HHS student-athletes named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Academic All-Big Ten

Congratulations to Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) student-athletes who earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Academic All-Big Ten Honors this spring.

To be eligible for the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor, student-athletes must have achieved a grade-point average of 3.70 or higher during the 2023-24 academic year. To be eligible to receive the Academic All-Big Ten designation, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at their university for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Source: Ben Turner, Purdue University Athletics

Full Listing of HHS’ Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Majors by Sport

(Names in bold achieved 4.0 GPAs for the school year. Years in parentheses are those in which the student was also recognized as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.)

BASEBALL

• Brody Chrisman – Selling and Sales Management
• Jackson Dannelley – Selling and Sales Management

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD

• Samantha Jacobi – Kinesiology

FOOTBALL

• Hayden Parise – Psychological Sciences

WOMEN’S GOLF

• Momo Sugiyama – Psychological Sciences (2023)

SOFTBALL

• Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences – Pre-Physician Assistant (2023)
• Ryen Ross – Public Health

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

• Kelsey Cooper – Brain and Behavioral Sciences
• Abby Harter – Health Science Preprofessional – Pre-Physician Assistant (2023)
• Kali Sayovitz – Nutrition Science
• Kendal Schreder – Kinesiology (2023); 4.0 GPA in 2023-24
• Kate Stanley – Public Health
• Daryn Wright – Retail Management

MEN’S TENNIS

• Mujtaba Ali-Khan – Kinesiology

WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Juana Larranaga – Nutrition and Dietetics (2023)

• Mary Sowinski – Nursing; 4.0 GPA in 2023-24

VOLLEYBALL

• Ali Hornung – Hospitality and Tourism Management (2023)
• Eva Hudson – Biomedical Health Sciences – Pre-Medicine

Full Listing of HHS’ Academic All-Big Ten Honorees for the 2024 Spring Season

(Years in parentheses are those in which the student was also recognized as an Academic All-Big Ten.)

BASEBALL

• Brody Chrisman – Selling and Sales Management
• Jackson Dannelley – Selling and Sales Management (2023)
• Parker Dean – Selling and Sales Management
• Weston Gingerich – Selling and Sales Management (2022, 2023)
• Enas Hayden – Selling and Sales Management
• Cal Lambert – Selling and Sales Management (2023)
• Breck Nowik – Selling and Sales Management
• Keenan Spence – Selling and Sales Management

WOMEN’S GOLF

• Momo Sugiyama – Psychological Sciences (2023)

SOFTBALL

• Olivia Cainey – Kinesiology
• Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences (2023)
• Kiersen George – Biomedical Health Sciences (2022, 2023)
• Olivia McFadden – Kinesiology
• Ryen Ross – Public Health (2023)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Juana Larranaga – Nutrition and Dietetics (2023)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

• Taliyah Booker – Brain and Behavioral Sciences
• Ikeava Bryant – Psychological Sciences
• Jaelyn Burgos – Kinesiology (2023)
• Gabriele Green – Brain and Behavioral Sciences
• Mary Sowinski – Nursing
• K’Ja Talley – Public Health
• Caitlin Williams – Kinesiology

View the full announcements on the Purdue Athletics website to see a complete list of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Academic All-Big Ten Honors.