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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sixty-three University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2019 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (5), women’s basketball (7), men’s gymnastics (3), women’s gymnastics (11), men’s swimming and diving (9), women’s swimming and diving (15), and wrestling (13).
The wrestling team’s 13 honorees are a school record, surpassing the program’s 12 in 2012. The women’s swimming and diving team’s 15 selections are the most since 2016.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 932 winter sports student-athletes, including 65 men’s and 68 women’s basketball players, 64 men’s and 100 women’s gymnasts, 69 men’s hockey players, 151 men’s and 264 women’s swimmers and divers and 151 wrestlers. At least 22 of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs.
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 (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Austin Ash – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Michael Baer – So. – Business – Bettendorf, Iowa
Nicholas Baer – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Bettendorf, Iowa
Connor McCaffery – RS Fr. – Business – North Liberty, Iowa
Jack Nunge – So. – Pre-Business – Newburgh, Ind.
Women’s Basketball (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kathleen Doyle – Jr. – Spanish & Journalism & Mass Communications – La Grange, Ill.
Megan Gustafson – Sr. – Finance – Port Wing, Wis.
Makenzie Meyer – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Mason City, Iowa
Amanda Ollinger – Jr. – Computer Science & Engineering – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alexis Sevillian – RS So. – Criminology, Law & Justice – Goodrich, Mich.
Hannah Stewart – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Minot, N.D.
Paula Valino Ramos – So. – Biochemistry & Neuroscience – Ourense, Spain
Men’s Gymnastics (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jake Brodarzon – Sr. – Human Physiology – Paramus, N.J.
Kulani Taylor – So. – Biology – West St. Paul, Minn.
Brandon Wong – Jr. – Psychology – Clovis, Calif.
Women’s Gymnastics (9)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Misty-Jade Carlson – Sr. – Art & Journalism and Mass Communications – Portland, Ore.
Erin Castle – So. – Communications Studies & Sport & Recreation Management – Boone, Iowa
Nicole Chow – Sr. – Human Physiology – Port Coquitlam, Canada
Emma Hartzler – So. – Open Major – Marion, Iowa
Sydney Hogan – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications & Sport & Recreation Management – Waterloo, Iowa
Clair Kaji – Jr. – Psychology – Vancouver, Canada
Maddie Kampschroeder – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Overland Park, Kan.
Maria Ortiz – Sr. – Human Physiology – Fort Myers, Fla.
Rose Piorkowski – Sr. – Sociology – Lynn Haven, Fla.
Ashley Smith – So. – Open Major – Jacksonville, Fla.
Charlotte Sullivan – Jr. – Elementary Education – Christchurch, New Zealand
Men’s Swimming & Diving (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Michal Brzus – Sr. – Computer Science – Bodaczow, Poland
Ben Colin – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communications & Sport & Recreation Management – Dubuque, Iowa
Sam Dumford – Jr. – Environmental Science – Downers Grove, Ill.
Steve Fiolic – Jr. – Computer Science and Engineering – Urbandale, Iowa
Anton Hoherz – So. – Music – Spring, Texas
Kenneth Mende – Sr. – Finance and Business Analytics & Information Systems – Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Thomas Pederson – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Minnetonka, Minn.
Jonatan Posligua – So. – Astronomy & Physics – Guayaquil, Ecuador
Daniel Swanepoel – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Cape Town, South Africa
Women’s Swimming & Diving (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kelsey Drake – So. – Industrial Engineering – Marion, Iowa
Morgan Grout – So. – Business – Carmel, Ind.
Meghan Hackett – Jr. – Industrial Engineering – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Lexi Horner – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Johnston, Iowa
Devin Jacobs – Sr. – Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Amy Lenderink – Jr. – Psychology – Parker, Colo.
Natalie McGovern – Sr. – Marketing – Naperville, Ill.
Kelly McNamara – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Villa Park, Ill.
Sage Ohlensehlen – So. – English & Creative Writing – Bettendorf, Iowa
Claire Park – So. – Elementary Education Interest – Bettendorf, Iowa
Samantha Sauer – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – St. Charles, Ill.
Sarah Schemmel – So. – Speech & Hearing Sciences – Durant, Iowa
Abbey Schneider – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Fishers, Ind.
Thelma Strandberg – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Kristiansand, Norway
Jacintha Thomas – Sr. – Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Wrestling (13)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Zach Axmear – So. – Pre-Business – North English, Iowa
Connor Corbin – So. – Biology – Des Moines, Iowa
Aaron Costello – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Dubuque, Iowa
Michael Kemerer – Jr. – Finance – urrysville, Pa.
Spencer Lee – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Murrysville, Pa.
Alex Marinelli – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Miamisburg, Ohio
Aaron Meyer – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Danny Murphy – RS So. – Open Major – Fort Collins, Colo.
Keegan Shaw – Sr. – Economics & Finances – Altoona, Iowa
Justin Stickley – So. – Business – Urbana, Ohio
Vince Turk – Jr. – Communications Studies – Hampshire, Ill.
Jacob Warner – RS Fr. – Business – Tolono, Ill.
Kaleb Young – RS Fr. – Human Physiology – Punxsutawney, Pa.
