COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the 2025-26 campaign, 150 Ohio State student-athletes have been recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Ohio State was one of just three schools with at least 145 honorees, joined by Michigan State and Northwestern. The Buckeyes have led the conference in honorees for five years in a row.

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.

Of the Buckeyes' honorees, 24 recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for 2025-26. The group is denoted in bold in the list below.

2025-26 Ohio State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Multi-sport athlete in italics; 4.0 GPA denoted in bold

Sport | Name | Year | Major | Hometown
Baseball | Douglas Bauer | Senior | Consumer & Family Financial Services | Houston, Texas
Baseball | Ryan Butler | Graduate Student | Healthcare Leadership & Innovation | Salem, Va.
Baseball | Alonzo Paul | Senior | Health Sciences | Valparaiso, Ind.
Baseball | Hunter Shaw | Senior | Sport Industry | Chelsea, Mich.
Men's Basketball | Braylen Nash | Sophomore | Sport Industry | New Albany, Ohio
Men's Basketball | Brandon Noel | Graduate Student | Sports Coaching | Chillicothe, Ohio
Women's Basketball | Chance Gray | Senior | Master in the Study of Law | Cincinnati, Ohio
Women's Basketball | Elsa Lemmila | Sophomore | Environmental Engineering | Espoo, Finland
Women's Basketball | Cambridge Kennedy | RS Junior | Master in the Study of Law | Nashville, Tenn
Field Hockey | Zella Bailey | Senior | Consumer Sciences | Virginia Beach, Va.
Field Hockey | Anne Marie Krebs | Junior | Biology | Louisville, Ky.
Field Hockey | Philippa Schipper | Sophomore | Pre-Health Sciences | Rotterdam, Netherlands
Field Hockey | Olivia Wallace | Senior | Communication | Virginia Beach, Va.
Football | Deontae Armstrong | RS Freshman | Sport Industry | Elyria, Ohio
Football | Stanley Jackson Jr. | RS Freshman | Communication | Westerville, Ohio
Football | Jaylen McClain | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Rahway, N.J.
Football | Luke Montgomery | Junior | Sport Industry | Findlay, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Jack Agnew | RS Sophomore | Exercise Science | Bellbrook, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Kevin Agnew | Graduate | Electrical and Computer Eng | Bellbrook, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nazzio John | Senior | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | San Antonio, Texas
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Sean Kaminski | Senior | Finance | Huron, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Connor Long | Sophomore | Exercise Science | Whitehouse, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Lawson Maag | Junior | Sport Industry | Columbus Grove, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Will McGraw | Junior | Operations Management | Dublin, Ohio
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | Keegan Souhan | Senior | Chemical Engineering | Beavercreek, Ohio
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Katie Castelli | 5th year | Sports Coaching | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Avery Clark | Senior | Information Systems | Gilbert, Ariz.
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Sophie Fong | Senior | Hlth Prmtn, Ntrtn & Exrcs Sci | Troy, Ohio
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Nicole Grimes | Junior | Environmental Engineering | Lagrange, Ill.
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Ana Karmol | Senior | Envrnmnt,Ecnmy,Dvlpmnt&Stnblty | Waterville, Ohio
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Olivia Powell | Junior | Biology | Fayetteville, Ga.
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | Emmi Von Scherr | Junior | Consumer & Family Financial Services | La Quinta, Calif.
Men's Golf | Timotej Formanek | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Praha, Czech Republic
Men's Golf | Jack Vojtko | Junior | Sport Industry | Stow, Ohio
Men's Gymnastics | Drake Andrews | Junior | Exercise Science | Plano, Texas
Men's Gymnastics | Tyler Burgess | Sophomore | Communication | Las Vegas, Nev.
Men's Gymnastics | Justin Ciccone | Senior | Hospitality Management | Rochester, N.Y.
Men's Gymnastics | Chase Davenport-Mills | RS Sophomore | Air Transportation | Johns Creek, Ga.
Men's Gymnastics | Jacob Harmon | Senior | Exercise Science | Hooksett, N.H.
Men's Gymnastics | Conlan Simpkins | RS Sophomore | Aerospace Engineering | Galloway, Ohio
Men's Gymnastics | Parker Thackston | Senior | Materials Sci and Engineering | Robbinsville, N.J.
Women's Gymnastics | Sadie Berry | Sophomore | Communication | Communication Mooresville, N.C.
Women's Gymnastics | Samara Buchanan | Junior | Biomedical Engineering | Parkland, Fla.
Women's Gymnastics | Mary Green | Junior | Health Sciences | Health Sciences Tallmadge, Ohio
Women's Gymnastics | Kaitlyn Grimes | Senior | Kinesiology | Kinesiology La Grange, Ill.
Women's Gymnastics | Ashton Meuret | Junior | Human Dvlpmt & Family Science | Leawood, Kan.
Women's Gymnastics | Kaylyn Mintz | Senior | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Wilmington, N.C.
Women's Gymnastics | Grace Walker | Junior | Communication | Plain City, Ohio
Men's Hockey | Ryan Gordon | Junior | Sport Industry | Stone Mountain, Ga.
Men's Hockey | James Hong | Sophomore | Business | Irvine, Calif.
Men's Hockey | Nathan Lewis | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Shorewood, Ill.
Men's Hockey | Chris Romaine | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Boston, Mass.
Men's Hockey | William Smith | Junior | Sport Industry | Toronto, Ontario
Men's Hockey | Thomas Weis | Junior | Economics - Business | Madison, Wis.
Men's Lacrosse | Jack Allen | Junior | Sport Industry | Cambridge, United Kingdom
Men's Lacrosse | Taji Flynn | Graduate Student | Kinesiology | Atlanta, Ga.
Men's Lacrosse | Garrett Haas | Junior | Sport Industry | Fairview, Texas
Men's Lacrosse | Griffin Liedel | Senior | Logistics Management | Hudson, Ohio
Men's Lacrosse | Alex Marinier | Graduate Student | Sport Industry | Burlington, Ontario
Men's Lacrosse | Bobby Van Buren | Graduate Student | Sports Coaching | Wingate, N.C.
Women's Lacrosse | Abby Boyle | Sophomore | Communication | Rumson, N.J.
Women's Lacrosse | Makena Harrington | Junior | Health Sciences | Powell, Ohio
Women's Lacrosse | Katie Kaucheck | Senior | Communication | New Albany, Ohio
Women's Lacrosse | Amani Kimball-McKavish | Senior | Specialized Master Bus-Fin | Richmond, Va.
Women's Lacrosse | Lexie Kupka | Junior | Communication | Chester, N.J.
Women's Lacrosse | Maeve Simonds | Junior | Health Sciences | Milton, Ga.
Women's Lacrosse | Jocelyn Torres | Senior | International Studies | Glenwood, Md.
Women's Rowing | Lainey Barr | Sophomore | Biology | Akron, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Amelia Boes | Senior | Sport Industry | Republic, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Kailey Burns | Sophomore | Dual Lic Prim Edu & Intvn Spec | Lewis Center, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Emilia Fritz | Senior | Industrial and Systems Eng | Passau, Germany
Women's Rowing | Paige Guggenbiller | Sophomore | Public Health | Fort Recovery, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Zoe Hall | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Toorak, Victoria
Women's Rowing | Ella Harrison | Senior | Biology | West Chester, Pa.
Women's Rowing | Morgan Perce | Senior | Exercise Science | Wilmette, Ill.
Women's Rowing | Isabella Schmitt | Junior | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Wilton, Conn.
Women's Rowing | Lucy Scott | Senior | Marketing | Marietta, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Abby Thomas | Senior | Psychology | New Albany, Ohio
Women's Rowing | Avery Wynk | Junior | Environmental Science | Plain City, Ohio
Men's Soccer | Joel Demian | Junior | Economics | Vancouver, British Columbia
Women's Soccer | Jadin Bonham | Sophomore | Accounting | Avon, Ohio
Women's Soccer | Ava Bramblett | Junior | Health Sciences | Noblesville, Ind.
Women's Soccer | Elle Britt | Junior | Medical Anthropology | Cincinnati, Ohio
Women's Soccer | Lillian Danner | Junior | Health Sciences | Cincinnati, Ohio
Women's Soccer | Natalie Garcia | Junior | Marketing | Northville, Mich.
Women's Soccer | Mia McSweeney | Junior | Economics | Roseville, Calif.
Softball | Samantha Bewick | Junior | Finance | McMurray, Pa.
Softball | Lorin Boutte | Sophomore | Consumer & Family Financial Services | Saint Charles, Mo.
Softball | Kiki Estrada | Junior | Sport Industry | Chino Hills, Calif.
Softball | Skylar Limon | Senior | Psychology | La Habra, Calif.
Softball | Hadley Parisien | Junior | Exercise Science | Odon, Ind.
Softball | Alexis Paulsen | Senior | Health Sciences | Carroll, Ohio
Softball | Kailea Ricks | Sophomore | Psychology | Madera, Calif.
Men's Swimming and Diving | Mason Edmund | Senior | Finance | Southlake, Texas
Women's Swimming and Diving | Luke Vickers | Sophomore | Human Dvlpmt & Family Science | Massillon, Ohio
Women's Swimming and Diving | Rachel Bockrath | Sophomore | Biology | Wilmington, Del.
Women's Swimming and Diving | Paige Delma | Junior | Pre-Health Sciences | Worthington, Ohio
Women's Swimming and Diving | Jessica Eden | Senior | Human Dvlpmt & Family Science | Mentor, Ohio
Women's Swimming and Diving | Delia Lloyd | Sophomore | Biology | Toronto, Ontario
Women's Swimming and Diving | Lucy Malys | Senior | Speech and Hearing Science | Clarkston, Mich.
Women's Swimming and Diving | Krista Marlin | Senior | Respiratory Therapy | Exton, Pa.
Women's Swimming and Diving | Elise Nardozzi | Sophomore | Biology | Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women's Swimming and Diving | Michelle Mazzara | Junior | Psychology | Silver Spring, Md.
Women's Swimming and Diving | Mia Prusiecki | Junior | Political Science | Greenwood, Ind.
Men's Tennis | Jack Anthrop | Senior | Sport Industry | Orlando, Fla.
Men's Tennis | Alexander Bernard | Senior | Sport Industry | Bonita Springs, Fla.
Men's Tennis | JP Day | RS Sophomore | Finance | San Diego, Calif.
Men's Tennis | Aidan Kim | Junior | Sport Industry | Milford, Mich.
Women's Tennis | Alessia Cau | Junior | Health Sciences | Vancouver, British Columbia
Women's Volleyball | Kamiah Gibson | RS Senior | Social Work | Medina, Ohio
Women's Volleyball | Kaitlyn Hoffman | Junior | Biology | Novi, Mich.
Women's Volleyball | Abby Yoder | Sophomore | Biology | Loveland, Ohio
Wrestling | Daxton Chase | Sophomore | Communication | Marion, Ohio
Wrestling | Nick Feldman | Senior | Sport Industry | Quarryville, Pa.
Wrestling | Brendan McCrone | Senior | Sport Industry | Willoughby, Ohio
Men's Fencing | Hank Bauer | Senior | Environmental Engineering | Los Angeles, Calif.
Men's Fencing | Lorenzo Mion | Senior | Computer Science & Engineering | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Men's Fencing | Samuel Freedman | Junior | Sport Industry | Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.
Men's Fencing | Mitchell Huth | Junior | Operations Management | Raleigh, N.C.
Men's Fencing | Samuel Rightler | Junior | Construction Systems Mgmt | Plain City, Ohio
Men's Fencing | James Schardine | Junior | Psychology | Cincinnati, Ohio
Men's Fencing | Ayush Shah | Junior | Health Sciences | Dublin, Ohio
Women's Fencing | Astrid Meklit Chapman-Layland | Sophomore | History | Columbus, Ohio
Women's Fencing | Grace Fan | Sophomore | Biology | Dublin, Ohio
Women's Fencing | Sally Fan | Junior | Air Transportation | Taiwan
Women's Fencing | Arlow Wiggers | Junior | Nursing | Nursing Atlanta, Ga.
Pistol | Johnathan Dorsten | Senior | Agricultural Systems Management | Bryan, Ohio
Pistol | Abbie Leverett | Senior | Health Sciences | Bainbridge, Ga.
Pistol | Leah Mueller | Junior | Speech and Hearing Science | Iola, Kan.
Rifle | John Hamilton | Senior | Air Transportation | Corydon, Ind.
Rifle | Paige Hollowell | Graduate Student | Communication | King George, Va.
Rifle | Lillian Warren | Senior | Rifle Public Mangmnt, Ldrshp, & Plcy | Perry, Mich.
Men's Volleyball | Stanislaw Chacinski | Sophomore | Geography | Warsaw, Poland
Men's Volleyball | Ben Hutchinson | RS Freshman | Pre-Health Sciences | Indianapolis, Ind.
Men's Volleyball | Jack O'Riordan | Senior | Accounting | Barrington, Ill.
Artistic Swimming | Léonie Corbeil | Sophomore | Political Science | Mirabel, Quebec
Artistic Swimming | Rikki Evans | Junior | International Studies | Springfield, Va.
Artistic Swimming | Scarlett Finn | Sophomore | Architecture | Toronto, Ontario
Artistic Swimming | Keana Hunter | Sophomore | Psychology | Los Angeles, Calif.
Artistic Swimming | Sarah Levaro | Sophomore | Marketing | Houston, Texas
Artistic Swimming | Daniella Molano Aragno | Junior | Biology | Cali, Colombia
Artistic Swimming | Ayla O'Neil | Sophomore | Medical Anthropology | Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Artistic Swimming | Lilly Ortiz | Senior | Biomedical Engineering | Hilliard, Ohio
Artistic Swimming | Ruby Remati | Senior | Communication | Andover, Mass.
Women's Hockey | Jocelyn Amos | Junior | Health Sciences | Ailsa Craig, Ontario
Women's Hockey | Joy Dunne | Junior | Social Work | O'Fallon, Mo.
Women's Hockey | Mira Jungaaker | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Jonkoping, Sweden
Women's Hockey | Sloane Matthews | Senior | Biomedical Engineering | Plymouth, Minn.
Women's Hockey | Emma Peschel | Senior | Health Sciences | Edina, Minn.
Women's Hockey | Sara Swiderski | Senior | Psychology | Langley, British Columbia

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