56 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Fifty-six University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2024-25 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (9), women’s basketball (5), women’s gymnastics (13), women’s swimming and diving (19) and men’s wrestling (10).

The Big Ten Conference recognized 1,153 winter sports student-athletes, including 81 men's and 102 women's basketball players, 102 men's ice hockey, 65 men's and 158 women's gymnasts, 163 men's and 282 women's swimmers and divers and 196 men’s wrestlers.

Thirty-five of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Iowa’s Kaia Vanney (women’s gymnastics) and Cullan Schriever (men’s wrestling).

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.

A complete list of Iowa’s honorees is listed below.

Men’s Basketball (9)
Name - Year -Major - Hometown
Even Brauns - RS Sr. - Interdepartmental Studies - Iowa City, Iowa
Josh Dix - Jr. - Finance - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Owen Freeman - So. - Sport and Recreation Management - Moline, Ill.
Brock Harding - So. - Sport and Recreation Management - Moline, Ill.
Carter Kingsbury - RS Jr. - Marketing - Ponca, Neb.
Luc Laketa - Sr. - Interdepartmental Studies - Concord, Mich.
Riley Mulvey - RS Jr. - Exercise Science - Rotterdam, N.Y. 
Payton Sandfort - Sr. - Finance - Waukee, Iowa
Pryce Sandfort - So. - Business - Waukee, Iowa

Women’s Basketball (5)
Name - Year -Major - Hometown
Sydney Affolter - Sr. - Sport and Recreation Management, Health Studies - Chicago, Ill.
AJ Ediger - Sr. - Social Justice - Hudsonville, Mich.
Kylie Feuerbach - RS Sr. - Strategic Communications MA - Sycamore, Ill.
Taylor McCabe - Jr. - Civil Engineering - Fremont, Neb.
Addison O’Grady - Sr. - Chemical Engineering - Aurora, Colo.

Women’s Gymnastics (13)
Name - Year -Major - Hometown
Hanna Castillo - Jr. - Criminology, Law and Justice -  Boca Raton, Fla.
Avery Chambers - Jr. - Speech and Hearing Science - Lombard, Ill.
Olivia Dylnicki - RS Fr. - Psychology - Rocky Point, N.Y.
Alexa Ebeling - Sr. - Communication Studies - Adel, Iowa
Emily Erb - Jr. - Sport and Recreation Management - Flemington, N.J.
Ilka Juk - Sr. - Health Studies - Vancouver, British Columbia
Alyse Karenbauer - So. - Criminology, Law and Justice - Mercer, Pa.
Adeline Kenlin - 5th Yr. - Event Management Certificate - Iowa City, Iowa
Gianna Masella - Jr. - Interdepartmental Studies - Palm Harbor, Fla.
Marissa Rojas - Sr. - Exercise Science - Canton, Mich.
Kaia Vanney - Jr. - Interdepartmental Studies - Redondo Beach, Calif.
Eva Volpe - So. - Public Health - Pearland, Texas
Katelyn Wiederspahn - RS Fr. - Marketing, Economics - Agoura Hills, Calif.

Women’s Swimming & Diving (19)
Name - Year -Major - Hometown
Olivia Asay - Jr. - Sport and Recreation Management - Downers Grove, Ill.
Simone Beinlich - So. - Speech & Hearing Science - Fullerton, Calif.
Olivia Frantum - So. - Biomedical Sciences - Johnston, Iowa
Annie Galvin - Sr. - Management - Ames, Iowa
Megan Hartlieb - Sr. - Enterprise Leadership - Mequon, Wis.
Josie Hood - So. - Exercise Science - Omaha, Neb.
Makayla Hughbanks - Sr. - Enterprise Leadership - Bettendorf, Iowa
Mallory Kell - So. - Interdepartmental Studies - Urbandale, Iowa
Jenna Kerr - So. - Education Studies & Human Resources - Barrington, Ill.
Scarlet Martin - Jr. - Enterprise Leadership - Coralville, Iowa
Alix O’Brien - Sr. - Enterprise Leadership - Apple Valley, Minn.
Meredith O’Malley - Jr. - Sport and Recreation Management - Winter Garden, Fla.
Geneva Pauly - Jr. - Marketing - Arvada, Colo.
Molly Pedersen - Sr. - Enterprise Leadership - Fishers, Ind.
Hope Schimming - So. - Business Analytics & Information Systems - New Albany, Ohio
Madison Stone - Jr. - Nursing - Danville, Calif.
Olivia Swalley - So. - Health Studies - Johnston, Iowa
Leslie Wendel - Jr. - Finance - Winnetka, Ill.
Lainey Woodward - Jr. - Marketing - Omaha, Neb.

Wrestling (10)
Name - Year -Major - Hometown
Ryder Block - RS Fr. - Business - Waverly, Iowa
Nelson Brands - Grad. - Graduate Student-Non-degree seeking - Iowa City, Iowa
Easton Fleshman - So. - Social Studies Education - Inwood, Iowa
Koye Grebel - RS Fr. - Sport and Recreation Management - Valley City, N.D.
Gage Marty - So. - Enterprise Leadership - Solon, Iowa
Charles Matthews - Sr. - Finance MS - San Mateo, Calif.
Aidan McCain - So. - Mechanical Engineering - Round Lake, Ill.
Jace Rhodes - So. - Exercise Science - Mason City, Iowa
Cullan Schriever - Sr. - Finance MS - Mason City, Iowa
Victor Voinovich - Jr. - Exercise Science - Brecksville, Ohio