Ninety-Six Huskies Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
July 20, 2026 | Football, General, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Gymnastics, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Track & Field, Baseball, Student-Athlete Academic Services
SEATTLE – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2025-26 Distinguished Scholar list this week with 96 Washington student-athletes earning recognition for their academic excellence.
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 GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.
The conference also awarded Academic All-Big Ten distinctions in the fall, winter and spring for student-athletes with at least a 3.00 grade point average where 344 Huskies received recognition.
Baseball (2)
Colton Bower
Jaxson Gore
Women's Basketball (2)
Chloe Briggs
Hannah Stines
Football (5)
Jonah Coleman
Zach Durfee
Kayden Greene
Luke Luchini
Ephesians Prysock
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (6)
Isaac Briggs
Cruize Corvin
Evan Jenkins
Tim Luebbert
Parker Mong
Will Schneider
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (19)
Sam Tran
Rachel Bir
Ella Borsheim
Sara Borton
Yvonne Colson
Julia David-Smith
Abby DeVeau
Stephanie Driscoll*
Chloe Foerster
Gioana Lopizzo
Amanda Moll
Hana Moll
Rhonda Newton
Chiche Okemgbo
Saydi Orange
Maeve Stiles
Anna Terrell
Leonie Troeger
Avril Wilson
Women's Golf (4)
Amber Li
Carmen Lim
Athena Ni
Wendy Tang
Women's Gymnastics (10)
Kira Bolden
Chelsea Hallinan
Kristin Lin
Mary McDonough
Caitlin McWilliams*
Deiah Moody
Thu Nguyen
Jessica Reith
Emma Schrady
Lilly Tubbs
Women's Rowing (14)
Kayla Coates-Robertson
Audrey Cronin
Emma Cronin
Caitlin Hane
Ellen Koselka
Cora Madison
Cami Martin
Marin Maycotte
Perry McLoughlin
Cillian Mullen
Emily Myers
Camille Randall
Sofia Suhinin
Jess Weir
Men's Soccer (7)
Egor Akulov
Richie Aman
Gabe Fernandez
Philip Kleemann
Charlie Kosakoff
Connor Lofy
Zach Ramsey
Women's Soccer (6)
Maggie Dutra
Cecelia Egan
Tanner Ijams
Anna Menti
Lucy Newlin*
Avery Nguyen
Softball (4)
Addie Craig
Alexis DeBoer
Sophi Mazzola
Morgan Reimer
Women's Tennis (2)
Reece Carter
Erika Matsuda
Men's Tennis (2)
Nikola Plavsic
Soham Purohit
Men's Rowing (9)
Tobias Bosnes
Dimitri Chamitoff
Lyle Donovan
Sam Ford
Marley King Smith
Kiefer Law
Ryan Martin
Ryan Smith
Ethan Walsh
Beach Volleyball (4)
Teila Allen
Karolína Majerníková
Katarina Pantovic
Ella Wimmer
* Denotes 4.00 GPA
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 GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.
The conference also awarded Academic All-Big Ten distinctions in the fall, winter and spring for student-athletes with at least a 3.00 grade point average where 344 Huskies received recognition.
Baseball (2)
Colton Bower
Jaxson Gore
Women's Basketball (2)
Chloe Briggs
Hannah Stines
Football (5)
Jonah Coleman
Zach Durfee
Kayden Greene
Luke Luchini
Ephesians Prysock
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (6)
Isaac Briggs
Cruize Corvin
Evan Jenkins
Tim Luebbert
Parker Mong
Will Schneider
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (19)
Sam Tran
Rachel Bir
Ella Borsheim
Sara Borton
Yvonne Colson
Julia David-Smith
Abby DeVeau
Stephanie Driscoll*
Chloe Foerster
Gioana Lopizzo
Amanda Moll
Hana Moll
Rhonda Newton
Chiche Okemgbo
Saydi Orange
Maeve Stiles
Anna Terrell
Leonie Troeger
Avril Wilson
Women's Golf (4)
Amber Li
Carmen Lim
Athena Ni
Wendy Tang
Women's Gymnastics (10)
Kira Bolden
Chelsea Hallinan
Kristin Lin
Mary McDonough
Caitlin McWilliams*
Deiah Moody
Thu Nguyen
Jessica Reith
Emma Schrady
Lilly Tubbs
Women's Rowing (14)
Kayla Coates-Robertson
Audrey Cronin
Emma Cronin
Caitlin Hane
Ellen Koselka
Cora Madison
Cami Martin
Marin Maycotte
Perry McLoughlin
Cillian Mullen
Emily Myers
Camille Randall
Sofia Suhinin
Jess Weir
Men's Soccer (7)
Egor Akulov
Richie Aman
Gabe Fernandez
Philip Kleemann
Charlie Kosakoff
Connor Lofy
Zach Ramsey
Women's Soccer (6)
Maggie Dutra
Cecelia Egan
Tanner Ijams
Anna Menti
Lucy Newlin*
Avery Nguyen
Softball (4)
Addie Craig
Alexis DeBoer
Sophi Mazzola
Morgan Reimer
Women's Tennis (2)
Reece Carter
Erika Matsuda
Men's Tennis (2)
Nikola Plavsic
Soham Purohit
Men's Rowing (9)
Tobias Bosnes
Dimitri Chamitoff
Lyle Donovan
Sam Ford
Marley King Smith
Kiefer Law
Ryan Martin
Ryan Smith
Ethan Walsh
Beach Volleyball (4)
Teila Allen
Karolína Majerníková
Katarina Pantovic
Ella Wimmer
* Denotes 4.00 GPA
Players Mentioned
D
/ Men's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
M
/ Men's Soccer
Jumps
/ Track & Field
/ Gymnastics
Dist
/ Track & Field
PV
/ Track & Field
/ Men's Rowing
C
/ Baseball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
RB
/ Football
Thr
/ Track & Field
Dist
/ Track & Field
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
Dist
/ Track & Field
INF
/ Softball
Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Men's Rowing
Mid-Dist
/ Track & Field
EDGE
/ Football
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Men's Soccer
Mid-Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Men's Rowing
RHP
/ Baseball
CB
/ Football
/ Gymnastics
/ Women's Rowing
GK
/ Women's Soccer
Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Men's Rowing
D
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
/ Women's Rowing
/ Men's Rowing
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Gymnastics
M
/ Men's Soccer
Dist
/ Track & Field
WR
/ Football
Jumps
/ Track & Field
/ Women's Rowing
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Rowing
/ Men's Rowing
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Rowing
OF
/ Softball
/ Gymnastics
COX
/ Women's Rowing
/ Gymnastics
MF/D
/ Women's Soccer
PV
/ Track & Field
PV
/ Track & Field
Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Gymnastics
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
MF
/ Women's Soccer
Spr
/ Track & Field
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Gymnastics
/ Women's Golf
Thr
/ Track & Field
Thr
/ Track & Field
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
CB
/ Football
/ Men's Tennis
M
/ Men's Soccer
COX
/ Women's Rowing
P
/ Softball
/ Gymnastics
Dist
/ Track & Field
/ Gymnastics
/ Men's Rowing
Dist
/ Track & Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Golf
Spr
/ Track & Field
Dist
/ Track & Field
Thr
/ Track & Field
/ Gymnastics
/ Men's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
PV
/ Track & Field
/ Beach Volleyball
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