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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Forty-two University of Iowa student-athletes have named Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars, it was announced Wednesday by the league office.
Among the Iowa honorees, 11 maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the 2016-17 academic term, including Ally Disterhoft (women’s basketball), Daniel Gardarsson (cross country/track and field) Andrea Shine (cross country/track and field), rowing’s Kaelynn Heiberg, Carly Millerd, and Georgia Sanderson, Kaleigh Haus (women’s soccer), Sarah Kurtz (softball), and volleyball’s Jess Janota, Loxley Keala, and Annika Olsen.
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 1,016 student-athletes in 38 different sports as Distinguished Scholars, including 157 that maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term.
Women’s Basketball (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Ally Disterhoft — Sr. — Accounting — Iowa City, Iowa
Hailey Schneden — Sr. — Elementary Education — Davenport, Iowa
Men’s Cross Country (1)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Daniel Gardarsson — Sr. — Environmental Sciences & Economics — Reykjavik, Iceland
Women’s Cross Country (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Lauren Opatrny — So. — Human Physiology — McHenry, Ill.
Andrea Shine — So. — English — Crystal Lake, Ill.
Field Hockey (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Lara Bampfield — So. — Art History & French — Maidenhead, England
Josella Guagliardo — Jr. — Biology — Deerfield, Ill.
Alex Pecora — Sr. — Political Science & Psychology — Marlton, N.J.
Football (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Anthony Nelson — So. — Accounting — Urbandale, Iowa
Ryan Ward — Sr. — Health & Human Physiology — Homer Glen, Ill.
Nate Wieting — So. — Human Physiology — Rockford, Ill.
Women’s Gymnastics (1)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Melissa Zurawski — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Darien, Ill.
Rowing (7)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Allison Blevins — So. — Speech & Hearing Science — Prospect Heights, Ill.
Rachel Canon — So. — Speech & Hearing Science — Ames, Iowa
Kaelynn Heiberg — Jr. — Sociology/Ethics & Public Policy — Minnetonka, Minn.
Gemma Kerr — Jr. — Journalism & Mass Communications — Victoria, B.C, Canada
Carly Millerd — So. — International Relations — Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Elizabeth Pritchard — So. — Human Physiology & Biology — Ankeny, Iowa
Georgia Sanderson — So. — Radiation Sciences — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Women’s Soccer (5)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Tory Harman — Sr. — Therapeutic Recreation — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kaleigh Haus — So. — Biomedical Engineering — Des Moines, Iowa
Morgan Kemerling — So. — Human Physiology — Aurora, Ill.
Laura Lainson — Jr. — Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies — Huntington Beach, Calif.
Aubree Larson — So. — Industrial Engineering — Ankeny, Iowa
Softball (1)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Sarah Kurtz — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Herndon, Va.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Colter Allen — Jr. — Finance & Asian Language & Literature — Zimmerman, Minn.
Ben Colin — So. — Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies — Dubuque, Iowa
Women’s Swimming & Diving (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Olivia Cook — So. — Electrical Engineering — Rochester, Minn.
Meghan Lavelle — Jr. — Art — Chicago, Ill.
Jacintha Thomas — So. — Human Physiology — Iowa City, Iowa
Women’s Tennis (1)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Aimee Tarun — Sr. — Sport & Recreation Management/Journalism & Mass Communications — Winnetaka, Ill.
Men’s Track & Field (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Gage Eller — So. — Enterprise Leadership — Ames, Iowa
Daniel Gardarsson — Sr. — Environmental Sciences — Reykjavik, Iceland
Brendan Thompson — Sr. — Human Physiology & Psychology — Fort Madison, Iowa
Women’s Track & Field (3)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Heaven Chandler — Sr. — English/Ethics & Public Policy — Columbus Junction, Iowa
Andrea Shine — So. — English — Crystal Lake, Ill.
Amy Smith — Jr. — Nursing — Wheaton, Ill.
Volleyball (5)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Jess Janota — Jr. — Speech & Hearing Science — Concord, Ohio
Loxley Keala — Sr. — Art History — Kanoehe, Hawaii
Molly Kelly — So. — International Studies, Religious Studies, & Spanish — West Liberty, Iowa
Annika Olsen — Jr. — Finance — Johns Creek, Ga.
Kasey Reuter — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Sioux City, Iowa
Wrestling (1)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Alex Meyer — Sr. — Human Physiology & Biology — Pleasant Hill, Iowa
BOLD ITALICIZED names indicate student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA.
