WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With a department-high 85 Academic All-Big Ten honorees from the spring sports season, Purdue Athletics finished the 2023-24 school year with a grand total of 228 student-athletes excelling with 3.0-plus cumulative grade-point averages.
The Boilermakers had 73 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in the fall and 70 in the winter. The spring season has been very consistent this decade, producing 80-plus honorees for the fifth straight year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at their university for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition is based on a 3.7-plus yearly or cumulative GPA for sophomores and above. Those honorees will be announced later this summer.
Track & field led the way with a combined 32 Academic All-Big Ten honorees this spring – 18 from the women's roster and 14 from the men's. Baseball contributed 18 for the second year in a row and softball added 14. Golf produced 15 (nine men, six women) and tennis had six honorees (five women, one men).
Fourteen of the 85 Academic All-Big Ten honorees from the spring earned the distinction for at least third time. Among that group, Ian Hunter is now the rare five-time honoree in track & field alone. He has also been recognized five times in cross country. Pitcher Avery Cook and golfer Nick Dentino are now four-year honorees.
Altogether, 43 of the 85 Boilermakers (51%) recognized this month are now multi-year Academic All-Big Ten honorees. Purdue also had 42 first-time honorees from the spring season. Men's track & field had 12 of its 14 honorees recognized for at least the second time and softball had nine such multi-year honorees.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a record total of 2,271 student-athletes as Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the spring and at-large sports season. That total includes 673 from track & field, 189 from softball, 174 from baseball, 152 from golf, 132 from tennis, and 951 from the sports that Purdue does not sponsor.
Full listing of Purdue's spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees and majors by sport
(Years in parentheses are those in which he or she was Academic All-Big Ten)
BASEBALL (18)
• Connor Caskenette – Sociology (2023)
• Brody Chrisman – Selling & Sales Management
• Avery Cook – Organizational Leadership (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Couper Cornblum – Sociology (2023)
• Jackson Dannelley – Selling & Sales Management (2023)
• Parker Dean – Selling & Sales Management
• Aaron Dolney – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Carter Doorn – Construction Management
• Luke Gaffney – Mechanical Engineering
• Weston Gingerich – Selling & Sales Management (2022, 2023)
• Thomas Green – American Studies
• Enas Hayden – Selling & Sales Management
• Cal Lambert – Selling & Sales Management (2023)
• Griffin Lohman – Supply Chain & Sales Leadership Technology (2022, 2023)
• Jordan Morales – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Breck Nowik – Selling & Sales Management
• Keenan Spence – Selling & Sales Management
• Jo Stevens – Communications
MEN'S GOLF (9, Up from 4 in 2023)
• Benjamin Cai – Business Analytics & Information Management
• Nick Dentino – Accounting (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Kent Hsiao – Organizational Leadership
• Sam Maylee – Finance
• Kentaro Nanayama – Business Analytics & Information Management (2023)
• Luke Prall – Accounting
• Peyton Snoeberger – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Justin Sun – Finance
• Andrew White – Finance / Accounting (2023)
WOMEN'S GOLF (6, Up from 5 in 2023)
• Jocelyn Bruch – General Management (2022, 2023)
• Jade Gu – Computer Science / English (2023)
• Alison Hildebrand – Mechanical Engineering
• Natasha Kiel – Economics
• Ashley Kozlowski – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2022, 2023)
• Momo Sugiyama – Psychology (2023)
SOFTBALL (14, Up from 12 in 2023)
• Emma Bailey – Interior Design Professional
• Kyndall Bailey – Communications (2023)
• Olivia Cainey – Kinesiology
• Kate Claypool – Master's in Business Analytics (2023)
• Kiara Dillon – Master's in Business Analytics (2022, 2023)
• Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences (2023)
• Kiersen George – Biomedical Health Sciences (2022, 2023)
• Hailey Hayes – Elementary Education (2023)
• Tyrina Jones – Educational Studies (2023)
• Kendall Klochack – Actuarial Science (2023)
• Olivia McFadden – Kinesiology
• Alivia Meeks – Animal Sciences
• Ryen Ross – Public Health (2023)
• Sage Scarmardo – Pre-Communication
MEN'S TENNIS (1)
• Daniel Labrador – Civil Engineering (2023)
WOMEN'S TENNIS (5, Up from 4 in 2023)
• Csilla Fodor – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership (2022, 2023)
• Carmen Gallardo Guevara – Industrial Engineering
• Juana Larranaga – Nutrition & Dietetics (2023)
• Tara Katarina Milic – General Management (2023)
• Ashlie Wilson – Marketing
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (14)
• Danny Affleck – Biology (2023)
• Praise Aniamaka – Industrial Engineering Technology (2023)
• Cale Ayers – Chemical Engineering (2023)
• Alex Frey – Computer Science (2022, 2023)
• Grant Gogel – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Joel Gomez – Civil Engineering
• Ian Hunter – Master's in Data Science Finance (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Leo Maxwell – Accounting
• Brett Otterbacher – Construction Engineering (2023)
• Logan Sandlin – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Nathan Walker – Mathematics Education (2023)
• Caleb Williams – Animation (2022, 2023)
• Safin Wills – Master's in Finance (2023)
• Brady Yoder – General Management and Finance (2023)
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (18)
• Taliyah Booker – Brain & Behavioral Sciences
• Ikeava Bryant – Psychological Sciences
• Jaelyn Burgos – Kinesiology (2023)
• Rebecca Caliendo – Economics
• Allyson Elsbury – Biomedical Engineering
• Gabriele Green – Brains & Behavioral Science
• Caroline Jordan – Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology (2022, 2023)
• Jaylie Lohmeyer – Visual Communication Design
• Sarah Maggio – Mechanical Engineering
• Olivia Phillips – Biomedical Engineering
• Katherine Rumsey – Mechanical Engineering
• Mary Sowinski – Nursing
• Emma Squires – Industrial Engineering (2023)
• Karlie Stauder – Agribusiness
• Kylie Stauder – Sales & Marketing
• K'Ja Talley – Public Health
• Payne Turney – Biochemistry (2022, 2023)
• Caitlin Williams – Kinesiology
The Boilermakers had 73 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in the fall and 70 in the winter. The spring season has been very consistent this decade, producing 80-plus honorees for the fifth straight year.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at their university for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition is based on a 3.7-plus yearly or cumulative GPA for sophomores and above. Those honorees will be announced later this summer.
Track & field led the way with a combined 32 Academic All-Big Ten honorees this spring – 18 from the women's roster and 14 from the men's. Baseball contributed 18 for the second year in a row and softball added 14. Golf produced 15 (nine men, six women) and tennis had six honorees (five women, one men).
Fourteen of the 85 Academic All-Big Ten honorees from the spring earned the distinction for at least third time. Among that group, Ian Hunter is now the rare five-time honoree in track & field alone. He has also been recognized five times in cross country. Pitcher Avery Cook and golfer Nick Dentino are now four-year honorees.
| 3-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES Seniors/fifth-year student-athletes to be recognized at least 3 times For track & field, 3-year honorees exclude additional honors from cross country |
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| BASEBALL • Avery Cook (4x) • Weston Gingerich • Griffin Lohman MEN'S GOLF • Nick Dentino (4x) WOMEN'S GOLF • Jocelyn Bruch • Ashley Kozlowski WOMEN'S TENNIS • Csilla Fodor |
SOFTBALL • Kiara Dillon • Kiersen George MEN'S TRACK & FIELD • Ian Hunter (5x) • Alex Frey • Caleb Williams WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD • Caroline Jordan • Payne Turney |
Altogether, 43 of the 85 Boilermakers (51%) recognized this month are now multi-year Academic All-Big Ten honorees. Purdue also had 42 first-time honorees from the spring season. Men's track & field had 12 of its 14 honorees recognized for at least the second time and softball had nine such multi-year honorees.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a record total of 2,271 student-athletes as Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the spring and at-large sports season. That total includes 673 from track & field, 189 from softball, 174 from baseball, 152 from golf, 132 from tennis, and 951 from the sports that Purdue does not sponsor.
Full listing of Purdue's spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees and majors by sport
(Years in parentheses are those in which he or she was Academic All-Big Ten)
BASEBALL (18)
• Connor Caskenette – Sociology (2023)
• Brody Chrisman – Selling & Sales Management
• Avery Cook – Organizational Leadership (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Couper Cornblum – Sociology (2023)
• Jackson Dannelley – Selling & Sales Management (2023)
• Parker Dean – Selling & Sales Management
• Aaron Dolney – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Carter Doorn – Construction Management
• Luke Gaffney – Mechanical Engineering
• Weston Gingerich – Selling & Sales Management (2022, 2023)
• Thomas Green – American Studies
• Enas Hayden – Selling & Sales Management
• Cal Lambert – Selling & Sales Management (2023)
• Griffin Lohman – Supply Chain & Sales Leadership Technology (2022, 2023)
• Jordan Morales – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Breck Nowik – Selling & Sales Management
• Keenan Spence – Selling & Sales Management
• Jo Stevens – Communications
MEN'S GOLF (9, Up from 4 in 2023)
• Benjamin Cai – Business Analytics & Information Management
• Nick Dentino – Accounting (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Kent Hsiao – Organizational Leadership
• Sam Maylee – Finance
• Kentaro Nanayama – Business Analytics & Information Management (2023)
• Luke Prall – Accounting
• Peyton Snoeberger – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership
• Justin Sun – Finance
• Andrew White – Finance / Accounting (2023)
WOMEN'S GOLF (6, Up from 5 in 2023)
• Jocelyn Bruch – General Management (2022, 2023)
• Jade Gu – Computer Science / English (2023)
• Alison Hildebrand – Mechanical Engineering
• Natasha Kiel – Economics
• Ashley Kozlowski – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2022, 2023)
• Momo Sugiyama – Psychology (2023)
SOFTBALL (14, Up from 12 in 2023)
• Emma Bailey – Interior Design Professional
• Kyndall Bailey – Communications (2023)
• Olivia Cainey – Kinesiology
• Kate Claypool – Master's in Business Analytics (2023)
• Kiara Dillon – Master's in Business Analytics (2022, 2023)
• Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences (2023)
• Kiersen George – Biomedical Health Sciences (2022, 2023)
• Hailey Hayes – Elementary Education (2023)
• Tyrina Jones – Educational Studies (2023)
• Kendall Klochack – Actuarial Science (2023)
• Olivia McFadden – Kinesiology
• Alivia Meeks – Animal Sciences
• Ryen Ross – Public Health (2023)
• Sage Scarmardo – Pre-Communication
MEN'S TENNIS (1)
• Daniel Labrador – Civil Engineering (2023)
WOMEN'S TENNIS (5, Up from 4 in 2023)
• Csilla Fodor – Graduate Certificate: Communication & Leadership (2022, 2023)
• Carmen Gallardo Guevara – Industrial Engineering
• Juana Larranaga – Nutrition & Dietetics (2023)
• Tara Katarina Milic – General Management (2023)
• Ashlie Wilson – Marketing
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (14)
• Danny Affleck – Biology (2023)
• Praise Aniamaka – Industrial Engineering Technology (2023)
• Cale Ayers – Chemical Engineering (2023)
• Alex Frey – Computer Science (2022, 2023)
• Grant Gogel – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Joel Gomez – Civil Engineering
• Ian Hunter – Master's in Data Science Finance (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Leo Maxwell – Accounting
• Brett Otterbacher – Construction Engineering (2023)
• Logan Sandlin – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Nathan Walker – Mathematics Education (2023)
• Caleb Williams – Animation (2022, 2023)
• Safin Wills – Master's in Finance (2023)
• Brady Yoder – General Management and Finance (2023)
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (18)
• Taliyah Booker – Brain & Behavioral Sciences
• Ikeava Bryant – Psychological Sciences
• Jaelyn Burgos – Kinesiology (2023)
• Rebecca Caliendo – Economics
• Allyson Elsbury – Biomedical Engineering
• Gabriele Green – Brains & Behavioral Science
• Caroline Jordan – Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology (2022, 2023)
• Jaylie Lohmeyer – Visual Communication Design
• Sarah Maggio – Mechanical Engineering
• Olivia Phillips – Biomedical Engineering
• Katherine Rumsey – Mechanical Engineering
• Mary Sowinski – Nursing
• Emma Squires – Industrial Engineering (2023)
• Karlie Stauder – Agribusiness
• Kylie Stauder – Sales & Marketing
• K'Ja Talley – Public Health
• Payne Turney – Biochemistry (2022, 2023)
• Caitlin Williams – Kinesiology