194 Scarlet Knights Earn Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Rutgers Athletics saw 194 student-athletes earn a spot on the 2026 Spring Academic All-Big Ten list, the conference announced Wednesday. Eighty-nine of those named to the list hold multiple selections for their academic performance.

 

Fifteen student-athletes were recognized on the conference list for carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA. Emily James, Krystal Li and Grace Lu from women’s golf, along with Justin Lawler and Ben Mckelvy of men’s lacrosse, Kimberly Greenblatt (women’s lacrosse), Madeline Galesi, Avery Mattos and Emily Szopa with rowing, Noah Kriesman and Zach Love of men’s track and field, and Emma Baeyens, Charlee Crawford, Alianna Eucker and Emma Keating from women’s track and field comprised the group of perfect GPAs.

 

Lawler, Baeyens, Crawford and Sincere Robinson were among the four-time honorees on this year’s list, while 27 others earned Spring Academic All-Big Ten distinction for the third time in their Rutgers careers.

 

Rutgers previously recognized 141 honorees to the Fall Big Ten All-Academic list and 62 were selected for the Winter.

 

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, be enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

 

* – denotes total number of Academic All-Big Ten selections and perfect 4.0 GPAs noted in bold

 

View the full list of conference all-academic honorees below:

 

Baseball

Charles Batista: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Peyton Bonds: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Yomar Carreras: Criminal Justice

Matt Chatelle: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Matthew Cruz: Criminal Justice

Luke Fithian: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Zach Gleason: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Tyler Kane: Business Analytics and Information Technology

Jack Kirchner: Finance**

Zack Konstantinovsky: Accounting**

Joe Mazza: Supply Chain Management***

Nolan Peel: Leadership and Management

Andrew Rondini: Communication

Jack Sweeney: Communication

 

Men’s Golf

Argyle Downes: Pre Business

Bennett Espenshade: Finance

Derek Gutierrez: Marketing**

Maxwell Jackson: Finance

 

Women’s Golf

Judy Amano: Journalism And Media Studies

Emily James: Economics**

Krystal Li: Finance**

Grace Lu: Economics

Lorena Rossettin: Communication**

Joline Truong: Business Analytics and Information Technology

 

Men’s Lacrosse

Nathan Austin-Johnstone: Communication

Blake Borges: Financial Analysis

David Carroll: Communication

Andrew Crosby: Finance**

Brock Desmarais: Communication**

Charles Eischens: Communication**

Hunter Falzon: Mechanical Engineering

Dylan Groff: Finance**

Joe Juengerkes: Supply Chain Management

Brady Kurdyla: Communication***

Colin Kurdyla: Supply Chain Management**

Justin Lawler: Political Science****

Matthew Mannarino: Economics

Charles Mccullough: Finance

Ben Mckelvy: Business and Science**

Shane Murphy: Communication***

Bennett Raphalian: Finance

John Scarelli: Communication

Jordan Smikle: Psychology

Ryan Splaine: Communication***

Cardin Stoller: Communication**

Greyson Vorgang: Communication

Colin Wade: Pre Business

Zach Walsh: Communication**

Marco Wimmershoff: Finance**

Kyle Worsnup: Finance

Colin Zeller: Communication

 

Women’s Lacrosse

Katie Buck: Biological Sciences***

Ava Chiarella: Public Health***

Bianca Chiarella: Communication

Caitlin Collins: Marketing

Kayleigh Coughlin: Accounting***

Erin Devine: Communication***

Lily Dixon: Marketing***

Erin Duggan: Communication**

Gianna Eglauf: Communication***

Hilary Elsner: Public Health

Kimberly Greenblatt: Journalism and Media Studies***

Gianna Macrino: Accounting**

Nora Maione: Marketing

Maddie Miceli: Pre Business

Cate O’Ferrall: Public Health**

Stella Quilty: Psychology

Sophia Rowell: Information Technology and Informatics**

Delainey Sutley: Finance

Samantha Swanovich: Marketing**

Charlee Thomas: Exercise Science

Payton Tini: Marketing**

Grace Toth: Communication**

Francesca Urtis: Biological Sciences

 

Women’s Rowing

Madeline Baird: Communication

Katie Balint: Business Analytics and Information Technology & Finance

Mia Benzan: Communication

Samantha Bianco: Public Health

Mia Bulmer: Communication

Shea Callahan: Marketing***

Mary Ciardiello: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Beatrice Colclough: Nutritional Sciences**

Olivia Cook: Psychology

Madeline Crumley: Exercise Science**

Femke de Witt: Urban Planning and Design

Karoline DiStefano: Mechanical Engineering

Louise Dinard: Mechanical Engineering**

Lindsey Eattock: Data Science – Chemical Data Science

Anna Eizhvertin: Pharmacy

Olivia Elliott: Labor and Employment Relations

Elizabeth Enriquez: Microbiology**

Eda Erkan: Business Analytics and Information Technology

Abigail Franks: Exercise Science***

Madeline Galesi: Criminal Justice & Political Science**

Lindsay Gledhill: Urban Planning & Design

Madison Goodson: Accounting

Star Henry: Exercise Science**

Jazmine Ingall: Data Science – Computer Science

Charlotte Jiggens: Public Health

Liepa Kazlas: Communication

Karen Kirkorian: Finance**

Kathryn Koleto: Exercise Science**

Ashley Lo: Political Science

Meghan Mangan: Journalism and Media Studies

Nina Manglani: Cell Biology and Neuroscience

Avery Mattos: Biological Sciences

Samantha McKinney: Statistics**

Bridget Moore: Pre Business

Elena Moran: Communication**

Annika Noel: Environmental Policy, Inst and Behavior

Alexandra Nozhenko: Finance

Francesca Pagano: Finance & Accounting**

Julia Rhodes: Economics

Chiara Saccomando: Criminal Justice**

Sierra Smith: Industrial Engineering**

Elizabeth Steron: Communication & Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Devin Sutch: Public Health

Emily Szopa: Business and Science***

Seher Talukdar: Biological Sciences***

Charlotte Thomas: Criminal Justice

Sofia Ulinski: Biological Sciences***

Audrey White: Exercise Science

Lily Wood: Sport Management**

 

Softball

Allison Amadio: Mechanical Engineering

Bailey Briggs: Psychology***

Baileigh Burtis: Finance

Jayla Fuller: Health Administration

Siera Hoekstra: Labor and Employment Relations

Riley Hwang: Finance

Stephanie Kraska: Sport Management**

Addie Osborne: Journalism and Media Studies- Sports Journalism

Leah Sims: Criminal Justice

Hailey Stripling: Biomedical Engineering**

 

Women’s Tennis

Zuzanna Frankowska: Finance

Zeynep Ilker: Biology

Karina Jumazhanova: Pre Business

Naomi Karki: Cell Biology and Neuroscience**

Mai Nguyen: Exercise Science***

Cindy Zhou: Finance

 

Men’s Track & Field

Donavan Anderson: Human Resource Management**

Daniel Arana: Finance

Joshua Babe: Labor Studies and Employment Relations**

Shawn Brady: Finance

Billy Clewell: Communication

Patrick Coyle: Mathematics

Daniel Duncan: Business and Science (Masters)

Hisham Ettayebi: Information Technology and Informatics

Justin Kolpan: Biological Sciences

Andrew Krall: Financial Analysis***

Noah Kriesman: Exercise Science**

Stephen Kyvelos: Criminal Justice

Zach Love: Applied Psychology

Sean Matthews: Mechanical Engineering**

Greg McQueen: Human Resource Management**

Ryan Merlino: Statistics-Mathematics & Computer Science

Jack Moran: Political Science**

Brian O’Sullivan: Human Resource Management**

Kevin O’Sullivan: Human Resource Management**

Robert Paneque: Labor Studies and Employment Relations***

Maan Patel: Finance

Robert Poplau: Business Analytics and Information Technology

Sincere Robinson: Political Science****

Chris Serrao: Sport Management***

Ryan Smith: Mechanical Engineering**

Jack Tavaglione: Communication

Liam Tilton: Finance & Supply Chain Management***

Shamali Whittle: Information Technology and Informatics

 

Women’s Track & Field

Tey’ana Ames: Cognitive Science***

Emma Baeyens: Social Work****

Anna Barber: Psychology & Sociology**

Jenai Berry: Exercise Science**

Cynthia Boakye: Psychology

Paige Boyce: Psychology

Celine-Jada Brown: Psychology***

Sofia Condron: Communication***

Charlee Crawford: Digital Marketing****

Lorena David: Exercise Science**

Ciara Demarest: Public Health & Sociology**

Success Duruzor: Public Health

Alianna Eucker: Labor Studies and Employment Relations**

Paige Floriea: Labor and Employment Relations & Communication

Ayotunde Folawewo: Information Technology and Informatics**

Samantha Gravatt: Social Work***

Naylah Jones: Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Emma Keating: Political Science**

Cassidy Kidd: Exercise Science

Sierra Latonnel: Finance

Abigail Love: Exercise Science

Sydney Nettles: Food Science

Olivia Norris: Chemistry***

Kelseigh O’Neil: Health Administration

Michaela Schlemo: Psychology

Lillie Widmer: Exercise Science**

Alanna Woolfolk: Psychology