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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty-eight University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (2), women’s basketball (6), men’s gymnastics (5), women’s gymnastics (11), men’s swimming and diving (8), women’s swimming and diving (16) and wrestling (10).
The 10 women’s gymnastics honorees are the most since 2010 and women’s swimming and diving’s 14 selections are the most since 2014.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 872 winter sports student-athletes, including 45 men’s and 68 women’s basketball players, 76 men’s and 83 women’s gymnasts, 81 men’s hockey players, 142 men’s and 239 women’s swimmers and divers and 138 wrestlers. At least 21 of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Hawkeye women’s swimmer Summer Campbell.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for winter sports, who have been enrolled fulltime at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Men’s Basketball (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nicholas Baer – Jr. – Communication Studies – Bettendorf, Iowa
Brady Ellingson – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership and Sports Studies – Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Women’s Basketball (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kathleen Doyle – So. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Spanish – La Grange, Ill.
Megan Gustafson – Jr. – Marketing & Finance – Port Wing, Wis.
Makenzie Meyer – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Mason City, Iowa
Amanda Ollinger – So. – Computer Science & Engineering – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alexis Sevillian – RS Fr. – Criminology, Law & Justice – Goodrich, Mich.
Hannah Stewart – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Minot, N.D.
Men’s Gymnastics (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jake Brodarzon – Jr. – Human Physiology – Paramus, N.J.
Austin Hodges – Sr. – Human Physiology – Lincolnshire, Ill.
Mark Springett – Sr. – Leisure Studies – Dover, Mass.
Brandon Wong – So. – Psychology – Clovis, Calif.
Josh Zeal – So. – Computer Science & Engineering – Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Women’s Gymnastics (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Misty-Jade Carlson – Jr. – Art/Journalism and Mass Communications – Portland, Ore.
Nicole Chow – Jr. – Human Physiology – Port Coquitlam, Canada
Sydney Hogan – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies – Waterloo, Iowa
Clair Kaji – So. – Psychology – Vancouver, Canada
Annie Kustoff – So. – Elementary Education – San Antonio, Texas
Maria Ortiz – Sr. – Human Physiology – Fort Myers, Fla.
Rose Piorkowski – Jr. – Sociology – Lynn Haven, Fla.
Lanie Snyder – Sr. – English/Secondary Education – Omaha, Neb.
Charlotte Sullivan – So. – Elementary Education – Christchurch, New Zealand
Nikki Youd – Sr. – Human Physiology – Panama City, Fla.
Melissa Zurawski – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Darien, Ill.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (8)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Colter Allen – Sr. – Finance and Asian Languages & Literature – Zimmerman, Minn.
Ben Colin – Jr. – Journalism & Mass Communications/Sport Studies – Dubuque, Iowa
Chris Dawson – Sr. – English and Cinema – Centennial, Colo.
Steve Fiolic – So. – Computer Science & Engineering – Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Mauser – Sr. – Finance – Denver, Colo.
Kenneth Mende – Jr. – Finance/Business Analytics & Information Systems – Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Logan Samuelson – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Fort Myers, Fla.
Jerzy Twarowski – Sr. – Biology & Informatics – Krakow, Poland
Women’s Swimming & Diving (16)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Izzie Bindseil – Sr. – Human Physiology – St. Charles, Ill.
Summer Campbell – Sr. – Industrial Engineering – Fort Worth, Texas
Olivia Cook – Jr. – Computer Science & Engineering – Rochester, Minn.
Meghan Hackett – So. – Industrial Engineering – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Devin Jacobs – Jr. – Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Jo Jekel – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Madison, Wis.
Meghan Lavelle – Sr. – Art – Chicago, Ill.
Tereysa Lehnertz – Sr. – Art – Iowa City, Iowa
Amy Lenderink – So. – Psychology – Parker, Colo.
Natalie McGovern – Jr. – Marketing and Economics – Naperville, Ill.
Kelly McNamara – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Villa Park, Ill.
Carly O’Brien – Sr. – Accounting – Williams Bay, Wis.
Morgan Rafferty – Sr. – Mathematics – West Des Moines, Iowa
Mekenna Scheitlin – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – South Barrington, Ill.
Abbey Schneider – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Fishers, Ind.
Jacintha Thomas – Jr. – Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Wrestling (10)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Stephen Alvarez – RS Fr. – English & Creative Writing – Spring Valley, Calif.
Michael Kemerer – So. – Finance – Murrysville, Pa.
Phillip Laux – Sr. – Management – Brighton, Iowa
Alex Marinelli – RS Fr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Miamisburg, Ohio
Logan McQuillen – Sr. – Biology/Health & Human Physiology/Biology – Monticello, Iowa
Aaron Meyer – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Dan Murphy – RS Fr. – Open Major – Fort Collins, Colo.
Keegan Shaw – So. – Economics & Finances – Altoona, Iowa
Brandon Sorensen – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management/Enterprise Leadership – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Kaleb Young – RS Fr. – Human Physiology – Punxsutawkney, Pa.
