Buckeyes Top Big Ten with 74 Distinguished Scholars – Ohio State Buckeyes
7/10/2013 12:00:00 AM | General
July 10, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State placed a conference-high 74 student-athletes representing 28 sports on the 2013 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars list, released Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference. Student-athletes on the list must be letterwinners in at least their second year at their school and earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. A total of 637 Big Ten athletes from 38 sports were recognized.
The Buckeyes women’s swimming and diving program led the way with eight honorees, followed by field hockey, men’s volleyball and men’s swimming and diving with five apiece. Nine Buckeyes posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages over the year – Derek Blevins (track & field), Aaron Craft (basketball), Adam Homan (football), Randy Languis (wrestling), Michael Newberger (gymnastics), Melissa Rennie (softball), Max Stearns (fencing), Gavin Trebilcock (swimming & diving) and Tim Wetzel (baseball).
Craft, the 2013 Academic All-America of the Year in men’s basketball, is the one of two conference players in the sport to be named a distinguished scholar for the year, while Homan is one of three Big Ten football players to earn a 4.0 GPA. Ohio State and Penn State are the only schools to have distinguished scholars in both football and men’s basketball.
For the 2012-13 academic year, 511 Buckeyes were named Ohio State Scholar-Athletes and 227 earned Academic All-Big Ten selections.
OHIO STATE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS
|
NAME, SPORT |
YR | MAJOR | HOMETOWN |
| Tim Wetzel, Baseball | Jr. | Nutrition | Mayfield, Ohio |
| Aaron Craft, Men’s Basketball | Jr. | Nutrition | Findlay, Ohio |
| Martina Ellerbe, Women’s Basketball | Jr. | Communications | Teaneck, N.J. |
| Amy Scullion, Women’s Basketball | Jr. | Nutrition | Salem, Ohio |
| Michael Brajdic, Men’s Cross Country | So. | Finance | Bay Village, Ohio |
| Mallory Kreider, Women’s Cross Country | Jr. | Human Development & Family Science | Kingsville, Ohio |
| Janel Olberding, Women’s Cross Country | So. | Nursing | Ft. Loramie, Ohio |
| Michelle Thomas, Women’s Cross Country | So. | Human Development & Family Science | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Samuel Hardwicke-Brown, Men’s Fencing | Jr. | Fashion And Retail Studies | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Andrew McDonald, Men’s Fencing | Jr. | Marketing | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Max Stearns, Men’s Fencing | Sr. | Political Science | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Tasha Domashovetz, Women’s Fencing | Sr. | Psychology | Park Ridge, Ill. |
| Caroline Piasecka, Women’s Fencing | Jr. | International Business Administration | Oslo, Norway |
| Danica Deckard, Field Hockey | Sr. | Sport & Leisure Studies | Selinsgrove, Pa. |
| Nora Murer, Field Hockey | Jr. | Marketing | Luzern, Switzerland |
| Laura Napolitano, Field Hockey | Sr. | Political Science | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Sydney Stype, Field Hockey | So. | Sport Industry | Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| Maria Swartz, Field Hockey | Jr. | Exercise Science Education | Columbus, Ohio |
| Ben Buchanan, Football | Gr. | Sports Management | Westerville, Ohio |
| Bryce Haynes, Football | So. | Biology | Cumming, Ga. |
| Adam Homan, Football | Sr. | Exercise Science Education | Coldwater, Ohio |
| Cory Barnes, Men’s Gymnastics | So. | Political Science | Hilliard, Ohio |
| Michael Newburger, Men’s Gymnastics | Sr. | Physics | Austin, Texas |
| Victoria Aepli, Women’s Gymnastics | Jr. | Hospitality Management | Dublin, Ohio |
| Sarah Grady, Women’s Gymnastics | So. | Biology | The Woodlands, Texas |
| Aly Marohn, Women’s Gymnastics | Sr. | Criminology | Langley, British Columbia |
| Brandon Martell, Men’s Ice Hockey | Sr. | Biology | Elk River, Minn. |
| Becky Allis, Women’s Ice Hockey | Jr. | Exercise Science Education | West Olive, Mich. |
| Taylor Kuehl, Women’s Ice Hockey | So. | Communications | Minnetrista, Minn. |
| Kari Schmitt, Women’s Ice Hockey | So. | Business Administration | Canton, Mich. |
| Mintu Tuominen, Women’s Ice Hockey | Sr. | Human Nutrition | Espoo, Finland |
| Mark Crawford, Men’s Lacrosse | Sr. | Special Education | Columbus, Ohio |
| Kevin Mack, Men’s Lacrosse | Sr. | Physical Education | Dublin, Ohio |
| Tayler Kuzma, Women’s Lacrosse | Jr. | Sport & Leisure Studies | Bel Air, Md. |
| Jennifer Porretto, Women’s Lacrosse | So. | Sport Industry | Smithtown, N.Y. |
| Maxwell Snyderman, Men’s Rifle & Pistol | Gr. | Integrated Mathematics/Teaching | Milford, Ohio |
| Aaron Tourigny, Men’s Rifle & Pistol | Jr. | Political Science | Fitchburg, Mass. |
| Rachael Mullaney, Women’s Rifle & Pistol | So. | Environmental Engineering | West Mansfield, Ohio |
| Julie Dick, Women’s Rowing | Sr. | Political Science | Whitehouse, Ohio |
| Allison Elber, Women’s Rowing | Sr. | Psychology | Brunswick, Ohio |
| Eelkje Miedema, Women’s Rowing | Jr. | Animal Sciences | Circleville, Ohio |
| Amanda Poll, Women’s Rowing | So. | Human Development & Family Science | New Albany, Ohio |
| Alex Ivanov, Men’s Soccer | So. | Electrical And Computer Engineering | Strongsville, Ohio |
| Samantha Lewis, Women’s Soccer | Jr. | Biomedical Engineering | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Kendyl Reed, Women’s Soccer | Sr. | Accounting | Worthington, Ohio |
| Megan Scoliere, Women’s Soccer | So. | Middle Childhood Education | Dublin, Ohio |
| Brittany Mills, Softball | Sr. | Economics | Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
| Melissa Rennie, Softball | Jr. | Finance | Wellington, Ohio |
| Andrew Braun, Men’s Swimming & Diving | So. | Biology | Louisville, Ky. |
| Michael Gallagher, Men’s Swimming & Diving | Jr. | Biology | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Connor McDonald, Men’s Swimming & Diving | So. | Allied Medical Professions | Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| Andrew Slater, Men’s Swimming & Diving | Sr. | Biochemistry | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Gavin Trebilcock, Men’s Swimming & Diving | So. | Finance | Canfield, Ohio |
| Emily Creran, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Sr. | Exercise Science Education | Haddonfield, N.J. |
| Mary Cruzan, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Jr. | Anthropology | Beaverton, Ore. |
| Kristyn Fulcher, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Jr. | Human Nutrition | Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| Lauren Massey, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Sr. | Biology | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Kelsey Moran, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Sr. | Psychology | Lakewood, Ohio |
| Alex Norris, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Jr. | Exercise Science Education | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Angela Severn, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Sr. | Exercise Science Education | Harleysville, Pa. |
| Michelle Williams, Women’s Swimming & Diving | Jr. | Exercise Science Education | Toronto, Ontario |
| Chelsea Aton, Women’s Synchronized Swimming | Jr. | Actuarial Science | Noblesville, Ind. |
| Heidi Liou, Women’s Synchronized Swimming | So. | Fashion & Retail Studies | Chandler, Ariz. |
| Kara Cecil, Women’s Tennis | Sr. | Sport & Leisure Studies | Plant City, Fla. |
| Derek Blevins, Men’s Track & Field | Sr. | Sport & Leisure Studies | Raytown, Mo. |
| Brady Gelvin, Men’s Track & Field | So. | Nutrition | Norwalk, Ohio |
| Korbin Smith, Men’s Track & Field | Sr. | Health Sciences | Delta, Ohio |
| Nick Gibson, Men’s Volleyball | Sr. | Health Info Management & Systems | Shorewood, Wis. |
| Peter Heinen, Men’s Volleyball | Jr. | Actuarial Science | Wauwatosa, Wis. |
| Michael Henchy, Men’s Volleyball | So. | Consumer & Family Financial Services | Ventura, Calif. |
| Derek Kue, Men’s Volleyball | Sr. | Exercise Science | Loveland, Ohio |
| John Thol, Men’s Volleyball | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Hilliard, Ohio |
| Randy Languis, Wrestling | Jr. | Materials Science & Engineering | Dublin, Ohio |
| C.J. Magrum, Wrestling | Sr. | Communications | Oak Harbor, Ohio |
BOLD – 4.0 GPA
