IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Fifty-eight University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men’s basketball (2), women’s basketball (6), men’s gymnastics (5), women’s gymnastics (11), men’s swimming and diving (8), women’s swimming and diving (16) and wrestling (10).
The 10 women's gymnastics honorees are the most since 2010 and women's swimming and diving's 14 selections are the most since 2014.
The Big Ten Conference recognized 872 winter sports student-athletes, including 45 men's and 68 women's basketball players, 76 men's and 83 women's gymnasts, 81 men's hockey players, 142 men's and 239 women's swimmers and divers and 138 wrestlers. At least 21 of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished cumulative GPAs, including Hawkeye women's swimmer Summer Campbell.
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.
Men’s Basketball (2)
Name Year Major Hometown
Nicholas Baer Jr. Communication Studies Bettendorf, Iowa
Brady Ellingson Jr. Enterprise Leadership and Sports Studies Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Women’s Basketball (6)
Name Year Major Hometown
Kathleen Doyle So. Journalism & Mass Communications/Spanish La Grange, Ill.
Megan Gustafson Jr. Marketing & Finance Port Wing, Wis.
Makenzie Meyer So. Health & Human Physiology Mason City, Iowa
Amanda Ollinger So. Computer Science & Engineering Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alexis Sevillian RS Fr. Criminology, Law & Justice Goodrich, Mich.
Hannah Stewart Jr. Health & Human Physiology Minot, N.D.
Men’s Gymnastics (5)
Name Year Major Hometown
Jake Brodarzon Jr. Human Physiology Paramus, N.J.
Austin Hodges Sr. Human Physiology Lincolnshire, Ill.
Mark Springett Sr. Leisure Studies Dover, Mass.
Brandon Wong So. Psychology Clovis, Calif.
Josh Zeal So. Computer Science & Engineering Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Women’s Gymnastics (11)
Name Year Major Hometown
Misty-Jade Carlson Jr.. Art/Journalism and Mass Communications Portland, Ore.
Nicole Chow Jr. Human Physiology Port Coquitlam, Canada
Sydney Hogan Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Sports Studies Waterloo, Iowa
Clair Kaji So. Psychology Vancouver, Canada
Annie Kustoff So. Elementary Education San Antonio, Texas
Maria Ortiz Sr. Human Physiology Fort Myers, Fla.
Rose Piorkowski Jr. Sociology Lynn Haven, Fla.
Lanie Snyder Sr. English/Secondary Education Omaha, Neb.
Charlotte Sullivan So. Elementary Education Christchurch, New Zealand
Nikki Youd Sr. Human Physiology Panama City, Fla.
Melissa Zurawski Sr. Health & Human Physiology Darien, Ill.
Men’s Swimming & Diving (8)
Name Year Major Hometown
Colter Allen Sr. Finance and Asian Languages & Literature Zimmerman, Minn.
Ben Colin Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Sport Studies Dubuque, Iowa
Chris Dawson Sr. English and Cinema Centennial, Colo.
Steve Fiolic So. Computer Science & Engineering Urbandale, Iowa
Matt Mauser Sr. Finance Denver, Colo.
Kenneth Mende Jr. Finance/Business Analytics & Information Systems Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Logan Samuelson Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Fort Myers, Fla.
Jerzy Twarowski Sr. Biology & Informatics Krakow, Poland
Women’s Swimming & Diving (16)
Name Year Major Hometown
Izzie Bindseil Sr. Human Physiology St. Charles, Ill.
Summer Campbell Sr. Industrial Engineering Fort Worth, Texas
Olivia Cook Jr. Computer Science & Engineering Rochester, Minn.
Meghan Hackett So. Industrial Engineering Cedar Falls, Iowa
Devin Jacobs Jr. Human Physiology Naperville, Ill.
Jo Jekel Sr. Mechanical Engineering Madison, Wis.
Meghan Lavelle Sr. Art Chicago, Ill.
Tereysa Lehnertz Sr. Art Iowa City, Iowa
Amy Lenderink So. Psychology Parker, Colo.
Natalie McGovern Jr. Marketing and Economics Naperville, Ill.
Kelly McNamara Jr. Health & Human Physiology Villa Park, Ill.
Carly O’Brien Sr. Accounting Williams Bay, Wis.
Morgan Rafferty Sr. Mathematics West Des Moines, Iowa
Mekenna Scheitlin Sr. Mechanical Engineering South Barrington, Ill.
Abbey Schneider Jr. Health & Human Physiology Fishers, Ind.
Jacintha Thomas Jr. Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa
Wrestling (10)
Name Year Major Hometown
Stephen Alvarez RS Fr. English & Creative Writing Spring Valley, Calif.
Michael Kemerer So. Finance Murrysville, Pa.
Phillip Laux Sr. Management Brighton, Iowa
Alex Marinelli RS Fr. Sport & Recreation Management Miamisburg, Ohio
Logan McQuillen Sr. Biology/Health & Human Physiology/Biology Monticello, Iowa
Aaron Meyer So. Health & Human Physiology Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Dan Murphy RS Fr. Open Major Fort Collins, Colo.
Keegan Shaw So. Economics & Finances Altoona, Iowa
Brandon Sorensen Sr. Sport & Recreation Management/Enterprise Leadership Cedar Falls, Iowa
Kaleb Young RS Fr. Human Physiology Punxsutawkney, Pa.