99 Huskers Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that 99 University of Nebraska student-athletes earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The honor highlights student-athletes who recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

The honorees came from nearly all of Nebraska's 24 athletic programs, including double-figure totals in women's track and field (24) football (10) and men's track and field (10).  Special recognition goes to the 26 student-athletes who posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during the 2022-23 season. That group is listed at the bottom of the release.

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 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.

Husker Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPAs in 2022-23
Noah Stafursky (Football)
Abbey Schwarz (Women's Soccer)
Anni Evans (Volleyball)
Emily Haimes (Women's Swimming and Diving)
JoJo Randby (Women's Swimming and Diving)
Madesyn Ronquillio (Women's Swimming and Diving)
Daniel Monahan (Wrestling)
Mya Felder (Softball)
Sydney Gray (Softball)
Caitlynn Neal (Softball)
Martina Comin (Women's Gymnastics)
Kinsey Davis (Women's Gymnastics)
Matthias Algarin (Men's Track and Field/Cross Country)
Jamieson Battistella (Women's Track and Field)
Lishanna Ilves (Women's Track and Field)
Kaitlynn Johnson (Women's Track and Field)
McKenna Lovehaug (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country)
Emma Ralston (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country)
Taya Skelton (Women's Track and Field/Cross Country)
Marika Spencer (Women's Track and Field)
Darby Thomas (Women's Track and Field)
Ieva Turke (Women's Track and Field)
Madison Yerigan (Women's Track and Field)
Jillian Roa (Women's Tennis)
Roni Hietaranta (Men's Tennis)
Shunya Maruyama (Men's Tennis)