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.
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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 GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.
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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.
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Baseball (2)
Colton Bower
Jaxson Gore
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Women's Basketball (2)
Chloe Briggs
Hannah Stines
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Football (5)
Jonah Coleman
Zach Durfee
Kayden Greene
Luke Luchini
Ephesians Prysock
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Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (6)
Isaac Briggs
Cruize Corvin
Evan Jenkins
Tim Luebbert
Parker Mong
Will Schneider
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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
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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
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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
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Men's Soccer (7)
Egor Akulov
Richie Aman
Gabe Fernandez
Philip Kleemann
Charlie Kosakoff
Connor Lofy
Zach Ramsey
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Women's Soccer (6)
Maggie Dutra
Cecelia Egan
Tanner Ijams
Anna Menti
Lucy Newlin*
Avery Nguyen
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Softball (4)
Addie Craig
Alexis DeBoer
Sophi Mazzola
Morgan Reimer
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Women's Tennis (2)
Reece Carter
Erika Matsuda
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Men's Tennis (2)
Nikola Plavsic
Soham Purohit
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Men's Rowing (9)
Tobias Bosnes
Dimitri Chamitoff
Lyle Donovan
Sam Ford
Marley King Smith
Kiefer Law
Ryan Martin
Ryan Smith
Ethan Walsh
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Beach Volleyball (4)
Teila Allen
Karolína Majerníková
Katarina Pantovic
Ella Wimmer
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* Denotes 4.00 GPA
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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 GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.
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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.
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Baseball (2)
Colton Bower
Jaxson Gore
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Women's Basketball (2)
Chloe Briggs
Hannah Stines
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Football (5)
Jonah Coleman
Zach Durfee
Kayden Greene
Luke Luchini
Ephesians Prysock
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Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (6)
Isaac Briggs
Cruize Corvin
Evan Jenkins
Tim Luebbert
Parker Mong
Will Schneider
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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
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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
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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
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Men's Soccer (7)
Egor Akulov
Richie Aman
Gabe Fernandez
Philip Kleemann
Charlie Kosakoff
Connor Lofy
Zach Ramsey
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Women's Soccer (6)
Maggie Dutra
Cecelia Egan
Tanner Ijams
Anna Menti
Lucy Newlin*
Avery Nguyen
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Softball (4)
Addie Craig
Alexis DeBoer
Sophi Mazzola
Morgan Reimer
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Women's Tennis (2)
Reece Carter
Erika Matsuda
Â
Men's Tennis (2)
Nikola Plavsic
Soham Purohit
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Men's Rowing (9)
Tobias Bosnes
Dimitri Chamitoff
Lyle Donovan
Sam Ford
Marley King Smith
Kiefer Law
Ryan Martin
Ryan Smith
Ethan Walsh
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Beach Volleyball (4)
Teila Allen
Karolína Majerníková
Katarina Pantovic
Ella Wimmer
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* Denotes 4.00 GPA
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Players Mentioned
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/ 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/F
/ 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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