Buckeyes Earn Academic All-Big Ten Accolades
3/18/2026 3:30:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Gymnastics, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Swim & Dive, Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Swim & Dive, SASSO
89 winter sport student-athletes recognized
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wednesday, 89 Ohio State winter student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team, the Big Ten Conference announced. In all, 1,127 student-athletes from the conference who competed in winter sports were recognized. The complete list of Buckeye honorees is below.
The Ohio State winter sport athletes join 137 Buckeyes from fall sports who were honored in December. Winter sports include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's gymnastics, men's hockey, men's and women's swimming and diving and wrestling. Spring and at-large sports selections will be announced in May. Ohio State is one of five schools with 80 or more winter sport honorees.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for winter sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The women's swimming and diving program led the Ohio State winter sports with 15 honorees, followed by women's gymnastics, men's hockey and wrestling with 13 each and men's gymnastics with 12. The men's swimming and diving program had nine honorees and men's and women's basketball each had seven named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Women's swimmers Rachel Bockrath and Delia Lloyd were recognized for carrying a 4.0 grade-point average.
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Men's Basketball
Gabe Cupps, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dayton, Ohio
John Mobley Junior, Sophomore, Sport Industry, New Albany, Ohio
Braylen Nash, Sophomore, Sport Industry, New Albany, Ohio
Ivan Njegovan, Sophomore, Economics - Business, Otocac, Croatia
Devin Royal, Junior, Sport Industry, Pickerington, Ohio
Bruce Thornton, Senior, Human Development & Family Science, Fairburn, Ga.
Colin White, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, Ottawa, Ohio
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Women's Basketball
Kennedy Cambridge, RS-Junior, Master in the Study of Law, Nashville, Tenn.
Jaloni Cambridge, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Nashville, Tenn.
Chance Gray, Senior, Master in the Study of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
Seini Henry, RS-Freshman, Marketing, Charlotte, N.C.
Ella Hobbs, RS-Freshman, Journalism, Concord, N.C.
Elsa Lemmila, Sophomore, Environmental Engineering, Espoo, Finland
Ava Watson, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Buford, Ga.
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Men's Ice Hockey
Chris Able, Sophomore, Finance, Libertyville, Ill.
Davis Burnside, Senior, Sport Industry, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sam Deckhut, Junior, Finance, San Diego, Calif.
Jake Dunlap, Senior, Sport Industry, Windham, N.H.
Kristoffer Eberly, Junior, Finance, Pinckney, Mich.
Ryan Gordon, Junior, Sport Industry, Stone Mountain, Ga.
James Hong, Sophomore, Business, Irvine, Calif.
Nathan Lewis, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Shorewood, Ill.
Nathan McBrayer, Junior, Consumer and Family Fincl Serv, Dublin, Ohio
Chris Romaine, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Boston, Mass.
William Smith, Junior, Sport Industry, Toronto, Ontario
Riley Thompson, Junior, Sport Industry, Ottawa, Ontario
Thomas Weis, Junior, Economics - Business, Madison, Wis.
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Men's Gymnastics
Drake Andrews, Junior, Exercise Science, Plano, Texas
Justin Ciccone, Senior, Hospitality Management, Rochester, N.Y.
Noah Copeland, Sophomore, Hospitality Management, Lancaster, Ohio
Chase Davenport-Mills, RS Sophomore, Air Transportation, Johns Creek, Ga.
Kristian Grahovski, Senior, Finance, Penfield, N.Y.
Jacob Harmon, Senior, Exercise Science, Hooksett, N.H.
Jace Hashimoto, RS-Freshman, Electrical and Computer Eng, Las Vegas, Nev.
David Ramirez, Sophomore, Exercise Science Education, Nipomo, Calif.
Conlan Simpkins, RS Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering, Galloway, Ohio
Zach Snyder, RS Sophomore, Communication, Swisher, Iowa
Caden Spencer, Senior, Sport Industry, Huntington, W.Va.
Parker Thackston, Senior, Materials Sci and Engineering, Robbinsville, N.J.
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Women's Gymnastics
Samara Buchanan, Junior, Biomedical Engineering, Parkland, Fla.
JJ Coleman, Sophomore, Health Promotion, Nutrition & Exercise Science, Albuquerque, N.M
Mary Green, Junior, Health Sciences, Tallmadge, Ohio
Kaitlyn Grimes, Senior, Kinesiology, La Grange, Ill.
Rylee Guevara, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Newport News, Va.
Courtney McCann, Junior, Health Sciences, Frisco, Texas
Ashton Meuret, Junior, Human Development & Family Science, Leawood, Kan.
Kaylyn Mintz, Senior, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Wilmington, N.C.
Maisyn Rader, Junior, Finance, Wolcott, Conn.
Karleigh Reutzel, Sophomore, Health Promotion, Nutrition & Exercise Science, Hilliard, Ohio
Cameron Smith, Sophomore, Operations Management, Ellicott City, Md.
Tory Vetter, RS-Senior, Health Psychology/Behavior Med, Hilliard, Ohio
Grace Walker, Junior, Communication, Plain City, Ohio
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Men's Swim & Dive
Hamish Patel, Sophomore, Real Estate and Urban Analysis, New Albany, Ohio
Dom Roberto, Sophomore, Health Professions Exploration, Solon, Ohio
Mason Edmund, Senior, Finance, Southlake, Texas
Evan Fentress, Senior, Neuroscience, Milford, Ohio
Ahmed Ismail, Senior, Economics, Cairo, Egypt
Cornelius Jahn, Sophomore, Economics - Business, Ahrensburg, Germany
Matt Klinge, Sophomore, Sport Industry, West Lafayette, Ind.
Luke Vickers, Sophomore, Human Development & Family Science, Massillon, Ohio
Jordi Vilchez, Sophomore, Finance, Barrie, Canada
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Women's Swim & Dive
Lena Hentschel, Senior, International Studies, Berlin, Germany
Michelle Mazzara, Junior, Psychology, Silver Spring, Md.
Mia Prusiecki, Sophomore, Political Science, Greenwood, Ind.
Sienna Angove, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, Kamloops, Canada
Rachel Bockrath, Sophomore, Biology, Wilmington, Del.
Paige Delma, Junior, Health Sciences, Worthington, Ohio
Jessica Eden, Senior, Human Development & Family Science, Mentor, Ohio
Emma Finlin, Sophomore, Pre-Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada
Erin Little, Sophomore, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Maldon, England
Delia Lloyd, Sophomore, Biology, Toronto, Canada
Lucy Malys, Senior, Speech and Hearing Science, Clarkston, Mich.
Krista Marlin, Senior, Respiratory Therapy, Exton, Pa.
Elise Nardozzi, Sophomore, Biology, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mila Nikanorov, Sophomore, Pre-Health Sciences, Castle Rock, Colo.
Danika Varda, Sophomore, Industrial Design, Bozeman, Mont.
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Wrestling
Brandon Cannon, RS Sophomore, Marketing, Denver, Colo.
Carter Chase, RS-Junior, Finance, Marion, Ohio
Daxton Chase, RS-Freshman, Communication, Marion, Ohio
Ben Davino, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, South Elgin, Ill.
Landon Desselle, RS-Freshman, Psychology, Spring Hill, Tenn.
Patrick Downing, RS-Sophomore, Finance, Glenview, Ill.
Nick Feldman, RS-Junior, Sport Industry, Quarryville, Pa.
Paddy Gallagher, RS-Senior, Communication, Chesterland, Ohio
Luke Geog, RS Sophomore, Finance, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Carson Kharchla, Graduate Student, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Powell, Ohio
Dakota King, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, Barnesville, Ohio
Brendan McCrone, RS-Junior, Sport Industry, Willoughby, Ohio
Cayaen Smith, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, Lehi, Utah
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The Ohio State winter sport athletes join 137 Buckeyes from fall sports who were honored in December. Winter sports include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's gymnastics, men's hockey, men's and women's swimming and diving and wrestling. Spring and at-large sports selections will be announced in May. Ohio State is one of five schools with 80 or more winter sport honorees.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for winter sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The women's swimming and diving program led the Ohio State winter sports with 15 honorees, followed by women's gymnastics, men's hockey and wrestling with 13 each and men's gymnastics with 12. The men's swimming and diving program had nine honorees and men's and women's basketball each had seven named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Women's swimmers Rachel Bockrath and Delia Lloyd were recognized for carrying a 4.0 grade-point average.
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Men's Basketball
Gabe Cupps, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dayton, Ohio
John Mobley Junior, Sophomore, Sport Industry, New Albany, Ohio
Braylen Nash, Sophomore, Sport Industry, New Albany, Ohio
Ivan Njegovan, Sophomore, Economics - Business, Otocac, Croatia
Devin Royal, Junior, Sport Industry, Pickerington, Ohio
Bruce Thornton, Senior, Human Development & Family Science, Fairburn, Ga.
Colin White, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, Ottawa, Ohio
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Women's Basketball
Kennedy Cambridge, RS-Junior, Master in the Study of Law, Nashville, Tenn.
Jaloni Cambridge, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Nashville, Tenn.
Chance Gray, Senior, Master in the Study of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
Seini Henry, RS-Freshman, Marketing, Charlotte, N.C.
Ella Hobbs, RS-Freshman, Journalism, Concord, N.C.
Elsa Lemmila, Sophomore, Environmental Engineering, Espoo, Finland
Ava Watson, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Buford, Ga.
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Men's Ice Hockey
Chris Able, Sophomore, Finance, Libertyville, Ill.
Davis Burnside, Senior, Sport Industry, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sam Deckhut, Junior, Finance, San Diego, Calif.
Jake Dunlap, Senior, Sport Industry, Windham, N.H.
Kristoffer Eberly, Junior, Finance, Pinckney, Mich.
Ryan Gordon, Junior, Sport Industry, Stone Mountain, Ga.
James Hong, Sophomore, Business, Irvine, Calif.
Nathan Lewis, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Shorewood, Ill.
Nathan McBrayer, Junior, Consumer and Family Fincl Serv, Dublin, Ohio
Chris Romaine, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Boston, Mass.
William Smith, Junior, Sport Industry, Toronto, Ontario
Riley Thompson, Junior, Sport Industry, Ottawa, Ontario
Thomas Weis, Junior, Economics - Business, Madison, Wis.
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Men's Gymnastics
Drake Andrews, Junior, Exercise Science, Plano, Texas
Justin Ciccone, Senior, Hospitality Management, Rochester, N.Y.
Noah Copeland, Sophomore, Hospitality Management, Lancaster, Ohio
Chase Davenport-Mills, RS Sophomore, Air Transportation, Johns Creek, Ga.
Kristian Grahovski, Senior, Finance, Penfield, N.Y.
Jacob Harmon, Senior, Exercise Science, Hooksett, N.H.
Jace Hashimoto, RS-Freshman, Electrical and Computer Eng, Las Vegas, Nev.
David Ramirez, Sophomore, Exercise Science Education, Nipomo, Calif.
Conlan Simpkins, RS Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering, Galloway, Ohio
Zach Snyder, RS Sophomore, Communication, Swisher, Iowa
Caden Spencer, Senior, Sport Industry, Huntington, W.Va.
Parker Thackston, Senior, Materials Sci and Engineering, Robbinsville, N.J.
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Women's Gymnastics
Samara Buchanan, Junior, Biomedical Engineering, Parkland, Fla.
JJ Coleman, Sophomore, Health Promotion, Nutrition & Exercise Science, Albuquerque, N.M
Mary Green, Junior, Health Sciences, Tallmadge, Ohio
Kaitlyn Grimes, Senior, Kinesiology, La Grange, Ill.
Rylee Guevara, Sophomore, Sport Industry, Newport News, Va.
Courtney McCann, Junior, Health Sciences, Frisco, Texas
Ashton Meuret, Junior, Human Development & Family Science, Leawood, Kan.
Kaylyn Mintz, Senior, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Wilmington, N.C.
Maisyn Rader, Junior, Finance, Wolcott, Conn.
Karleigh Reutzel, Sophomore, Health Promotion, Nutrition & Exercise Science, Hilliard, Ohio
Cameron Smith, Sophomore, Operations Management, Ellicott City, Md.
Tory Vetter, RS-Senior, Health Psychology/Behavior Med, Hilliard, Ohio
Grace Walker, Junior, Communication, Plain City, Ohio
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Men's Swim & Dive
Hamish Patel, Sophomore, Real Estate and Urban Analysis, New Albany, Ohio
Dom Roberto, Sophomore, Health Professions Exploration, Solon, Ohio
Mason Edmund, Senior, Finance, Southlake, Texas
Evan Fentress, Senior, Neuroscience, Milford, Ohio
Ahmed Ismail, Senior, Economics, Cairo, Egypt
Cornelius Jahn, Sophomore, Economics - Business, Ahrensburg, Germany
Matt Klinge, Sophomore, Sport Industry, West Lafayette, Ind.
Luke Vickers, Sophomore, Human Development & Family Science, Massillon, Ohio
Jordi Vilchez, Sophomore, Finance, Barrie, Canada
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Women's Swim & Dive
Lena Hentschel, Senior, International Studies, Berlin, Germany
Michelle Mazzara, Junior, Psychology, Silver Spring, Md.
Mia Prusiecki, Sophomore, Political Science, Greenwood, Ind.
Sienna Angove, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, Kamloops, Canada
Rachel Bockrath, Sophomore, Biology, Wilmington, Del.
Paige Delma, Junior, Health Sciences, Worthington, Ohio
Jessica Eden, Senior, Human Development & Family Science, Mentor, Ohio
Emma Finlin, Sophomore, Pre-Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada
Erin Little, Sophomore, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Maldon, England
Delia Lloyd, Sophomore, Biology, Toronto, Canada
Lucy Malys, Senior, Speech and Hearing Science, Clarkston, Mich.
Krista Marlin, Senior, Respiratory Therapy, Exton, Pa.
Elise Nardozzi, Sophomore, Biology, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mila Nikanorov, Sophomore, Pre-Health Sciences, Castle Rock, Colo.
Danika Varda, Sophomore, Industrial Design, Bozeman, Mont.
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Wrestling
Brandon Cannon, RS Sophomore, Marketing, Denver, Colo.
Carter Chase, RS-Junior, Finance, Marion, Ohio
Daxton Chase, RS-Freshman, Communication, Marion, Ohio
Ben Davino, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, South Elgin, Ill.
Landon Desselle, RS-Freshman, Psychology, Spring Hill, Tenn.
Patrick Downing, RS-Sophomore, Finance, Glenview, Ill.
Nick Feldman, RS-Junior, Sport Industry, Quarryville, Pa.
Paddy Gallagher, RS-Senior, Communication, Chesterland, Ohio
Luke Geog, RS Sophomore, Finance, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Carson Kharchla, Graduate Student, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Powell, Ohio
Dakota King, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, Barnesville, Ohio
Brendan McCrone, RS-Junior, Sport Industry, Willoughby, Ohio
Cayaen Smith, RS-Freshman, Sport Industry, Lehi, Utah
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