54 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty-four University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (1), women’s basketball (5), men’s gymnastics (7), women’s gymnastics (9), men’s swimming and diving (9), women’s swimming and diving (14) and wrestling (9).
 
The nine women’s gymnastics honorees are the most since 2011.
 
The Big Ten Conference recognized 787 winter sports student-athletes, including 40 men’s and 61 women’s basketball players, 65 men’s and 73 women’s gymnasts, 74 men’s hockey players, 147 men’s and 206 women’s swimmers and divers and 121 wrestlers.  At least 12 of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa women’s basketball senior 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 (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nicholas Baer – So. – Communication Studies – Bettendorf, Iowa
 
Women’s Basketball (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Christina Buttenham – Jr. – Human Physiology – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
*Ally Disterhoft – Sr. – Finance & Accounting – Iowa City, Iowa
Alexa Kastanek – Sr. – Psychology & Sociology – Lincoln, Neb.
Hailey Schneden – Sr. – Elementary Education – Davenport, Iowa
Hannah Stewart – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Minot, N.D.
 
Men’s Gymnastics (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Todd Beyer – So. – Human Physiology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Andrew Botto – Sr. – Marketing & Management – Redwood City, Calif.
Jake Brodarzon – So. – Humah Physiology – Paramus, N.J.
Austin Hodges – Jr. – Human Physiology – Lincolnshire, Ill.
Cory Paterson – Sr. – Finance – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
David Spanier – Sr. – Religious Studies – Gainesville, Fla.
Mark Springett – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Dover, Mass.
 
Women’s Gymnastics (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Misty-Jade Carlson – So. – Art and Informatics – Portland, Oreg.
Nicole Chow -So. – Human Physiology – Port Coquitlam, Canada
Sydney Hogan – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sport and Recreation Management – Waterloo, Iowa
Maria Ortiz – Jr. – Human Physiology – Fort Myers, Fla.
Rose Piorkowski – So. – Sociology – Panama City, Fla.
Lanie Snyder – Jr. – English and English Education – Omaha, Neb.
Tessa Walsh – So. – Computer Science – Naperville, Ill.
Nikki Youd – Jr. – Human Physiology – Panama City, Fla.
Melissa Zurawski – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Darien, Ill.
 
Men’s Swimming & Diving (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Colter Allen – Jr. – Finance and Asian Languages & Literature – Zimmerman, Minn.
Ben Colin – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sport and Recreation Management – Dubuque, Iowa
Chris Dawson – Jr. – English and Cinema – Centennial, Colo.
Brandon Farnum – Sr. – Finance – Red Oak, Iowa
Brandis Heffner – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies – Bloomington, Ill.
Evan Hull – Jr. – English & Creative Writing – Denver, Colo.
Matt Mauser – Jr. – Finance – Denver, Colo.
Logan Samuelson – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Fort Myers, Fla.
Jerzy Twarowski – Jr. – Biology & Informatics – Krakow, Poland
 
Women’s Swimming & Diving (14)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Olivia Cook – So. – Electrical Engineering and Art – Rochester, Minn.
Devin Jacobs – So. – Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Jo Jekel – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Madison, Wis.
Tereysa Lehnertz – So. – Art – Iowa City, Iowa
Natalie McGovern – So. – Business – Naperville, Ill.
Carly O’Brien – Jr. – Accounting – Williams Bay, Wis.
Morgan Rafferty – Jr. – Mathematics – West Des Moines, Iowa
Mekenna Scheitlin – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – South Barrington, Ill.
Emma Sougstad – Sr. – Elementary Education and Psychology – Forest City, Iowa
Jacintha Thomas – So. – Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Serena Wanasek – Sr. – Human Physiology – Burlington, Iowa
Katie Wells – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Glenbrook, Ill.
 
Wrestling (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Stephen Alvarez – So. – English & Creative Writing – Spring Valley, Calif.
Michael Kemerer – So. – Business – Murrysville, Pa.
Phillip Laux – Jr. – Finance – Brighton, Iowa
Logan McQuillen – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology/Biology – Monticello, Iowa
Aaron Meyer – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Alex Meyer – RS Jr. – Chemistry/Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Keegan Shaw – So. – Business – Altoona, Iowa
Brandon Sorensen – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management/Enterprise Leadership – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Vince Turk – So. – Communications Studies – Hampshire, Ill.