Men’s Golf (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Sam Meuret – So. – Finance – Brunswick, Neb.
Nate Yankovich – Sr. – Marketing – Blacklick, Ohio
Women’s Golf (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Briana Midkiff – Sr. – Pharmacy – Carmel, Ind.
Jessie Sindlinger – Jr. – Finance – Charles City, Iowa
Elisa Suarez – So. – Pre-Business – Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Rowing (20)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Madeline Anglin – Sr. – Nursing – Metamora, Ill.
Beth Baustian – Sr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Davenport, Iowa
Danielle Bender – Jr. – Elementary Studies – Bellevue, Iowa
Claire Benschoter – Sr. – Nursing – Hartland, Wis.
Victoria Bricker – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Runnells, Iowa
Katie Brown – Sr. – Psychology – Fox Lake, Ill.
Rachel Chambers – Sr. – Elementary Studies – Glenview, Ill.
McKinzie Cowley – Jr. – Human Physiology – Urbandale, Ill.
Ellen Cranberg – Jr. – English – Milwaukee, Wis.
Hannah Hawks – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Mooresville, N.C.
Kaelynn Heiberg – So. – Sociology – Minnetonka, Minn.
Trisha Huerta – So. – Sociology – Griswold, Iowa
Gemma Kerr – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Victoria, B.C., Canada
Baillie McCunn – So. – Human Physiology – Orion, Ill.
Skylar McSorley – Sr. – Speech & Hearing Science – San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Sarah Powell – Jr. – Mathematics – Park Ridge, Ill.
Zoe Ribar – Sr. – Human Physiology – Columbus, Ohio
Hannah Rochford – Sr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jessica Streur – Sr. – English – Glencoe, Ill.
Lauren Subler – Sr. – Human Physiology – Tipp City, Ohio
Softball (8)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Haley Hansel – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications – Overland Park, Kan.
Daniella Ibarra – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Emerson, N.J.
Sarah Kurtz – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Herndon, Va.
Kara Misel – Jr. – Biochemistry – Solon, Iowa
Kaitlyn Mullarkey – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Park Ridge, Ill.
Cheyenne Pratt – So. – Management – Festus, Mo.
Whitney Repole – Sr. – English – San Antonio, Texas
Angela Schmiederer – So. – Psychology – Prospect Heights, Ill.
Men’s Tennis (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nils Hallestrand – Jr. – Finance & Economics – Danderyd, Sweden
Jake Jacoby – So. – Pre-Business – Little Rock, Ark.
Women’s Tennis (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Montana Crawford – So. – Music – Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
Aimee Tarun – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Winnetaka, Ill.
Men’s Track and Field (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kevin Docherty – Jr. – Finance – Saint Paul, Minn.
Daniel Gardarsson – So. – Environmental Sciences – Reykjavik, Iceland
Carter Lilly – So. – Human Physiology – Sioux City, Iowa
Michael Melchert – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Monticello, Iowa
Brendan Thompson – Sr. – Human Physiology & Psychology – Fort Madison, Iowa
Mitch Wolff – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology/Sports Studies – Plainfield, Ill.
Women’s Track & Field (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Heaven Chandler – So. – English – Columbus Junction, Iowa
Allison Gattone – Sr. – Elementary Education – Libertyville, Ill.
Lindsay Herra – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Rockford, Ill.
Jordyn Sindt – Jr. – Ethics & Public Policy/Philosophy – Griswold, Iowa
Tess Wilberding – Jr. – Marketing – Troy, Mich.