MADISON, Wis. — Highlighting excellence both in the classroom and field of play, 73 student-athletes from the University of Wisconsin winter sports teams were
named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big Ten team, as announced by the Big Ten on Wednesday. Women's swimming and diving led the list with 23 honorees, while men's swimming and diving had 15 recipients and wrestling earned 12. Men's hockey gathered 11 honors, while men's basketball earned seven honors and women's basketball saw six Badgers earn spots on the academic honor team.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,032 students on winter sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for winter sports, have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Excelling in the classroom, two Badgers maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (bolded below):
- Owen Lindmark, Men's Hockey, Gr., Sports Leadership and Business: Finance, Investment and Banking
- Tyler Wahl, Men's Basketball, Gr., Sports Leadership
Overall, Wisconsin totals 195 student-athletes who have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during the 2023-24 academic year across fall (122) and winter (73) sports. Spring and at-large sports will be announced in June. Read the fall announcement here.
Men's Basketball (7)
Ross Candelino, So., Undeclared, Jacksonville, Fla.
Steven Crowl, Sr., Personal Finance, Eagan, Minn.
Isaac Gard, Jr., Personal Finance, Oregon, Wis.
Markus Ilver, Jr., Personal Finance, Tallinn, Estonia
Isaac Lindsey, Sr., Personal Finance, Mineral Point, Wis.
Kamari McGee, Jr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Racine, Wis.
Tyler Wahl, Gr., Sports Leadership, Lakeville, Minn.
Women's Basketball (6)
Sania Copeland, So., Undeclared, Kansas City, Kansas
Halle Douglass, Sr., Business: Marketing, Lake Forest, Ill.
Natalie Leuzinger, Sr., Kinesiology, Monroe, Wis.
Ronnie Porter, So., Human Development and Family Studies, St. Paul, Minn.
Sacia Vanderpool, Jr., Kinesiology, Bryon, Minn.
Serah Williams, So., Nursing, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Men's Hockey (11)
Mathieu De St. Phalle, Sr., Personal Finance, Greenwich, Conn.
Ben Garrity, Sr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Rosemount, Minn.
Jack Horbach, So., Personal Finance, Naperville, Ill.
Anthony Kehrer, Sr., Personal Finance, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Daniel Laatsch, Jr., Personal Finance, Altoona, Wis.
Luke LaMaster, Sr., Life Sciences Communication, Duluth, Minn.
Owen Lindmark, Gr., Sports Leadership and Business: Finance, Investment and Banking, Naperville, Ill.
Cruz Lucius, So., Personal Finance, Grant, Minn.
Kyle McClellan, Gr., Personal Finance and Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Manchester, Mo.
Sam Stange, Sr., Neurobiology and Zoology, Eau Claire, Wis.
Mike Vorlicky, Gr., Neurobiology, Edina, Minn.
Men's Swimming & Diving (15)
Andrew Benson, Sr., Economics, Newmarket, N.H.
Evan Bock, Jr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Chanhassen, Minn.
Nico Butera, Jr., Mathematics and Data Science, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Isaac Casey-Hrenak, Sr., Kinesiology, Madison, Wis.
Jake DiMartile, Sr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Fort Washington, Pa.
Charlie Jones, So., Undeclared, New Bern, N.C.
Jan Lanser, So., Kinesiology, West Bend, Wis.
Michael Long, So., Business: Marketing, Brookfield, Wis.
Chris Morris, Jr., Kinesiology, St. Cloud, Minn.
Daniel Muller, Sr., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, Peoria, Ariz.
Jake Newmark, Sr., Art, Garden City, N.Y.
Matthew Segal, Jr., Molecular and Cell Biology, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ben Wiegand, Jr., Biology, Sun Prairie, Wis.
Jude Williams, Sr., History, Yuciapa, Calif.
Tanner Zeise, So., Undeclared, St. Paul, Minn.
Women's Swimming & Diving (23)
Alex Anagnostopoulos, Sr., Neurobiology, Middleton, Wis.
Phoebe Bacon, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity, Chevy Chase, Md.
Natalie Bercutt, Sr., Political Science and English, Davis, Calif.
Elle Braun, Sr., Elementary Education and Special Education, Oreland, Pa.
Abby Carlson, Jr., Data Science and Computer Sciences, Waukesha, Wis.
Callahan Dunn, Sr., Health Promotion and Health Equity, LaGrange, Ill.
Emily Ecker, Sr., Psychology, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Sophie Fiske, Jr., Environmental Studies, Sun Prairie, Wis.
Lily Gardner, Jr., Political Science, Portland, Ore.
Molly Hampton, Jr., Biology, Indianpolis, Ind.
Alivia Lindorfer, Gr., Public Affairs, St. Paul, Minn.
Katie McClintock, Jr., Psychology, Linwood, N.J.
Mackenzie McConagha, Jr., Community and Nonprofit Leadership, Broadlands, Va.
Regan Miller, So., Data Science, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Hazal Ozkan, So., Kinesiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Abby Reid, So., Kinesiology and Health Promotion & Health Equity, Madison, Wis.
Kaylyn Schoof, Sr., Psychology, Muskego, Wis.
Ally Silvestri, So., Health Promotion and Health Equity, Fitchburg, Wis.
Emma Skinner, So., Consumer Behavior and Marketplace Studies, New Albany, Ohio
Blair Stoneburg, So., Civil Engineering, Jensen Beach, Fla.
Anna teDuits, So., Elementary Education, Madison, Wis.
Abby Wanezek, So., Kinesiology, Elm Grove, Wis.
Wrestling (12)
Cale Anderson, Jr., Kinesiology, Viroqua, Wis.
Dylan Coy, So., Computer Sciences, McCandless, Pa.
Brooks Empey, Jr., Civil Engineering, Stoughton, Wis.
Dean Hamiti, Jr., Health Promotion and Health Equity, Joliet, Ill.
Felix Lettini, So., Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Clark, N.J.
Max Maylor, Gr., Sports Leadership, Highland, Wis.
Josh Otto, Sr., Personal Finance, Brookfield, Wis.
Nicolar Rivera, So., Life Sciences Communication, Stoughton, Wis.
Gannon Rosenfeld, So., Biochemistry, North Mankato, Minn.
Jonah Schmidtke, Jr., Legal Studies, Clovis, Calif.
Danny Sheen, So., Personal Finance, Saint Charles, Ill.
Michael Talshahar, So., Personal Finance, Delray Beach, Fla.
