MADISON, Wis. — Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 124 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin fall sports teams were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten team, as announced by the Big Ten on Friday. Football led the list with 51 honorees, while women’s cross country had 21 recipients and men’s cross country collected 11. Volleyball earned nine honors, while women’s soccer garnered 19 and men’s soccer had 13 Badgers earn spots on the academic honor team.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,619 students on fall sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
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 Nov. 1 for fall sports, have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Leading their fellow Badgers in the classroom, six Wisconsin student-athletes all maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages (bolded in the team lists below):
- Danielle Bellino, women’s cross country (Biology and Nutritional Sciences)
- Ashley Martinez, women’s soccer, Kinesiology
- Maggie Munson, women’s cross country (Political Science and Legal Studies)
- Julia Orzol, volleyball (Business: Management & Human Resources)
- Adam Spencer, men’s cross country (Business: Finance, Investment and Banking)
- Nate Van Zelst, football (Business: Finance, Investment and Banking)
Men’s Cross Country (11)
Evan Bishop, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking and Supply Chain Management
Jake Bourget, So., Physical Education
Rowen Ellenberg, Sr., Civil Engineering
Bob Liking, Jr., Physical Education
Oliver Paleen, Jr., Nuclear Engineering
Derick Peters, Sr., Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology
Leo Richardson, So., Business: Operations & Technology Management and Supply Chain Management
Ben Schnoor, Jr., Data Science
Adam Spencer, So., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
David Vannucchi, Sr., Economics
Charlie Wheeler, Gr., Kinesiology
Women’s Cross Country (21)
Danielle Bellino, Sr., Biology and Nutritional Sciences
Mya Bunke, Jr., Kinesiology
Lucinda Crouch, Gr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking and Risk Management & Insurance
Kylie Finger, Jr., Undeclared
Stella Gillman, Gr., Physical Therapy
Vivian Hacker, Gr., Landscape Architecture
Victoria Heiligenthal, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Heidi Heuerman, Sr., Business: Operations & Technology Management, Supply Chain Management and Marketing
Madison Mooney, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Maggie Munson, Jr., Political Science and Legal Studies
Danielle Orie, Law, Law
Ashley Peterson, Jr., Psychology
Kate Ricks, Sr., Neurobiology
Shea Ruhly, Sr., Biology and Psychology
Anna Schoesser, Jr., Civil Engineering
Peyton Sippy, Sr., Rehabilitation Psychology
Kate Sperka, So., Neurobiology
Samantha Stieve, Gr., Business: Accounting
Ellen Van Doorn, Jr., Biochemistry
Emma Watcke, Jr., Political Science
Alexa Westley, Sr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Football (51)
Jackson Acker, So., Nursing
Haakon Anderson, Jr., Business: Management & Human Resources
Owen Arnett, So., Undeclared
Dylan Barrett, Jr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies
Ben Barten, Jr., Elementary Education
JP Benzschawel, So., Life Sciences Communication
Travian Blaylock, Sr., Business: Operations & Technology Management
Tanor Bortolini, Jr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Bryce Carey, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Cole Dakovich, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Chimere Dike, Jr., Communication Arts
Jack Eschenbach, Gr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Michael Furtney, Gr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Ross Gengler, Jr., Communication Arts
Tatum Grass, Sr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Mike Gregoire, Sr., Personal Finance
Isaac Guerendo, Sr., Personal Finance
Ricardo Hallman, So., Undeclared
Mike Jarvis, So., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies
Kerry Kodanko, Jr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies
Max Lofy, Jr., Community & Nonprofit Leadership
Spencer Lytle, Sr., Business: Analytics
Riley Mahlman, So., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Cade McDonald, Jr., Biological Systems Engineering
Duncan McKinley, Jr., Personal Finance
Graham Mertz, Sr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies
Gavin Meyers, Jr., Business: Marketing
Alex Moeller, So., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Jack Nelson, Jr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Maema Njongmeta, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Riley Nowakowski, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Darryl Peterson, So., Personal Finance
Jack Pugh, So., Personal Finance
Hayden Rucci, Sr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Bryan Sanborn, So., Undeclared
Brady Schipper, Sr., Biology
Garrison Solliday, So., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Marty Strey, Sr., Business: Risk Management & Insurance and International Business
James Thompson Jr., Jr., Community & Nonprofit Leadership
Sean Timmis, Jr., Economics
Joe Tippmann, Sr., Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies
John Torchio, Gr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Jack Van Dyke, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Nate Van Zelst, So., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Andy Vujnovich, Sr., Computer Sciences
Trey Wedig, Jr., Personal Finance
Aaron Witt, Jr., Life Sciences Communication
Hunter Wohler, So., Business: Management & Human Resources and Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Chase Wolf, Sr., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Marketing
Preston Zachman, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Zach Zei, So., Biology
Men’s Soccer (13)
Carter Abbott, Sr., Personal Finance
Tim Bielic, Sr., Business: Supply Chain Management
Ethan Chung, Jr., Environmental Sciences
Jack Finnegan, Jr., Personal Finance
Dawson Gulley, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Inaki Iribarren, Sr., Business: Information Systems and Economics
Dan Iscra, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking and Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Ryan Keefe, So., Undeclared
Ignasi Marques, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Will Navarre, So., Undeclared
Bennett Pauls, Jr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking and Economics
Aron Eli Saevarsson, Gr., Industrial Engineering
Michael Wampler, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Women’s Soccer (19)
Dara Andringa, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Ally Cruz, So., Business: Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Marketing
Rachel Dallet, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Ali Fine, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Gabby Green, Sr., Communication Arts and Psychology
Maddie Ishaug, So., Business: Marketing
Kenzie Jacobson, So., Undeclared
Emma Jaskaniec, Sr., Business: Marketing
Alex LaQuaglia, Jr., Biology
Ashley Martinez, So., Kinesiology
Aidan McConnell, So., Kinesiology
Erin McKinney, Gr., Sports Leadership
Macy Monticello, Sr., Personal Finance
Claire Odmark, Sr., Psychology and Social Welfare
Riley Philbin, So., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
Lily Rawnsley, Gr., Sports Leadership
Maia Richters, So., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Izzy Verdugo, Sr., Psychology
Natalie Viggiano, Sr., Business: Supply Chain Management. Marketing, and Real Estate & Urban Land Economics
Volleyball (9)
Izzy Ashburn, Gr., Business: Analytics
Joslyn Boyer, Sr., Business: Finance, Investment & Banking
MJ Hammill, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Danielle Hart, Gr., Sports Leadership
Anna MacDonald, Sr., Kinesiology
Julia Orzol, So., Business: Management & Human Resources
Sydney Reed, Jr., Legal Studies
Devyn Robinson, Jr., Communication Arts
Anna Smrek, So., Kinesiology
