June 28, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State student-athletes broke three school Academic All-Big Ten records in 2015-16, highlighted by a new high of 299 honorees for the year. A record 140 spring/at-large Academic honorees boosted the Nittany Lions to the new yearly mark.
The previous yearly high was 296 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in 2012-13 and this year's total was 22 higher than 2014-15's total of 277. Penn State's 299 high achievers this year ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten.
Penn State leads all Big Ten institutions with 5,576 Academic all-conference honorees since 1991-92, its first year of competition in some Big Ten sports. Ohio State is next with 5,495 over the past 25 years.
The 140 Nittany Lion spring/at-large Academic All-Big Ten honorees bested the previous mark of 138 in 2013-14 and is an increase of five from last year's total of 135. A school record 79 Nittany Lions garnered Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the winter sports, easily surpassing the previous mark of 70. There were 80 Penn State honorees among the fall teams.
Penn State Highest Academic All-Big Ten Yearly Totals
(3.0 GPA and a letter winner):
2015-16 - 299
2012-13 - 296
2013-14 - 285
2014-15 - 277
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letter winners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The women's hockey team led the way among Penn State's spring/at-large sports with 21 Academic All-Big Ten honorees and the women's track and field squad was next with 18. The women's lacrosse team, which advanced to the 2016 NCAA semifinals, had 15 honorees and the men's lacrosse and softball squads had 13.
The Penn State men's tennis team led the conference with its eight Academic All-Big Ten selections, women's tennis led with its 10 honorees and women's hockey program led the league with its 21 academic all-conference honorees.
Senior women's golf student-athlete Halley Morrell (Brecksville, Ohio) was recognized for earning a cumulative 4.0 grade point average. Morrell was the conference's only women's golfer with a perfect GPA.
Penn State Highest Academic All-Big Ten Spring/At-Large Totals
(3.0 GPA and a letter winner):
2015-16 -- 140
2013-14 - 138
2014-15 - 135
2012-13 - 132
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,537 students competing in spring and at-large sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team.
The conference office will also present the Distinguished Scholar Award in July. Students eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letter winners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying students must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives as an addition to the conference's Academic All-Big Ten program.
The complete list of Penn State's 140 Academic All-Big Ten spring/at-large honorees is below.
Penn State Spring/At-Large 2015-16 Academic All-Big Ten honorees:
| Name | Year | Major |
| Baseball | ||
| Jack Anderson | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| James Coates | Sr. | Management |
| Dakota Forsyth | Jr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Nick Graham | So. | Health and Human Development |
| Alex Malinsky | Sr. | Accounting |
| Jake Pilewicz | Jr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Tim Scholly | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Softball | ||
| Gianna Arrizurieta | So. | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Jessica Cummings | So. | Engineering |
| Reina Furuya | Sr. | Energy Business and Finance |
| Shannon Good | Sr. | Chemical Engineering |
| Macy Jones | Sr. | Energy Business and Finance |
| Lexis Knief | Sr. | Journalism |
| Marlaina Laubach | Jr. | Psychology |
| Shelby Miller | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Erin Pond | Sr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Samantha Shanahan | So. | Nutritional Sciences |
| Mollie Sorenson | So. | Science |
| Maegan Tupinio | Sr. | Science |
| Christina Von Pusch | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Men's Fencing | ||
| Stephen Barnett | So. | Engineering |
| Howie Chan | Jr. | Risk Management |
| Adam Lewicki | Sr. | International Politics |
| Kaito Streets | Sr. | Management |
| Karl Oskar Tang | Jr. | Industrial Engineering |
| Women's Fencing | ||
| Brianne Cavaliere | Sr. | Animal Sciences |
| Najiyyah Clark | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Teodora Kakhiani | Jr. | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Clarisse Luminet | Sr. | Educational Theory and Policy |
| Jessica O'Neill-Lyublinsky | Sr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services |
| Desree Ortega-Furgeson | Jr. | Nutritional Sciences |
| Men's Golf | ||
| J.D. Dornes | Sr. | Finance |
| Christian Elliott | So. | Finance |
| Christopher Houston | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Cole Miller | Jr. | Business Administration |
| Geoffrey Vartelas | So. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Women's Golf | ||
| Kendall Allen | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations |
| Grace Chung | Sr. | Finance |
| Meaghan Coleman | Jr. | Energy, Business and Finance |
| Kate Granahan | Sr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Halley Morell | Sr. | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ||
| Jeanette Bateman | Sr. | Accounting |
| Laura Bowman | Jr. | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Hannah Bramm | Sr. | Phychology |
| Micayla Catanzariti | Sr. | Film-Video |
| annah Ehresmann | So. | Business Administration |
| Alyssa Hardy | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Hannah Hoenshell | Sr. | Science |
| Jill Holdcroft | Sr. | Accounting |
| Paige Jahnke | Sr. | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Irene Kiroplis | So. | Health and Human Development |
| Emily Laurenzi | Sr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Remi Martin | So. | Biobehavioral Health |
| Sarah Nielsen | Jr. | Nutritional Sciences |
| Jordin Pardoski | Sr. | Human Development & Family Studies |
| Amy Petersen | Jr. | Risk Management |
| Kelly Seward | Jr. | Geography |
| Bella Sutton | So. | Science |
| Christine Vetter | So. | Biobehavioral Health |
| Celine Whitlinger | Sr. | Science |
| Sarah Wilkie | Sr. | Health Policy and Administration |
| Shannon Yoxheimer | Sr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Men's Lacrosse | ||
| Nicholas Aponte | Jr. | Management |
| Tyler Butler | So. | Criminology |
| Daniel Craig | Jr. | Economics |
| Ryan Guittare | Sr. | Economics |
| Drake Kreinz | Sr. | Management |
| Thomas O'Neill | Sr. | Management Information Systems |
| Hunter Pearl | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Tanner Peck | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Taylor Sanders | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Michael Sutton | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Peter Triolo | Jr. | Communications Arts and Sciences |
| Joshua Wellman | So. | Psychology |
| Christopher Young | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Women's Lacrosse | ||
| Taylor Bleistein | Jr. | Criminology |
| Megan Callaghan | Jr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services |
| McKenna Coyle | So. | Business Administration |
| Madison Day | So. | Biobehavioral Health |
| Marggie Gallagher | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Heather Harman | Sr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Steph Lazo | Jr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services |
| Jenna Mosketti | Sr. | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Katie O'Donnell | So. | Communications |
| Sarah Piazza | Jr. | Recreation, Park and Tourism Management |
| Cat Rainone | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Natalie Schmitt | Jr. | Marketing |
| Abby Smucker | Jr. | Biobehavioral Health |
| Erika Spilker | Sr. | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Shelby Wells | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Men's Tennis | ||
| Matthew Barry | Sr. | Marketing |
| Marc Collado | Jr. | Industrial Engineering |
| Nika Dolidze | Jr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Tomas Hanzlik | Sr. | Accounting |
| David Kohan | Jr. | Energy Business and Finance |
| Aws Laaribi | Jr. | Economics |
| Christian Lutschaunig | Jr. | Accounting |
| Roman Trkulja | Sr. | Management Information Systems |
| Women's Tennis | ||
| Ekaterina Blik | Jr. | Psychology |
| Hannah Kratky | So. | Communications |
| Devan McCluskey | Sr. | Media Studies |
| Kelly Mengel | So. | Communications |
| Daria Sapogova | So. | Industrial Engineering |
| Taylor Shukow | So. | Advertising/Public Relations |
| Kimberley-Ann Surin | Sr. | Media Studies |
| Samantha Tutelman | Jr. | Finance |
| Katherine Whiteaway | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Jacqueline Zuhse | Sr. | Economics |
| Men's Track & Field | ||
| Justin Berg | Sr. | Math |
| Glen Burkhardt | Sr. | Engineering |
| Robert Cardina | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations |
| Robert Creese | Sr. | Math |
| Kory Decesaris | Jr. | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Wade Endress | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Jordan Makins | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Matthew Nawrocki | So. | Education |
| Xavier Smith | So. | Kinesiology |
| Jonathan Yohman | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Women's Track & Field | ||
| Anna Bailey | So. | Health and Human Development |
| Tessa Barrett | So. | Division of Undergraduate Studies |
| Tal Ben-Artzi | Jr. | Psychology |
| Victoria Crawford | So. | Health Policy and Administration |
| Rachael DeCecco | So. | Engineering |
| Rachel Fatherly | Sr. | Human Development and Family Studies |
| Elizabeth Greenwood-Chikotas | So. | Engineering |
| Kasey Kemp | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Lauren Kenney | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| Erin Knabe | Sr. | Science |
| Greta Lindsley | So. | Communications |
| Alexis Masterson | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| Megan McCloskey | So. | Communications |
| Hannah Mulhern | So. | Communications |
| Megan Osborne | Jr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services |
| Tichina Rhodes | Jr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services |
| Elyse Skerpon | So. | Health Policy and Administration |
| Sarah Jane Underwood | Sr. | Supply Chain and Information Systems |
| Men's Volleyball | ||
| Aidan Albrecht | Jr. | Journalism |
| Matthew McLaren | So. | Engineering |
| Zackary Parik | Sr. | Telecommunications |
| Spencer Sauter | Sr. | Finance |