111 Hawkeyes Earn Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors

IOWA CITY, Iowa – One hundred eleven University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Wednesday. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (10), men’s golf (2), women’s golf (5), rowing (27), softball (11), women’s tennis (4), men’s track and field (23), and women’s track and field (29).

The 23 honorees for men’s track and field tie a program record.

A total of 2,293 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 189 in baseball, 186 in softball, 303 in women’s rowing, 85 in men’s and 81 in women’s golf, 156 in men’s and 1174 in women’s lacrosse, 66 in men’s and 77 in women’s tennis, 290 in men’s and 384 in women’s track and field and 100 in men’s (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing and volleyball) and 202 in women’s (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo) at-large sports.

Sixty-nine student-athletes carried a perfect grade point average, including Iowa track and field’s Konnor Sommer, Maria Gorham, Jamie Kofron and Kelli Tosic.

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 May 1 for spring 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.

Baseball (10)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Ben Beutel – Sr. – CLAS non-degree Student – Davenport, Iowa
Duncan Davitt – Sr. – Social Studies Education – Indianola, Iowa
Brayden Frazier – Jr. – Economics – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
DJ Heck – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Iowa City, Iowa
Sam Link – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Dubuque, Iowa
Anthony Mangano – So. – Communication Studies – Lake Zurich, Ill.
Dylan Nedved – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Shawnee, Kan.
Andy Nelson – So. – Finance – Winfield, Ill.
Alec Nigut – So. – Management – Des Moines, Iowa
Michael Seegers – So. – Sport and Recreation Management – Oconomowoc, Wis.

Men’s Golf (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Callum Macfie – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Yorkshire, England
Felipe Pedraza – So. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Lima, Peru

Women’s Golf (5)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jacque Galloway – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Ri Rancho, N.M.
Morgan Goldstein – So. – Sport & Recreation Management – Las Vegas, Nev.
Dana Lerner – Jr. – Finance – Caesarea, Isreal
Manuela Lizarazu – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Bogota, Colombia
Lea Zietler – So. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Innsbruck, Austria

Rowing (27)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Liz Blewett – So. – Finance – Dallas, Texas
Sydney Brands – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa
Grace Clouser – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Waukee, Iowa
Melissa Cronnolly – So. – Speech and Hearing Science – Park Ridge, Ill.
Emma Dabinett – So. – Psychology – Bracknell, England
Sonnie Evans – So. – Nursing Interest – Vinton, Iowa
Elora Fierke – So. – English and Creative Writing – Fort Dodge, Iowa
Jaecee Hall – So. – Psychology – Ankeny, Iowa
Kaitlyn Hansen – Sr. – Radiation Sciences – Monticello, Minn.
Heidi Hines – So. – Human Physiology – Three Rivers, Mich.
Abby Jaynes – So. – Elementary Education – Greenwood Village, Colo.
Kirsten Jurgersen – Sr. – Mathematics Education – Wilton, Iowa
Abbey Klostermann – So. – Biology – Davenport, Iowa
Nina Lawrence – Sr. – Health and Human Physiology – Wellington, New Zealand
Paige Leibfried – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Waukee, Iowa
Taryn Lindaman – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Ankeny, Iowa
Emma Mask – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Kassandra McWhorter – Jr. – Neuroscience – Atkins, Iowa
Hailey Mercuri – So. – Health and Human Physiology – Grimsby, Ontario
Livvy Osgood – So. – Marketing – Franklin, Wis.
Molly Rygh Sr. – Elementary Education – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Ellie Shaver – So. – Nursing – Plymouth, Minn.
Adrianna Symicek – Sr. – Athletic Training – Plymouth, Minn.
Nathalia Wellenreiter – Sr. – Master of Studies in Law – Hamilton, Ontario
Maggie Winegar – Jr. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Jefferson City, Mo.
Claire Wragge – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Hampton, Iowa
Mary Wright – Sr. – Psychology – Birmingham, U.K.

Softball (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Grace Banes – So. – Human Physiology – Kansas City, KS
Kalena Burns – Jr. – Elementary Education – Corona, Calif.
Nia Carter – So. – Psychology Rancho – Cucamonga, Calif.
Kate Claypool – Sr. – Mathematics – Des Moines, Iowa
Amber DeSena – So. – Psychology – Concord, Calif.
Sammy Diaz – So. – Sport and Recreation Management – Cypress, Calif.
Brylee Klosterman – So. – Enterprise Leadership – North Liberty, Iowa
Denali Loecker – So. – Finance – Ogden, Iowa
Marissa Peek – So. – Interdepartmental Studies – Wentzville, Mo.
Zoe Schulte – So. – Elementary Education – Wentzville, Mo.
Riley Sheehy – Jr. – Nursing – Newtown, Pa.

Women’s Tennis (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Michelle Bacalla – Jr. – Elementary Education – Skokie, Ill.
Samantha Gillas – Jr. – Therapeutic Recreation – New Braunfels, Texas
Samantha Mannix – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Elkhorn, Neb.
Vipasha Mehra – So. – Human Physiology – Calgary, Canada

Men’s Track and Field (23)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Armando Bryson – So. – Political Science – Anaheim, Calif.
Grant Conway – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – St. James, Mo.
Dawson Ellingson – Jr. – Mathematics Education – Hudson, Iowa
Spencer Gudgel – Jr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Carmel, Ind.
Peyton Haack – Jr. – Management – Westfield, Ind.
Jordan Hawkins – Jr. – Health & Human Physiology – Roxana, Ill.
Noah Healy – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Frankfort, Ill.
Kaleba Jack – Fr. – Psychology – Iowa City, Iowa
Khullen Jefferson – Fr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Lynwood, Ill.
Aidan King – So. – Political Science – St. Charles, Ill.
Daniel Klysh – So. – Marketing – Elmhurst, Ill.
Tyler Lienau – Sr. – Accounting – Jesup, Iowa
Max Murphy – Fr. – Mechanical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Tyler Olson – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Muscatine, Iowa
Zack Pluff – So. – Human Physiology – Freeburg, Ill.
Gratt Reed – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Atlantic, Iowa
Jeff Roberts – Sr. – Marketing – River Vale, N.J.
Nolan Roethler – Sr. – Finance – Urbandale, Iowa
Konnor Sommer – Jr. – Electrical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Alec Still – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Moville, Iowa
Martin Strong – Fr. – Mechanical Engineering – Kirkwood, Mo.
Nick Trattner – So. – Health & Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Austin West – Sr. – Health & Human Physiology – Iowa City, Iowa

Women’s Track & Field (29)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Amber Aesoph – Fr. – Health and Human Physiology – Sioux City, Iowa
Logan Akason – So. – Pharmacy – Waukee, Iowa
Alivia Bauer – Fr. – Elementary Education – Indianola, Iowa
Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – Fr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch – Fr. – Marketing – Ottumwa, Iowa
Mariel Bruxvoort – Jr. – Accounting – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dimia Burrell – So. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Marion, Iowa
Claire Edmondson – Fr. – Ancient Civilization – Dubuque, Iowa
Bryce Gidel – Fr. – Health and Human Physiology – Humboldt, Iowa
Emma Gordon – Sr. – CLAS non-degree Student – Ankeny, Iowa
Maria Gorham – Sr. – Spanish – Alleman, Iowa
LaSarah Hargrove – So. – Criminology, Law and Justice – Tampa, Fla.
Amanda Howe – Jr.  -Sociology – Southington, Conn.
Mallory King – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Medicine – Davenport, Iowa
Jamie Kofron – Jr. – Finance – Tipton, Iowa
Leah Kralovetz – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Denmark, Wis.
Paige Magee – Fr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Columbia, Mo.
Brooke McKee – Fr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Johnston, Iowa
Jessica McKee – Sr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Johnston, Iowa
Katie Moore – Fr. – Radiation Sciences – Olathe, Kan.
Nylah Perry – Fr. – Health and Human Physiology – Sicklerville, N.J.
Katie Petersen – Fr. – Human Physiology – Ankeny, Iowa
Claire Pitcher – Fr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Franklin, Wis.
Abby Ryon – Fr. – Biology – Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Ianna Roach – So. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Gabby Skopec – Sr. – Management – Coralville, Iowa
Kelli Tosic – Fr. – Theatre Arts – Grayslake, Ill.
Ellie Twedt – Fr. – Pharmacy Interest – Elkhart, Iowa
Payton Wensel – Jr. – Environmental Policy & Planning – Marion, Iowa