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Forty-nine Terps Earn Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honors

ROSEMONT, IL – The Big Ten Conference announced that 49 Maryland student-athletes competing in intercollegiate athletics were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipients for 2024-25.

The list includes student-athletes from 16 different teams who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
2024-25 BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS
Jacob Orr Baseball Senior Finance Frederick, MD
Ryne Acheson Football Junior Computer Science Potomac, MD
Isaac Bunyun Football Grad Student Management Studies Accra, Ghana
Rex Fleming Football Grad Student Technology & Entrepreneurship Owings, MD
Ethan Gough Football Senior Criminal Justice Owings, MD
Eli Mason Football Grad Student Management Studies Ashburn, VA
Florian Huerlimann Men's Golf Senior Finance Heidelberg, Germany
Colin Burlace Men's Lacrosse Senior Marketing Edgewater, MD
Eliot Dubick Men's Lacrosse Junior Marketing Potomac, MD
Shea Keethler Men's Lacrosse Senior Finance Upper Arlington, OH
Charlie Koras Men's Lacrosse Senior Finance Lutherville, MD
Mitchell Lloyd Men's Lacrosse Junior Kinesiology Moorestown, NJ
Will Schaller Men's Lacrosse Junior Philosophy, Politics, Economics Bel Air, MD
Eric Albright Men's Outdoor Track Senior Mechanical Engineering Glen Mills, PA
Rhys Allen Men's Outdoor Track Junior Economics Southampton, England
Anthony Petrillo Men's Outdoor Track Senior Kinesiology East Setauket, NY
Max Worley Men's Outdoor Track Grad Student Fire Engineering Takoma Park, MD
Alex Nitzl Men's Soccer Grad Student Information Systems Munich, Germany
Sam O'Brian Men's Wrestling Senior English and German Damascus, MD
Rubie Goffena Cross Country Junior Kinesiology Hampstead, MD
Kirstin Nichols Cross Country Grad Student Public Health Crofton, MD
Emma Pegg Cross Country Senior Kinesiology Chatham, Ontario
Katerina Talanova Cross Country Senior Computer Science Ellicott City, MD
Reese Delp Field Hockey Junior Economics Kent Island, MD
Paige Kieft Field Hockey Senior Environmental Science Newtown Square, PA
Panassaya Somchit Women's Golf Senior Economics Bangkok, Thailand
Lindsay Bacheler Gymnastics Senior Kinesiology Raleigh, NC
Tasha Brozowski Gymnastics Senior Public Health Angier, NC
Victoria Gatzendorfer Gymnastics Senior Management Marvin, NC
Josephine Kogler Gymnastics Senior Public Health Centereach, NY
Sierra Kondo Gymnastics Senior Physiology and Neurobiology Saratoga Springs, NY
Rhea LeBlanc Gymnastics Senior Communications Waltham, MA
Taylor Rech Gymnastics Junior Human Development Milton, GA
Alexa Rothenbuescher Gymnastics Grad Student Public Health Fairfax, VA
Kori Edmondson Women's Lacrosse Junior Criminal Justice Severn, MD
Sophie Halus Women's Lacrosse Senior Sociology Chapel Hill, NC
Jordyn Lipkin Women's Lacrosse Senior Kinesiology Short Hills, NJ
Celia Pell Women's Lacrosse R-Junior Catonsville, MD
Nyla Cherry Women's Outdoor Track Junior Journalism Randallstown, MD
Madison Depry Women's Outdoor Track Senior French Silver Spring, MD
Rubie Goffena Women's Outdoor Track Junior Kinesiology Hampstead, MD
Emma Pegg Women's Outdoor Track Senior Kinesiology Chatham, Ontario
Katerina Talanova Women's Outdoor Track Senior Computer Science Ellicott City, MD
Symone Jenson Women's Soccer Junior Fire Engineering Glenelg, MD
Ava Morales Women's Soccer Junior Physiology and Neurobiology Old Bridge, NJ
Eva Mowery Women's Soccer Junior Biology Arnold, MD
Mazie MacFarlane Softball Grad Student Public Health Rocklin, CA
Sammi Woods Softball Junior Marketing Trabuco Canyon, CA
Sam Csire Volleyball Senior Public Health Strongsville, OH
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Players Mentioned

Sam Csire

#44 Sam Csire

OH
6' 0"
Fifth Year
Ryne Acheson

#39 Ryne Acheson

RB
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Isaac Bunyun

#57 Isaac Bunyun

OL
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Rex Fleming

#41 Rex Fleming

DB
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Alex Nitzl

#5 Alex Nitzl

MF/D
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Jacob Orr

#1 Jacob Orr

INF
5' 9"
Senior
Sam O

Sam O'Brian

HWT
Redshirt Junior
Panassaya Somchit

Panassaya Somchit

Senior
Florian Huerlimann

Florian Huerlimann

5' 9"
Senior
Mazie MacFarlane

#15 Mazie MacFarlane

OF
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Sam Csire

#44 Sam Csire

6' 0"
Fifth Year
OH
Ryne Acheson

#39 Ryne Acheson

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
RB
Isaac Bunyun

#57 Isaac Bunyun

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
OL
Rex Fleming

#41 Rex Fleming

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
DB
Alex Nitzl

#5 Alex Nitzl

5' 11"
Graduate Student
MF/D
Jacob Orr

#1 Jacob Orr

5' 9"
Senior
INF
Sam O

Sam O'Brian

Redshirt Junior
HWT
Panassaya Somchit

Panassaya Somchit

Senior
Florian Huerlimann

Florian Huerlimann

5' 9"
Senior
Mazie MacFarlane

#15 Mazie MacFarlane

Graduate Student
OF