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Buckeyes Receive B1G Distinguished Scholar Accolades
7/14/2025 3:02:00 PM | General, SASSO
Honorees include 49 with a 4.0 for the year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State student-athletes earned 185 Big Ten Distinguished accolades for 2024-25, the Big Ten Conference announced Monday, leading the Big Ten for in honorees for the fourth year in a row.Â
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Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for a student-athlete's academic career.
The complete list of Ohio State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars is available in the PDF at the link above.
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Forty-nine Buckeyes were recognized for earning a 4.0 grade-point average in 2024-25:
Tatum Adamson, women's soccer
Jack Agnew, men's track and field/cross country
Taylor Benedict, women's rowing
Amelia Boes, women's rowing
Ava Bramblett, women's soccer
Riley Brengman, women's hockey
Jenna Buglioni, women's hockey
Marian Catahan, artistic swimming
Panagiota Charalampous, pistol
Faith Choi, women's golf
Niamh Coffey, women's rowing
Lily Danner, women's soccer
Dylan D'Emilio wrestling
Lillian Eckles, women's track and field/cross country
Jessica Eden, women's swimming and diving
Miranda Freedman, women's fencing
Samuel Freedman, men's fencing
Ryan Gordon, men's hockey
Anya Hardwick, women's rowing
Jacob Harmon, men's gymnastics
Paige Hollowell, rifle
Teresa Ivan, women's swimming and diving
Kira Katterle, women's rowing
Andrea Kuhn, women's track and field/cross country
Abbie Leverett, pistol
Erin Little, field hockey
Emily Londot, women's volleyball
Krista Marlin, women's swimming and diving
Gannon Matthews, men's lacrosse
Mario McDonald, men's swimming and diving
Will McGraw, men's track and field/cross country
Morgan Miller, women's rowing
Kaylyn Mintz, women's gymnastics
Drew Mulcahy, men's golf
Megan O'Connor, women's rowing
Molly Pritchard, women's soccer
Klay Reeves, wrestling
Sarah Richards, field hockey
Leah Sax, women's lacrosse
Lexington Secreto, women's hockey
Lucy Scott, women's rowing
Maeve Simonds, women's lacrosse
Taylor Thierry, women's basketball
Dylan Vellios, men's soccer
Jojo Warga, women's gymnastics
Maddi Wheeler, women's hockey
Makenna Webster, field hockey & women's hockey
Kiara Zanon, women's hockey
Katherine Zenick, women's swimming and diving
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In 2024-25, 515 Buckeyes were named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. This year, 805 Buckeyes earned a spot on the Ohio State Scholar-Athlete list and more than 40 received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades. At Spring Commencement, 212 current and former student-athletes received degrees, joining 50 who graduated in autumn.
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Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for a student-athlete's academic career.
The complete list of Ohio State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars is available in the PDF at the link above.
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Forty-nine Buckeyes were recognized for earning a 4.0 grade-point average in 2024-25:
Tatum Adamson, women's soccer
Jack Agnew, men's track and field/cross country
Taylor Benedict, women's rowing
Amelia Boes, women's rowing
Ava Bramblett, women's soccer
Riley Brengman, women's hockey
Jenna Buglioni, women's hockey
Marian Catahan, artistic swimming
Panagiota Charalampous, pistol
Faith Choi, women's golf
Niamh Coffey, women's rowing
Lily Danner, women's soccer
Dylan D'Emilio wrestling
Lillian Eckles, women's track and field/cross country
Jessica Eden, women's swimming and diving
Miranda Freedman, women's fencing
Samuel Freedman, men's fencing
Ryan Gordon, men's hockey
Anya Hardwick, women's rowing
Jacob Harmon, men's gymnastics
Paige Hollowell, rifle
Teresa Ivan, women's swimming and diving
Kira Katterle, women's rowing
Andrea Kuhn, women's track and field/cross country
Abbie Leverett, pistol
Erin Little, field hockey
Emily Londot, women's volleyball
Krista Marlin, women's swimming and diving
Gannon Matthews, men's lacrosse
Mario McDonald, men's swimming and diving
Will McGraw, men's track and field/cross country
Morgan Miller, women's rowing
Kaylyn Mintz, women's gymnastics
Drew Mulcahy, men's golf
Megan O'Connor, women's rowing
Molly Pritchard, women's soccer
Klay Reeves, wrestling
Sarah Richards, field hockey
Leah Sax, women's lacrosse
Lexington Secreto, women's hockey
Lucy Scott, women's rowing
Maeve Simonds, women's lacrosse
Taylor Thierry, women's basketball
Dylan Vellios, men's soccer
Jojo Warga, women's gymnastics
Maddi Wheeler, women's hockey
Makenna Webster, field hockey & women's hockey
Kiara Zanon, women's hockey
Katherine Zenick, women's swimming and diving
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In 2024-25, 515 Buckeyes were named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. This year, 805 Buckeyes earned a spot on the Ohio State Scholar-Athlete list and more than 40 received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades. At Spring Commencement, 212 current and former student-athletes received degrees, joining 50 who graduated in autumn.
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