IOWA CITY, Iowa – Seventy-three University of Iowa student-athletes have been named Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars, it was announced Tuesday by the league office.
Among the Iowa honorees, 21 maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the 2022-23 academic term, including:
Aaron Blom, Football
Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track & Field
Jenny Cape, Women’s Soccer
Samantha Cary, Women’s Soccer
Anna Davis, Volleyball
Molly Davis, Women’s Basketball
Natalie DeGabriele, Rowing
Harper Dunne, Field Hockey
Sharon Goodman, Women’s Basketball
Heidi Hines, Rowing
Jamie Kofron, Women’s Track and Field
Alix O’Brien, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Felipe Pedraza, Men’s Golf
Molly Rygh, Rowing
Lillian Schmidt, Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track & Field
Cullan Schriever, Wrestling
Kenni Smith, Rowing
Konnor Sommer, Mn’s Cross Country/Men’s Track & Field
Lokke Stribos, Field Hockey
Sofie Stribos, Field Hockey
Kelli Tosic, Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Track & Field
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for a student-athlete’s academic career.
The Big Ten recognized 1,696 student-athletes in 39 different sports as Distinguished Scholars, including more than 355 who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term.
Baseball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Brayden Frazier – Sr. – Entrepreneurial Management – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Women’s Basketball (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Caitlin Clark – Jr. – Marketing – West Des Moines, Iowa
Molly Davis – Sr. – Health Studies – Midland, Mich.
Sharon Goodman – Sr. – Health Studies – Lime Springs, Iowa
Gabbie Marshall – Sr. – Health Studies – Mason, Ohio
Men’s Basketball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Payton Sandfort – Jr. – Business Direct Admission – Waukee, Iowa
Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Armando Bryson – Grad. – Public Affairs – Long Beach, Calif.
Spencer Gudgel – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Carmel, Ind.
*Konnor Sommer – Sr. – Electrical Engineering – Bettendorf, Iowa
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field (17)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
*Madeline Block – Grad. – Clinical Anatomy – Marion, Iowa
*Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Ottumwa, Iowa
*Grace Bookin-Nosbisch – Sr. – Marketing – Ottumwa, Iowa
Mariel Bruxvoort – Grad. – Accounting – Grand Rapids, Mich.
*Laney Fitzpatrick – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Davenport, Iowa
Anne Guest – So. – Elementary Education – Ottumwa, Iowa
*Kaitlin Knape – So. – Political Science – Tecumseh, Mich.
Jamie Kofron – Sr. – Finance – Tipton, Iowa
*Leah Kralovetz – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – Denmark, Wis.
Lia Love – Sr. – Public Health – Chapel Hill, N.C.
*Lauren McMahon – Jr. – Biomedical Sciences – Ankeny, Iowa
Tahlee McVee – So. – Environmental Policy and Planning – Perth, Australia
*Abigail Ryon – Jr. – Biology – Mount Pleasant, Iowa
*Lillian Schmidt – So. – Biomedical Engineering – Dubuque, Iowa
*Samantha Strauss – So. – Environmental Sciences – Johnston, Iowa
*Kelli Tosic – Sr. – Theatre Arts – Grayslake, Ill.
*Ellie Twedt – Jr. – Pharmacy – Elkhart, Iowa
Field Hockey (6)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Hillary Cox – So. – Mechanical Engineering – Wilmette, Ill.
Harper Dunne – Sr. – Global Health Studies – Fort Worth, Texas
Olivia Frazier – Grad. – Data Science – Cary, N.C.
Anthe Nijziel – Sr. – Psychology – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Lokke Stribos – Sr. – Biomedical Engineering – Brussels, Belgium
Sofie Stribos – Jr. – Civil Engineering – Brussels, Belgium
Football (8)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Aaron Blom – Jr. – Human Physiology – Oskaloosa, Iowa
Jeremy Chaplin – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Waverly, Iowa
Gennings Dunker – So. – Pre-Physical Therapy – Lena, Ill.
Nick Phelps – Sr. – Management – Kingsley, Iowa
Quinn Schulte – Sr. – Human Physiology – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Josef Smith – Jr. – Exercise Science – Britt, Iowa
Louis Stec – Sr. – Enterprise Leadership – LaGrange Park, Ill.
John Waggoner – Sr. – Management – Des Moines, Iowa
Men’s Golf (2)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Ronan Kleu – Sr. – Business Analytics – Zollikerberg, Switzerland
Felipe Pedraza – Jr. – Business Analytics and Information Systems – Lima, Peru
Women’s Golf (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Lea Zeitler – Sr. – Journalism & Mass Communication – Tyrol, Austria
Women’s Gymnastics (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Allison Zuhlke – Jr. – Enterprise Leadership – Waukesha, Wis.
Rowing (13)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Verity Carstensen – Jr. – Interdepartmental Studies – Waukee, Iowa
Natalie DeGabriele – Jr. – Human Physiology – Cedar Falls, 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
Taryn Lindaman – Sr. – Graduate Nondepartmental – Ankeny, Iowa
Myah Lugar – So. – Elementary Education – Kalona, Iowa
Emma Mask – Sr. – Nuclear Medicine Technology – Bettendorf, Iowa
Kassandra McWhorter – Sr. – Neuroscience – Atkins, Iowa
Molly Rygh – Sr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Cedar Falls, Iowa
Molly Shannon – So. – Elementary Education – Clinton, Iowa
Kenni Smith – So. – Business Standard Admission – Toronto, Canada
Women’s Soccer (7)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Jenny Cape – Sr. – Biomedical Sciences – Brookfield, Wis.
Samantha Cary – Sr. – Public Health – St. Charles, Mo.
Cassidy Formanek – Grad. – Business Analytics – Evergreen, Colo.
Maggie Johnston – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Corona, Calif.
Kenzie Roling – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Waverly, Iowa
Hailey Rydberg – Sr. – Psychology – St. Charles, Ill.
Anastasia Savich – Grad. – Sport and Recreation Management – Macomb, Mich.
Softball (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Kalena Burns – Sr. – Elementary Education – Corona, Calif.
Women’s Swimming & Diving (3)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Claire Hartley – Jr. – Communication Studies – Omaha, Neb.
Makayla Hughbanks – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Bettendorf, Iowa
Alix O’Brien – So. – Enterprise Leadership – Apple Valley, Minn.
Volleyball (4)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Amanda Darling – Jr. – English Education – Oswego, Ill.
Anna Davis – Jr. – Computer Science – Castle Rock, Colo.
Bailey Ortega – Jr. – Sport and Recreation Management – Davenport, Iowa
Michelle Urquhart – Jr. – Marketing – Virginia Beach, Va.
Wrestling (1)
Name – Year – Major – Hometown
Cullan Schriever – Jr. – Business Standard Admission – Mason City, Iowa
*Multi-sport honoree | 4.0 grade point average during 2022-23 academic year
