IOWA CITY, Iowa – One hundred twenty University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2023 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Friday. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (11), men’s golf (3), women’s golf (2), rowing (32), softball (11), women’s tennis (4), men’s track and field (15), and women’s track and field (42).
The 32 rowing and 42 women’s track and field honorees are both school records.
A total of 2,192 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 360 in baseball, 181 in softball, 311 in women’s rowing, 74 in men’s and 79 in women’s golf, 180 in men’s and 178 in women’s lacrosse, 63 in men’s and 70 in women’s tennis, 263 in men’s and 336 in women’s track and field and 262 in at-large sports (representing bowling, men’s and women’s fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s and women’s rifle and pistol, men’s volleyball, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming and water polo.)
Eighty-one student-athletes carried a perfect grade point average, including rowing’s Natalie DeGabriele and track and field’s Jamie Kofron, Lillian Schmidt, Konnor Sommer and Kelli Tosec.
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 (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brody Brecht – So. – Management – Ankeny, Iowa
Ben DeTaeye – Sr. – Environmental Policy and Planning – Clive, Iowa
Brayden Frazier – Sr. – Entrepreneurial Management – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sam Hojnar – Sr. – Psychology – Naperville, Ill.
Kyle Huckstorf – Sr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Waterford, Wis.
Luke Llewellyn – Sr. – Finance – Urbandale, Iowa
Cade Moss – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Johnston, Iowa
Will Mulflur – Sr. – Finance – Mercer Island, Wash.
Sam Petersen – Jr. – Finance – Huxley, Iowa
Michael Seegers – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Oconomowoc, Wis.
Ben Tallman – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Billings, Mont.
Men’s Golf (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Ronan Kleu – Sr. – Business Analytics – Zollikerberg, Switzerland
Callum Macfie – So. – Exercise Science – Yorkshire, England
Felipe Pedraza – Jr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Lima, Peru
Women’s Golf (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Caroline Gray – So. – Pre-Business – Winnetaka, Ill.
Lea Zeitler – Sr. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Tyrol, Austria
Rowing (32)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Lily Beardsley – So. – Psychology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Liz Blewett – Sr. – Finance – Dallas, Texas
Sydney Brands – Sr. – Exercise Science – Iowa City, Iowa
Verity Carstensen – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Waukee, Iowa
Melissa Cronnolly – Sr. – Speech and Hearing Science – Park Ridge, Ill.
Orla Cuffe – So. – Management – Auckland, New Zealand
Emma Dabinett – Jr. – Psychology – Bracknell, England
Natalie DeGabriele – Jr. – Human Physiology – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Grace Ethofer – Jr. – Pharmacy Interest – Polk City, Iowa
Elora Fierke – Sr. – English and Creative Writing – Fort Dodge, Iowa
Jaecee Hall – Sr. – Psychology – Ankeny, Iowa
Heidi Hines – Sr. – Human Physiology – Three Rivers, Mich.
Abby Jaynes – Jr. – Elementary Education – Greenwood Village, Colo.
Kirsten Jurgersen – Sr. – CLAS Non-degree Student – Wilton, Iowa
Abbey Klostermann – Sr. – Biology – Davenport, Iowa
Nina Lawrence – Sr. – Psychology – Wellington, New Zealand
Paige Leibfried – Jr. – Exercise Science – Waukee, Iowa
Taryn Lindaman – Sr. – Graduate Nondepartmental – Ankeny, Iowa
Myah Lugar – So. – Elementary Education – Clinton, Iowa
Natalie Maher – Jr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Huxley, Iowa
Emma Mask – Sr. – Nuclear Medicine Technology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Kassandra McWhorter – Sr. – Neuroscience – Atkins, Iowa
Hailey Mercuri – Sr. – Exercise Science – Grimsby, Ontario
Ava Parris – Sr. – Management – Capron, Ill.
Haley Reeves – So. – Environmental Sciences – Ames, Iowa
Molly Rygh – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Ava Satterfield – Jr. – Human Physiology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Molly Shannon – So. – Elementary Education – Clinton, Iowa
Kenni Smith – So. – Business Standard Admission – Toronto, Canada
Abby Thoms – So. – Human Physiology – Marion, Iowa
Maggie Toennis – So. – Human Physiology – Naperville, Ill.
Claire Wragge – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Hampton, Iowa
Softball (11)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Grace Banes – Sr. – Human Physiology – Kansas City, Kan.
Kalena Burns – Sr. – Elementary Education – Corona, Calif.
Nia Carter – Sr. – Psychology – Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Amber DeSena – Jr. – Psychology – Concord, Calif.
Tristin Doster – So. – Elementary Education – Fort Dodge, Iowa
Haley Downe – So. – Environmental Engineering – Norwalk, Iowa
Anna Henderson – Jr. – Biology – Battle Ground, Ind.
Emma Henderson – Jr. – Human Physiology – Battle Ground, Ind.
Brylee Klosterman – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – North Liberty, Iowa
Rylie Moss – Jr. – Health Studies – Muscatine, Iowa
Breanna Vasquez – Sr. – Psychology – Norwalk, Calif.
Women’s Tennis (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Samantha Mannix – Grad. – Sport and Recreation Management – Elkhorn, Neb.
Vipasha Mehra – Jr. – Science Studies – Calgary, Canada
Barbora Pokorna – So. – International Relations – Ostrava, Czech Republic
Marisa Schmidt – So. – Business – KarlSenioruhe, Germany
Men’s Track and Field (15)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Armando Bryson – Sr. – Political Science – Anaheim, Calif.
Grant Conway – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – St. James, Mo.
Spencer Gudgel – Sr. – Sport & Recreation Management – Carmel, Ind.
Peyton Haack – Sr. – Finance – Westfield, Ind.
Kaleba Jack – Jr. – Psychology – Iowa City, Iowa
Noah James – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Treynor, Iowa
Khullen Jefferson – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Lynwood, Ill.
Aidan King – Jr. – Political Science – St. Charles, Ill.
Max Murphy – Sr. – Mechanical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Tyler Olson – Sr. – CLAS Non-degree Student – Muscatine, Iowa
Gratt Reed – Sr. – Finance – Atlantic, Iowa
Konnor Sommer – Sr. – Electrical and Computer Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Martin Strong – Jr. – Mechanical Engineering – Kirkwood, Mo.
Nick Trattner – Sr. – Exercise Science – Naperville, Ill.
Austin West – Sr. – Exercise Science – Iowa City, Iowa
Women’s Track & Field (42)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Amber Aesoph – Sr. – Health Studies – Sioux City, Iowa
Alivia Bauer – Sr. – Elementary Education – Indianola, Iowa
Myreanna Bebe – Jr. – Journalism and Mass Communications – Marion, Iowa
Maddie Block – Other – Clinical Anatomy – Marion, Iowa
Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch – Sr. – Marketing – Ottumwa, Iowa
Miya Brines – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Loveland, Colo.
Mariel Bruxvoort – Sr. – Accounting – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dimia Burrell – Jr. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Marion, Iowa
Claire Edmondson – Jr. – Ancient Civilization – Dubuque, Iowa
Laney Fitzpatrick – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Davenport, Iowa
Bryce Gidel – Sr. – Exercise Science – Humboldt, Iowa
Emma Gordon – Sr. – Law – Ankeny, Iowa
Anne Guest – So. – Elementary Education – Ottumwa, Iowa
LaSarah Hargrove – Sr. – Criminology, Law and Justice – Tampa, Fla.
Amanda Howe – Sr. – Sociology – Southington, Conn.
Jade Hunter – So. – Exercise Science – East Moline, Ill.
Kaitlin Knape – So. – Political Science – Tecumseh, Mich.
Jamie Kofron – Sr. – Finance – Tipton, Iowa
Leah Kralovetz – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Denmark, Wis.
Chloe Larsen – Jr. – Health Studies – Waukee, Wis.
Lia Love – Sr. – Public Health – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Paige Magee – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Columbia, Mo.
Mytika Mayberry – Jr. – African American Studies – Ankeny, Iowa
Brooke McKee – Jr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Johnston, Iowa
Lauren McMahon – Sr. – Biomedical Sciences – Ankeny, Iowa
Tahlee McVee – So. – Environmental Policy and Planning – Perth, Australia
Ella Meeuwsen – So. – Nursing Interest – Green Bay, Wis.
Kat Moody – Sr. – Political Science – Clive, Iowa
Katherine Moore – Jr. – Radiation Sciences – Olathe, Kan.
Nylah Perry – Jr. – Communication Studies – Sicklerville, N.J.
Katie Petersen – Sr. – Human Physiology – Ankeny, Iowa
Claire Pitcher – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Franklin, Wis.
Micah Poellet – Jr. – Environmental Sciences – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ianna Roach – Sr. – Journalism and Mass Communication – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Abby Ryon – Sr. – Biology – Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Miriam Sandeen – So. – Exercise Science – Eden Prairie, Minn.
Lillian Schmidt – Jr. – Biomedical Engineering – Dubuque, Iowa
Sam Strauss – Jr. – Environmental Sciences – Johnston, Iowa
Kelli Tosic – Sr. – Theatre Arts – Grayslake, Ill.
Ellie Twedt – Fr. – Pharmacy – Elkhart, Iowa
Kathryn Vortherms – Sr. – Exercise Science – Ankeny, Iowa