• Photo Roster of 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced its Big Ten Distinguished Scholars on Thursday (July 14), with 94 University of Michigan student-athletes earning the distinction for their work in the classroom over the last academic year.
The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor goes to student-athletes who recorded a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Michigan’s 94 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars mark the sixth straight year with at least 70 honorees.
Of Michigan’s 94 honorees, 14 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2021-22 academic year.
U-M had 171 fall Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 116 in the winter and 220 in the spring, bringing the academic year’s total to 507 for a new department record.
Michigan’s 2021-22 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Names in italics denote a 4.0 GPA
Baseball (1)
Jacob Denner, Jr., Sport Management
Field Hockey (2)
Lindsey Stagg, So., Communication and Media
Katie Begley, Jr., History
Football (2)
Caden Kolesar, Jr., Communications
Greg Tarr, So., Sport Management
Men’s Golf (1)
Pier Francesco De Col, Jr., Business Administration
Women’s Golf (2)
Ashley Lau, Sr., Economics
Mikaela Schulz, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition, Neuroscience
Men’s Gymnastics (6)
Casey Cummings, Jr., Psychology
Alan Gerdov, Gr., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paul Juda, Jr., Psychology
Kyle Shuttle, So., Cognitive Science
Virgil Watkins, Jr., Materials Science and Engineering
David Willett, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Women’s Gymnastics (2)
Gabby Wilson, Jr., English
Abby Heiskell, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Men’s Lacrosse (2)
Dylan Gardner, Jr., Environment
Nick Rowlett, Sr., Communication and Media
Women’s Lacrosse (5)
Annabelle Burke, So., Business Administration
Maddie Burns, So., Business Administration
Ava Class, So., LSA undeclared
Caroline Davis, So., Environment
Morgan Whitaker, Sr., Sociology
Rowing (10)
Lauren Benitez, Jr., Organizational Studies
Hadley Camp, Sr., Business Administration
Annaka Draaisma, Jr., Movement Science
Lauren Langley, So., LSA undeclared
Sophie McSpedon, Jr., Movement Science
Lillian Mei, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Sickmiller, Sr., Movement Science
Cecilia Spesia, Gr., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Noa Sreden, 5th Year, International Studies, Economics, Middle East Studies
Kathryn Ward, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, Neuroscience
Men’s Soccer (5)
Kevin Buca, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Brennan Callow, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
C.Y. Cheng, Sr., Business Administration
Harry Pithers, Jr., Sport Management
Christian Pulselli, Jr., Movement Science
Women’s Soccer (7)
Hannah Blake, Jr., Communication and Media
Lauren Brideau, Jr., Industrial and Operations Engineering
Sarah Bridenstine, So., Applied Exercise Science
Claire Dawson, Jr., Industrial and Operations Engineering
Abigail Finn, So., Information
Emily Leyson, Jr., Nursing
Dani Wolfe, Jr., Elementary Education
Softball (2)
Meghan Beaubien, Gr., Biomedical Engineering MSE
Taylor Bump, 5th Year, Business Administration
Men’s Swimming and Diving (1)
Nadav Aaronson, Sr., Information
Women’s Swimming and Diving (11)
Olivia Carter, Sr., Classical Archaeology
Casey Chung, So., Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience
Claire Donan, So., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Megan Glass, Jr., Data Science
Lucy Hogan, Jr., Political Science
Natalie Kan, So., Sport Management
Victoria Kwan, Sr., Elementary Education
Maggie MacNeil, Sr., General Studies
Taylor Peters, So., LSA Undeclared
Kaitlynn Sims, Jr., Psychology
Katii Tang, Jr., Psychology
Men’s Tennis (1)
Ondrej Styler, Jr., Information
Women’s Tennis (4)
Anca Craciun, Sr., Statistics
Merri Kelly, So., Communication and Media
Kari Miller, Jr., Business Administration
Lanie Van Linge, Jr., Organizational Studies
Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country (9)
Tom Brady, Jr., Computer Science*
Anthony DeKraker, Sr., Movement Science*
Tom Dodd, Gr., Movement Science MS*
Aiden Felty, Jr., Anthropology
Mason Mahacek, Jr., Environment
Ryan McCloskey, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Devin Meyrer, Gr., Int Prac IH MHandSubst Abuse MSW*
Gabe Piepergerdes, Gr., Sport Management MS
Nick Trevisan, Sr., Computer Science*
*Earned the honor for both cross country and track
Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country (12)
Eleni Daughters, Gr., Public Policy MPP
Anne Forsyth, Sr., Statistics*
Lauren Fulcher, Jr., Information*
Amber Gall, Jr., Psychology*
Alice Hill, Gr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology MS*
Clare McNamara, So., Sport Management
Colleen Megerle, Jr., Environment*
Lucy Petee, So., Cognitive Science; Communication and Media*
Amanda Schaare, Sr., Sport Management
Delaney Stersic, Gr., Higher Education Mass.
Carlita Taylor, Gr., Global Health GC; Health Behavior and Health Education MPH
Sam Tran, Jr., Movement Science*
*Earned the honor for both cross country and track
Volleyball (4)
Amber Beals, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Haley Hallgren, Sr., Sport Management
Paige Jones, Sr., Sport Management
Jess Robinson, Jr., Public Policy
Water Polo (4)
Sophie Jackson, Sr., Architecture
Alison Lock, Jr., Undeclared
Kasey Umlauf, Jr., Neuroscience
Fiona Young, So., Undeclared
Wrestling (1)
Patrick Brucki, Gr., Construction Engineering and Management