IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 2, 2022) — 111 University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Spring Academic All-Big Ten team. The list includes student-athletes from baseball (10), men's golf (2), women's golf (5), rowing (27), softball (11), women's tennis (4), men's track and field (23), and women's track and field (29).
A total of 2,293 students competing in spring and at-large sports were honored, including 189 in baseball, 186 in softball, 303 in women's rowing, 85 in men's and 81 in women's golf, 156 in men's and 1174 in women's lacrosse, 66 in men's and 77 in women's tennis, 290 in men's and 384 in women's track and field, and 100 in men's (representing fencing, rifle and pistol, rowing, and volleyball) and 202 in women's (representing bowling, fencing, ice hockey, lightweight rowing, rifle and pistol, sand volleyball, synchronized swimming, and water polo) at-large sports.
Sixty-nine student-athletes carried a perfect grade point average, including Iowa track and field's Konnor Sommer, Maria Gorham, Jamie Kofron, and Kelli Tosic.
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 (10)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Ben Beutel — Sr — CLAS non-degree Student - Davenport, Iowa
Duncan Davitt - Sr — Social Studies Education - Indianola, Iowa
Brayden Frazier — Jr — Economics — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
DJ Heck — So — Enterprise Leadership — Iowa City, Iowa
Sam Link — So — Enterprise Leadership — Dubuque, Iowa
Anthony Mangano — So — Communication Studies — Lake Zurich, Illinois
Dylan Nedved — Sr — Health and Human Physiology — Shawnee, Kansas
Andy Nelson — So — Finance — Winfield, Illinois
Alec Nigut — So — Management — Des Moines, Iowa
Michael Seegers — So — Sport and Recreation Management — Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Men's Golf (2)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Callum Macfie — So — Health and Human Physiology — Yorkshire, England
Felipe Pedraza — So — Business Analytics and Information Systems — Lima, Peru
Women's Golf (5)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Jacque Galloway — Jr — Health and Human Physiology — Ri Rancho, New Mexico
Morgan Goldstein — So — Sport and Recreation Management — Las Vegas, Nevada
Dana Lerner — Jr — Finance — Caesarea, Isreal
Manuela Lizarazu — Jr — Biomedical Engineering — Bogota, Colombia
Lea Zietler — So — Journalism and Mass Communication — Innsbruck, Austria
Rowing (27)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Liz Blewett — So — Finance — Dallas, Texas
Sydney Brands — Jr — Health and Human Physiology — Iowa City, Iowa
Grace Clouser — So — Health and Human Physiology — Waukee, Iowa
Melissa Cronnolly — So — Speech and Hearing Science — Park Ridge, Illinois
Emma Dabinett — So — Psychology — Bracknell, England
Sonnie Evans — So — Nursing Interest — Vinton, Iowa
Elora Fierke — So — English and Creative Writing — Fort Dodge, Iowa
Jaecee Hall — So — Psychology — Ankeny, Iowa
Kaitlyn Hansen — Sr — Radiation Sciences — Monticello, Minnesota
Heidi Hines — So — Human Physiology — Three Rivers, Michigan
Abby Jaynes — So — Elementary Education — Greenwood Village, Colorado
Kirsten Jurgersen — Sr — Mathematics Education — Wilton, Iowa
Abbey Klostermann — So — Biology — Davenport, Iowa
Nina Lawrence — Sr — Health and Human Physiology — Wellington, New Zealand
Paige Leibfried — So — Health and Human Physiology — Waukee, Iowa
Taryn Lindaman — Jr — Health and Human Physiology — Ankeny, Iowa
Emma Mask — So — Health and Human Physiology — Bettendorf, Iowa
Kassandra McWhorter — Jr — Neuroscience — Atkins, Iowa
Hailey Mercuri — So — Health and Human Physiology — Grimsby, Ontario
Livvy Osgood — So — Marketing — Franklin, Wisconsin
Molly Rygh — Sr — Elementary Education — Cedar Falls, Iowa
Ellie Shaver — So — Nursing — Plymouth, Minn.
Adrianna Symicek — Sr — Athletic Training — Plymouth, Minnesota
Nathalia Wellenreiter — Sr — Master of Studies in Law — Hamilton, Ontario
Maggie Winegar — Jr — Journalism and Mass Communication — Jefferson City, Missouri
Claire Wragge — So — Enterprise Leadership — Hampton, Iowa
Mary Wright — Sr — Psychology — Birmingham, United Kingdom
Softball (11)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Grace Banes — So — Human Physiology — Kansas City, Kansas
Kalena Burns — Jr — Elementary Education — Corona, California
Nia Carter — So — Psychology Rancho — Cucamonga, California
Kate Claypool — Sr — Mathematics — Des Moines, Iowa
Amber DeSena — So — Psychology — Concord, Calif.
Sammy Diaz — So — Sport and Recreation Management — Cypress, California
Brylee Klosterman — So — Enterprise Leadership — North Liberty, Iowa
Denali Loecker — So — Finance — Ogden, Iowa
Marissa Peek — So — Interdepartmental Studies — Wentzville, Missouri
Zoe Schulte — So — Elementary Education — Wentzville, Missouri
Riley Sheehy - Jr - Nursing - Newtown, Pennsylvania
Women's Tennis (4)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Michelle Bacalla — Jr — Elementary Education — Skokie, Illinois
Samantha Gillas — Jr — Therapeutic Recreation — New Braunfels, Texas
Samantha Mannix — Jr — Sport and Recreation Management — Elkhorn, Nebraska
Vipasha Mehra — So — Human Physiology — Calgary, Canada
Men's Track and Field (23)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Armando Bryson — So — Political Science — Anaheim, California
Grant Conway — Jr — Sport and Recreation Management — St James, Missouri
Dawson Ellingson — Jr — Mathematics Education — Hudson, Iowa
Spencer Gudgel — Jr — Sport amd Recreation Management — Carmel, Indiana
Peyton Haack — Jr — Management — Westfield, Indiana
Jordan Hawkins — Jr — Health and Human Physiology — Roxana, Illinois
Noah Healy — Sr — Biomedical Engineering — Frankfort, Illinois
Kaleba Jack — Fr — Psychology — Iowa City, Iowa
Khullen Jefferson — Fr — Sport and Recreation Management — Lynwood, Illinois
Aidan King — So — Political Science — St Charles, Illinois
Daniel Klysh — So — Marketing — Elmhurst, Illinois
Tyler Lienau — Sr — Accounting — Jesup, Iowa
Max Murphy — Fr — Mechanical Engineering — Bettendorf, Iowa
Tyler Olson — Jr — Mechanical Engineering — Muscatine, Iowa
Zack Pluff — So — Human Physiology — Freeburg, Illinois
Gratt Reed — Jr — Enterprise Leadership — Atlantic, Iowa
Jeff Roberts — Sr — Marketing — River Vale, New Jersey
Nolan Roethler — Sr — Finance — Urbandale, Iowa
Konnor Sommer — Jr — Electrical Engineering — Bettendorf, Iowa
Alec Still — Sr — Enterprise Leadership — Moville, Iowa
Martin Strong — Fr — Mechanical Engineering — Kirkwood, Missouri
Nick Trattner — So — Health and Human Physiology — Naperville, Illinois
Austin West — Sr — Health and Human Physiology — Iowa City, Iowa
Women's Track and Field (29)
Name — Year — Major — Hometown
Amber Aesoph — Fr — Health and Human Physiology — Sioux City, Iowa
Logan Akason — So — Pharmacy — Waukee, Iowa
Alivia Bauer — Fr — Elementary Education — Indianola, Iowa
Alli Bookin-Nosbisch — Fr — Sport and Recreation Management — Ottumwa, Iowa
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch — Fr — Marketing — Ottumwa, Iowa
Mariel Bruxvoort — Jr — Accounting — Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dimia Burrell - So - Journalism and Mass Communication - Marion, Iowa
Claire Edmondson — Fr — Ancient Civilization — Dubuque, Iowa
Bryce Gidel — Fr — Health and Human Physiology — Humboldt, Iowa
Emma Gordon — Sr — CLAS non-degree Student — Ankeny, Iowa
Maria Gorham — Sr — Spanish — Alleman, Iowa
LaSarah Hargrove — So — Criminology, Law and Justice — Tampa, Florida
Amanda Howe — Jr — Sociology — Southington, Connecticut
Mallory King — Sr — Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Medicine — Davenport, Iowa
Jamie Kofron — Jr — Finance — Tipton, Iowa
Leah Kralovetz — So — Enterprise Leadership — Denmark, Wisconsin
Paige Magee — Fr — Sport and Recreation Management — Columbia, Missouri
Brooke McKee — Fr — Business Analytics and Information Systems — Johnston, Iowa
Jessica McKee — Sr — Business Analytics and Information Systems — Johnston, Iowa
Katie Moore — Fr — Radiation Sciences — Olathe, Kansas
Nylah Perry — Fr — Health and Human Physiology — Sicklerville, New Jersey
Katie Petersen — Fr — Human Physiology — Ankeny, Iowa
Claire Pitcher — Fr — Sport and Recreation Management — Franklin, Wisconsin
Abby Ryon — Fr — Biology — Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Ianna Roach — So — Journalism and Mass Communication — Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabby Skopec — Sr — Management — Coralville, Iowa
Kelli Tosic — Fr — Theatre Arts — Grayslake, Illinois
Ellie Twedt — Fr — Pharmacy Interest — Elkhart, Iowa
Payton Wensel — Jr — Environmental Policy amd Planning — Marion, Iowa
Benjamin Beutel of Davenport, Iowa, Year at Iowa: senior; Sport: baseball; Major:
Abbey Klostermann of Davenport, Iowa, Year at Iowa: sophomore; Sport: rowing; Major:
Emma Mask of Bettendorf, Iowa, Year at Iowa: sophomore; Sport: rowing; Major:
Max Murphy of Bettendorf, Iowa, Year at Iowa: freshman; Sport: men's track and field; Major:
Tyler Olson of Muscatine, Iowa, Year at Iowa: junior; Sport: men's track and field; Major:
Konnor Sommer of Bettendorf, Iowa, Year at Iowa: junior; Sport: men's track and field; Major:
Mallory King of Davenport, Iowa, Year at Iowa: junior; Sport: women's track and field; Major:
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