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 much have achieved a grade-point average of 3.70 or higher during the 2022-23 academic year. To be eligible to receive 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.
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.
Full Listing of HHS’ Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Majors by Sport
(Years in parentheses are those in which the student-athlete was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar)
Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field
Katelyn Wasson – Brain and Behavioral Sciences (2022)
Football
Nick Taylor – Biomedical Health Sciences
Women’s Golf
Momo Sugiyama – Psychological Sciences
Soccer
Hannah Lapeire – Public Health
Emma Tompkins – Brain and Behavioral Sciences (2021, 2022)
Softball
Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Liam Walker – Public Health
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Kendra Bowen – Selling and Sales Management (2022)
Abby Harter – Health Science Pre-Professional
Maggie Merriman – Accelerated Nursing (2020, 2021, 2023)
Kendal Schreder – Kinesiology
Women’s Tennis
Juana Larranaga – Nutrition and Dietetics
Men’s Track and Field
Johnny Vanos – Kinesiology (2022)
Safin Wills – Financial Counseling and Planning
Women’s Track and Field
Jessica Bray – Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership (2021, 2022)
Anne Busse – Nursing
Volleyball
Maddy Chinn – Health Science Pre-Professional
Ali Hornung – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Megan Renner – Master of Health Administration (2021, 2022)
Ava Torrance – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Full Listing of HHS’ Academic All-Big Ten Honorees and Majors by Sport for Spring Season
(Years in parentheses are those in which the student-athlete was Academic All-Big Ten)
Baseball
Jackson Dannelley – Selling and Sales Management
Zach Fletcher – Selling and Sales Management
Weston Gingerich – Selling and Sales Management (2022)
Cal Lambert – Selling and Sales Management
Camden Melvin – Selling and Sales Management
CJ Valdez – Selling and Sales Management (2022)
Women’s Golf
Momo Sugiyama – Psychological Sciences
Softball
Becca Edwards – Biomedical Health Sciences
Kiersen George – Biomedical Health Sciences (2022)
Ryen Ross – Public Health
Women’s Tennis
Csilla Fodor – Hospitality and Tourism Management (2022)
Juana Larranaga – Nutrition and Dietetics
Men’s Track and Field
Johnny Vanos – Kinesiology (2021, 2020)
Safin Wills – Financial Counseling and Planning
Women’s Track and Field
Jessica Bray – Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership (2021, 2022)
Jaelyn Burgos – Kinesiology
Anne Busse – Nursing
Meagan Hathaway – Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Health Sciences (2021, 2022)
Tanya Pinthapataya – Public Health
Katelyn Wasson – Brain and Behavioral Sciences (2022)