87 Boilers Named Academic All-B1G

May 31, 2016

June 1, 2016

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference announced the 2016 Spring and At-Large All-Academic Teams on Wednesday , naming 87 Purdue student-athletes to the list. Combined with the 68 Boilermakers on the fall list and 57 on the winter list, Purdue boasts 212 Academic All-Big Ten pics on its 2015-16 rosters.

Women's track & field led the Boilermakers' spring contingent with 23 names on the list, including NCAA qualifiers Symone Black, Savannah Carson, Jessica Harter, Micaela Hazlewood, Aarin Jones and Chelsie Meeks. Other athletic standouts to add academic accolades to their resumes included Third Team All-Big Ten pick Kyle Wood from baseball, men's golf First Team All-Big Ten selection Austin Eoff, Men's Tennis NCAA Qualifier Gergely Madarasz, First Team All-Big Ten softball pitcher and 2016 Academic All-American Lilly Fecho and 2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Champion August Kim.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Below is the full list of Purdue's spring and at-large honorees:

Baseball (17)
Shane Bryant
Eddie De LaRiva
Gavin Downs
Adam Dressler
Matt Frawley
Brian Ghiselli
Justin Gubser
Stephen Kalina
Evan Kennedy
Patrick Kenney
Mike Kornacker
Mike Lutz
Alec Olund
Tanner Schumacher
Cody Strong
Kyle Wood
Robb Woodcock