IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sixty-nine 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 (4), women’s basketball (8), men’s gymnastics (6), women’s gymnastics (10), men’s swimming and diving (11), women’s swimming and diving (13), and wrestling (17).
The wrestling team’s 17 selections are a school record. The Hawkeyes also had a school record total last season when they had 13 honorees.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 928 winter sports student-athletes, including 63 men’s and 87 women’s basketball players, 60 men’s and 92 women’s gymnasts, 89 men’s hockey players, 154 men’s and 255 women’s swimmers and divers and 146 wrestlers. Twenty-three of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa women’s gymnast Allie Gilchrist.
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 (4)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Michael Baer — Sr. — Management — Bettendorf, Iowa
Connor McCaffery — Jr. — Finance — North Liberty, Iowa
Jack Nunge — Jr. — Accounting — Newburgh, Ind.
Joe Wieskamp — So. — Finance — Muscatine, Iowa
Women’s Basketball (8)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Logan Cook — So. — Interdepartmental Studies — Iowa City, Iowa
Monika Czinano — So. — Biology — Watertown, Minn.
Kathleen Doyle — Sr. — Journalism & Mass Communications — La Grange, Ill.
Makenzie Meyer — Sr. — Health & Human Physiology — Mason City, Iowa
Amanda Ollinger — Sr. — Computer Science & Engineering — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alexis Sevillian — Sr. — Criminology, Law & Justice — Goodrich, Mich.
Tomi Taiwo — So. — Biology — Fishers, Ind.
Paula Valino Ramos — Sr. — Biochemistry & Neuroscience — Ourense, Spain
Men’s Gymnastics (6)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Evan Davis — So. — Art — Houston, Texas
Drew Helberg — So. — Business — Spring, Texas
Peyton Hobson — So. — Industrial Engineering — Salem, Ore.
Noah Scigliano — So. — Biomedical Sciences — Des Moines, Iowa
Alex Walther — So. — Industrial Engineering — Chanhassen, Minn.
Brandon Wong — Sr. — Psychology — Clovis, Calif.
Women’s Gymnastics (10)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Erin Castle — Jr. — Speech & Hearing Sciences — Boone, Iowa
Allie Gilchrist — So. — Accounting — Norwalk, Iowa
Alex Greenwald — So. — Human Physiology — Coral Springs, Fla.
Lauren Guerin — So. — Health & Human Physiology — Austin, Texas
Clair Kaji — Sr. — Psychology — Vancouver, Canada
Maddie Kampschroeder — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Overland Park, Kan.
Bridget Killian — So. — Health & Human Physiology — Wheaton, Ill.
Ashley Smith — Jr. — Psychology — Jacksonville, Fla.
Carina Tolan — So. — Health & Human Physiology — Tinley Park, Ill.
Mackenzie Vance — So. — Human Physiology — Buda, Texas
Men’s Swimming & Diving (11)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Jackson Allmon — So. — Sport & Recreation Management — Council Bluffs, Iowa
Mateusz Arndt — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Gdynia, Poland
Caleb Babb — So. — English & Creative Writing — Jacksonville, Ill.
Dolan Craine — So. — Sport & Recreation Management — Carver, Minn.
Sam Dumford — Sr. — Environmental Science — Downers Grove, Ill.
Anze Fers Erzen — So. — Health & Human Physiology — Ljbljana, Slovenia
Steve Fiolic — Sr. — Computer Science and Engineering — Urbandale, Iowa
Anton Hoherz — Jr. — Music — Spring, Texas
Thomas Pederson — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Minnetonka, Minn.
Jonatan Posligua — Jr. — Astronomy — Guayaquil, Ecuador
Daniel Swanepoel — Jr. — Mechanical Engineering — Cape Town, South Africa
Women’s Swimming & Diving (13)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Kelsey Drake — Jr. — Industrial Engineering — Marion, Iowa
Meghan Hackett — Sr. — Industrial Engineering — Cedar Falls, Iowa
Taylor Hartley — So. — Human Physiology — Fort Dodge, Iowa
Lexi Horner — Jr. — Health & Human Physiology — Johnston, Iowa
Amy Lenderink — Sr. — Psychology — Parker, Colo.
Lauren McDougall — So. — Environmental Engineering — Sydney, Australia
Sage Ohlensehlen — Jr. — English & Creative Writing — Bettendorf, Iowa
Claire Park — Jr. — Elementary Education — Bettendorf, Iowa
Samantha Sauer — Sr. — Health & Human Physiology — St. Charles, Ill.
Sarah Schemmel — Jr. — Speech & Hearing Sciences — Durant, Iowa
Thelma Strandberg — Sr. — Enterprise Leadership — Kristiansand, Norway
Sam Tamborski — So. — Political Science — Castle Rock, Colo.
Alleyna Thomas — So. — Nursing Interest — Iowa City, Iowa
Wrestling (17)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Zach Axmear — Jr. — Criminology, Law & Justice — North English, Iowa
Tony Cassioppi — So. — Mathematics — Roscoe, Ill.
Connor Corbin — Jr. — Biology — Des Moines, Iowa
Aaron Costello — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Dubuque, Iowa
Paul Glynn — Sr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Bettendorf, Iowa
Michael Kemerer — Sr. — Finance — Murrysville, Pa.
Spencer Lee — Jr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Murrysville, Pa.
Alex Marinelli — Sr. — Sport & Recreation Management — Miamisburg, Ohio
Aaron Meyer — Sr. — Chemistry — Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Max Murin — Jr. — Criminology, Law & Justice — Edensburg, Pa.
Danny Murphy — Sr. — Religious Studies — Fort Collins, Colo.
Keegan Shaw — Sr. — Finance — Altoona, Iowa
Preston Stephenson — Sr. — Human Physiology — Teasdale, Utah
Justin Stickley — Jr. — Management — Urbana, Ohio
Vince Turk — Sr. — Communications Studies — Hampshire, Ill.
Jacob Warner — Jr. — Finance — Tolono, Ill.
Kaleb Young — Sr. — Human Physiology — Punxsutawkney, Pa.
