Eighty-Three Penn Staters Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors
A whopping eighty-three Penn State athletes received Academic All-Big Ten honors this fall, which recognizes letter-winning student-athletes who carry a 3.0 GPA or higher. Four Penn Staters even earned 4.0 GPAs, including Maggie Harding (volleyball), Haley Kerstetter (field hockey), Katie Rodden (cross country), and of course, John Urschel (football).
In its 21 years of Big Ten play, Penn State has claimed 4,560 Academic All-Big Ten athletes.
Here’s the full list of this fall’s honorees, who continue to make us all very proud!
| FIELD HOCKEY (12) | |||
| Katie Andrews | Jr. | Agricultural And Extension Education | Lancaster, Pa. |
| Katie Breneman | Jr. | Recreation, Park And Tourism Management | Washington Boro, Pa. |
| Amanda Dinunzio | Jr. | Spanish | State College, Pa. |
| Abby Fuhrman | Sr. | Recreation, Park And Tourism Management | Bainbridge, Pa. |
| Laura Gebhart | Jr. | Community, Environment, And Development | Mount Joy, Pa. |
| Brittany Grzywacz | Sr. | Recreation, Park And Tourism Management | State College, Pa. |
| Lauren Herold | Jr. | Recreation, Park And Tourism Management | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Jacqueline Kenney | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations | State College, Pa. |
| Haley Kerstetter | So. | Communications | Selinsgrove, Pa. |
| Ashtin Klingler | Sr. | Kinesiology | Selinsgrove, Pa. |
| Lauren Purvis | Sr. | Kinesiology | Maple Glen, Pa. |
| Whitney Reddig | Sr. | Rehabilitation and Human Services | Lititz, Pa. |
| FOOTBALL (24) | |||
| Brad Bars | Jr. | Finance | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Kyle Baublitz | Sr. | Secondary Education | York, Pa. |
| Glenn Carson | Sr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | Manahawkin, N.J. |
| Kyle Carter | So. | Kinesiology | Newark, Del. |
| Jesse Della Valle | Jr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Miles Dieffenbach | Jr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Sam Ficken | Jr. | Finance | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Brian Gaia | Fr. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Pasadena, Md. |
| Garry Gilliam | Sr. | Management | Carlisle, Pa. |
| Albert Hall | Fr. | Business Administration | Warwick, N.Y. |
| Ty Howle | Gr. | Health Policy And Administration | Wake Forest, N.C. |
| Mike Hull | Jr. | Finance | Canonsburg, Pa. |
| Ryan Keiser | Jr. | Kinesiology | Selinsgrove, Pa. |
| Alex Kenney | Sr. | Communication Arts And Sciences | State College, Pa. |
| Ben Kline | So. | Finance | York, Pa. |
| Matt Lehman | Gr. | Educational Leadership | Newport, Pa. |
| Eugene Lewis | Fr. | Health and Human Development | Pittston, Pa. |
| Akeel Lynch | Fr. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Toronto, Ontario |
| Angelo Mangiro | So. | Criminology | Succassunna, N.J. |
| Carl Nassib | So. | Biology | West Chester, Pa. |
| Stephen Obeng-Agyapong | Sr. | Security And Risk Analysis | Bronx, N.Y. |
| Deron Thompson | So. | Energy, Business And Finance | Lititz, Pa. |
| John Urschel | Gr. | Mathematics | Williamsville, N.Y. |
| Nyeem Wartman | Fr. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Jessup, Pa. |
| MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (4) | |||
| Robby Creese | Jr. | Mathematics | Mount Airy, Md. |
| Matt Fischer | Sr. | Marketing | Kennett Square, Pa. |
| Conrad Lippert | So. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Middletown, N.J. |
| Nick Scarpello | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Jamison, Pa. |
| WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (11) | |||
| Leigha Anderson | Jr. | Labor Studies And Employment Relations | Carlisle, Pa. |
| Abbie Benson | Jr. | Nutritional Sciences | Elma, N.Y. |
| Rachel Casciano | Jr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Wyomissing, Pa. |
| Gabrielle Cocco | Sr. | Journalism | Allentown, Pa. |
| Emily Giannotti | Gr. | Counselor Education | Coudersport, Pa. |
| Marta Klebe | Sr. | Supply Chain And Information Systems | Chesterbrook, Pa. |
| Danielle Kocjancic | Sr. | Communication Sciences And Disorders | Kane, Pa. |
| Lauren Mills | Jr. | Nutritional Sciences | West Chester, Pa. |
| Gwenn Porter | Sr. | Kinesiology | Clearfield, Pa. |
| Katie Rodden | Jr. | Kinesiology | Ardmore, Pa. |
| Sarah Jane Underwood | Fr. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Alexandria, Va. |
| MEN’S SOCCER (9) | |||
| Randy Falk | So. | Marketing | Tewksbury Twp., N.J. |
| Christian Kaschak | Jr. | Kinesiology | York, Pa. |
| Drew Klingenberg | So. | Business Administration | Gibsonia, Pa. |
| Kyle MacDonald | Jr. | Architectural Engineering | Yardley, Pa. |
| Matthew Mayewski | So. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Belle Mead, N.J. |
| Mike Robinson | Jr. | Engineering | Lansdale, Pa. |
| Danny Sheerin | Jr. | Supply Chain And Information Systems | College Park, Md. |
| Grant Warming | Sr. | Economics | Omaha, Neb. |
| Andrew Wolverton | Jr. | Management | Atlanta, Ga. |
| WOMEN’S SOCCER (14) | |||
| Kori Chapic | Jr. | Architectural Engineering | Novelty, Ohio |
| Antoinette Chase | So. | Agriculture | Wayne, Pa. |
| Britt Eckerstrom | So. | Geography | Boyds, Md. |
| Alexis Golestani | Fr. | Earth Sciences | Belle Mead, N.J. |
| Maya Hayes | Sr. | Kinesiology | West Orange, N.J. |
| Emily Hurd | Jr. | Higher Education | Sammamish, Wash. |
| Meghan Kaminski | So. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Erin Kehoe | Sr. | Communication Arts And Sciences | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
| Kindrah Kohne | Jr. | Marketing | Fayetteville, N.Y. |
| Alexandra Marton | Sr. | Communication Arts And Sciences | Aurora, Ontario |
| Corey Persson | So. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Danvers, Mass. |
| Mallory Peterson | So. | Bioengineering | Clinton Corners, N.Y. |
| Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno | So. | Recreation, Park And Tourism Management | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Taylor Schram | Sr. | Psychology | Canonsburg, Pa. |
| WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (9) | |||
| Megan Courtney | So. | Health and Human Development | Dayton, Ohio |
| Lacey Fuller | Jr. | Journalism | Cardiff, Calif. |
| Nia Grant | Jr. | Communication Arts And Sciences | State College, Pa. |
| Marggie Harding | Sr. | Food Science | State College, Pa. |
| Maddie Martin | Sr. | Journalism | Tampa, Fla. |
| Deja McClendon | Sr. | Journalism | Louisville, Ky. |
| Kendall Pierce | So. | Health Policy And Administration | Eden, N.Y. |
| Ariel Scott | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Ridgewood, N.J. |
| Katie Slay | Sr. | Communication Sciences And Disorders | Raleigh, N.C. |
*BOLD indicates 4.0 GPA
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