IOWA CITY, Iowa — Eighty-six University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2020 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s cross country (5), women’s cross country (15), field hockey (11), football (26), women’s soccer (19), and volleyball (10).
The volleyball team’s 10 selections are a school record, while the soccer team matched its record from 2019.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,601 fall sports athletes. The list includes 124 field hockey players, 582 football players, 139 men’s and 222 women’s cross country runners, 139 men’s and 260 women’s soccer student-athletes and 135 volleyball players.
Sixty honorees posted unblemished grade point averages, including Iowa’s Jenny Cape (women’s soccer), Samantha Cary (women’s soccer), Matt Fagan (football), and Konnor Sommer (men’s cross country).
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 November 1 for fall sports, who have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Below is the list of Iowa’s Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Men’s Cross Country (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Noah Healy – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Frankfort, Ill.
Jeff Roberts – Sr. – Marketing – River Vale, N.J.
Spencer Smith – Jr. – Accounting – Bettendorf, Iowa
Konnor Sommer – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Nick Trattner – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Women’s Cross Country (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Logan Akason – Jr. – Pharmacy – Waukee, Iowa
Mary Arch – Sr. – Art – Iowa City, Iowa
Ashley Bryja – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Chicago, Ill.
Emma Gordon – Sr. – Economics – Ankeny, Iowa
Mallory King – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering/Pre-medicine – Davenport, Iowa
Leah Kralovetz – So. – Open Major – Denmark, Wis.
Kylie Latham – Jr. – Accounting – Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace McCabe – Jr. – Cinema – Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Jessica McKee – Jr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Johnston, Iowa
Wren Renquist – Sr. – Biology – Okinawa City, Japan
Tia Saunders – Sr. – Pre-medicine/Writing – Iowa City, Iowa
Gabby Skopec – Sr. – Management – Coralville, Iowa
Patty Teggatz – Jr. – Political Science – Hampton, Iowa
Lindsay Welker – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Terre Haute, Ind.
Aly Weum – Sr. – Marketing – Stoughton, Wis.
Field Hockey (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Meghan Conroy – Jr. – Mathematics Education – Chesterfield, Mo.
Ellie Flynn – So. – Political Science – Downers Grove, Ill.
Nikki Freeman – Sr. – Human Physiology – Whitehouse Station, N.J.
Esme Gibson – So. – Neuroscience – Worcestershire, England
Ellie Holley – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Bristol, United Kingdom
Makenna Maguire – Jr. – Computer Science & Engineering – St. Louis, Mo.
Maddy Murphy – Jr. – Environmental Engineering – Riana, Tasmania
Anthe Nijziel – Jr. – Psychology – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ciara Smith – Jr. – Communications Studies – Midlothian, Va.
Lokke Stribos – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Brussels, Belgium
Sofie Stribos – So. – Civil Engineering – Brussels, Belgium
Football (26)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Nick Anderson – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Waukee, Iowa
Seth Benson – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Sioux Falls, S.D.
Shaun Beyer – Sr. – Economics – Shellsburg, Iowa
Jack Campbell – RS Fr. – Enterprise Leadership – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jack Combs – Sr. – Finance – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Colton Dinsdale – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Reinbeck, Iowa
Keith Duncan – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Weddington, N.C.
Matt Fagan – RS So. – Public Health – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Noah Fenske – So. – History – New Hampton, Iowa
Jackson Frericks – So. – Pre-Business – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Connor Kapisak – RS So. – Accounting – South Windsor, Conn.
Logan Klemp – RS So. – Elementary Education – Jewell, Iowa
Alec Kritta – So. – Business Direct Admission – St. Charles, Ill.
Tyler Linderbaum – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Solon, Iowa
Josiah Miamen – So. – Pre-Business – Peoria, Ill.
Nick Niemann – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Sycamore, Ill.
Turner Pallissard – RS So. – Finance – Frankfort, Ill.
Nick Phelps – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Kingsley, Iowa
Monte Pottebaum – RS So. – Health & Human Physiology – Larchwood, Iowa
Bryce Schulte – Jr. – Political Science – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Quinn Schulte – RS Fr. – Pre-Medicine – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Caleb Shudak – Sr. – Civil and Environmental Engineering – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Austin Spiewak – Sr. – Finance – Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Louie Stec – So. – Enterprise Leadership – LaGrange Park, Ill.
Clayton Thurm – So. – Open Major – Williamsburg, Iowa
John Waggoner – RS So. – Management – West Des Moines, Iowa
Women’s Soccer (19)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Riley Burns – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Green Oaks, Ill.
Jenny Cape – Jr. – Biomedical Sciences – Brookfield, Wis.
Samantha Cary – So. – Sports Studies – St. Charles, Ill.
Samantha Cramin – So. – Psychology – Prospect Heights, Ill.
Gianna Gourley – So. – Sport and Recreation Management – Las Vegas, Nev.
Olivia Hellweg – Jr. – Marketing – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Daisy Light – So. – Speech and Hearing Science – Louisville, Colo.
Natalie Massa – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Naperville, Iowa
Adrianna Naumoski – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – St. John, Ind.
Grace Necker – RS So. – Biochemistry – Bettendorf, Iowa
Hannah Rittenhouse – So. – Open Major – Geneva, Ill.
Hailey Rydberg – Jr. – Psychology – St. Charles, Ill.
Sam Schroder – So. – Elementary Education Interest – Iowa City, Iowa
Diane Senkowski – Sr. – Criminology, Law and Justice – Livonia, Mich.
Sabrina Shaw – RS Fr. – Human Physiology – Zionsville, Ind.
Samantha Tawharu – Jr. – Social Justice – Green Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Sara Wheaton – Jr. – Psychology – Chandler, Ariz.
Riley Whitaker – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Ankeny, Iowa
Monica Wilhelm – RS So. – Sport and Recreation Management – Antioch, Ill.
Women’s Volleyball (10)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Josyln Boyer – So. – Finance – Downers Grove, Ill.
Hannah Clayton – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Bloomington, Ill.
Emma Grunkemeyer – So. – Human Physiology – Omaha, Neb.
Kyndra Hansen – So. – Speech and Hearing Science – White Bear Lake, Minn.
Griere Hughes – Sr. – African American Studies – Fishers, Ind.
Amiya Jones – Jr. – Political Science – Indianapolis, Ind.
Blythe Rients – So. – Undeclared Engineering – Eagan, Minn.
Edina Schmidt – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Berlin, Germany
Maddie Slagle – Jr. – Health and Human Physiology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Grace Tubbs – So. – Human Physiology – Clinton, Iowa