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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

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Full 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten List

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,824 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. 

The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 98 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 473 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 27 men’s fencing students, 49 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 54 women’s beach volleyball students, 12 women’s artistic swimming students, and 16 women’s wrestling students. 

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 May 1 for spring 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. 

Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 102 had unblemished GPAs: 
 
Baseball 
Payton Hutchings, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Leadership & Management, Coal City Ill. 
Aden O’Donnell, Illinois, Sophomore, Business Undeclared, Bettendorf, Iowa 
Drake Westcott, Illinois, Senior/Graduate, Strategic Leadership & Management, Edwardsville, Ill. 
Jack Messina, Penn State, Sophomore, Data Sciences, State College, Penn. 
Brandon Anderson, Purdue, Senior, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Richmond, Ky. 
Albert Choi, Purdue, Graduate, Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate, Downingtown, Pa. 
Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario 

Men’s Golf  
Juds Langille, Penn State, Graduate Student, Finance, Ossining, N.Y. 
Matthew Yamin, UCLA, Junior, Political Science, New York, N.Y. 

Women’s Golf 
Lexanne Halama, Illinois, Graduate Student, BSLAS/MS Integrative Biology, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Arden Louchheim, Nebraska, Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication, Park City, Utah 
Faith Choi, Ohio State, Senior, Sport Industry, Frederick, Md. 
Lana Malek, Purdue, Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia 
Emily James, Rutgers, Sophomore, Economics, Bury, England 
Krystal Li, Rutgers, Sophomore, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 
Lucrezia Rossettin, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Health Administration, Genova, Italy 
 
Women’s Lacrosse 
Megan Kielbasa, Johns Hopkins, Graduate Student, Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering, Aquebogue, N.Y. 
Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Junior, Learning and Organizational Change, Saint Paul, Minn. 
Claire Snyder, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Leadership for Creative Enterprises, Surrey, British Columbia 
Cassidy Eckert, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Burlington, Ontario 
Madysyn Sweeney, Oregon, Graduate Student, Applied Behavior Analysis, Pleasanton, Calif. 
Maeve Simonds, Ohio State, Sophomore, Health Sciences, Milton, Ga. 
Katie Buck, Rutgers, Junior, Biological Sciences, Moorestown, N.J. 
Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Junior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y. 
 
Women’s Rowing 
Niamh Coffey, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Kerry, Ireland 
Anya Hardwick, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Maidson Cancro, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Environmental Sciences, Brielle, N.J. 
Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Wayne, N.J. 
Ruby Hatfield, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Global Sports Business, Bantam, Conn. 
Sydney Lehrer, Rutgers, Senior, Sociology, Flemington, N.J. 
Campbell Dunn, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Geoscience, Madison, Wis. 
Jadyn Schensky, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Athletic Training, Watertown, Wis. 
 
Softball 
Paige Berkmeyer, Illinois, Graduate Student, Animal Sciences, Wadsworth, Ohio 
Lauren Wiles, Illinois, Graduate Student, MS: Management, Grimesland, N.C. 
Reili Gardner, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Integrative Biol & Phys MS, Dyersville, Iowa 
 
Men’s Tennis 
Zach Viiala, Illinois, Sophomore, Undeclared, Perth, Australia 
Max Bengtsson, Northwestern, Senior, Applied Mathematics, Winnetka, Ill. 
 
Women’s Tennis 
Kida Ferrari, Illinois, Senior, Strategic Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Fairhope, Ala. 
Megan Heuser, Illinois, Senior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Lindenhurst, Ill. 
McKenna Schaefbaue, Illinois, Junior, Political Science, Normal, Ill. 
Alice Xu, Illinois, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Vienna, Va. 
Matilde Morais, Michigan State, Junior, Advertising Management, Cascais, Portugal 
Natalie Stasny, Michigan State, Sophomore, Human Biology, Woodrige, Ill. 
Patsy Daughters, Oregon, Freshman, Environmental Studies, Eugene, Ore. 
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Law JD, Corona, Calif. 
 
Men’s Track & Field 
Hunter Smith, Indiana, Senior, Accounting, New Carlisle, Ind. 
Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance, Dubuque, Iowa 
Miles Wilson, Iowa, Sophomore, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
Aiden Felty, Michigan, Senior, Sport Management, Billercia, Mass. 
Owen MacKenzie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Mountainview, Calif. 
John McNeil, Michigan, Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, Medfield, Mass. 
Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Sophomore, Aquatic Ecology & Management, Linden, Mich. 
Gabe Nash, Nebraska, Sophomore, International Business, Sioux City, Iowa 
Seth Schnakenberg, Nebraska, Junior, Biochemistry, Superior, Neb. 
Tanner Piotrowski, Penn State, Graduate Student, Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations, Gambrills, Md. 
Gavin Richards, Rutgers, Junior, Exercise Science, Annandale, N.J. 
Jonathan Scalia, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Westfield, N.J. 
Mark Viggiano, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Studies Education, Ocean, N.J. 
Rowen Ellenberg, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Design & Innovation, Appleton, Wis. 
 
Women’s Track & Field 
Olviia Campbell, Illinois, Senior, Psychology, Barry, Ill. 
Isabella Daley, Illinois, Sophomore, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill. 
Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Grace Bookin-Nosbisch, Iowa, Senior, Sport and Recreation Management, Ottumwa, Iowa 
Leah Hill, Michigan, Junior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo. 
Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Sophomore, LSA Undeclared, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. 
Aasia Laurencin, Michigan, Graduate Student, Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse, Southfield, Mich. 
Emily Bardwell, Michigan State, Junior, Integrative Biology (MS), Brunswick, Ohio 
Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Junior, Human Biology, Holland, Mich. 
Sophia Lucki, MIchigan State, Senior, Human Biology, Toronto, Canada 
Val Pallett, Michigan State, Senior, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, Farmington, Mich. 
Madison Price, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Sport Coaching (Graduate), Trenton, Mich. 
Charlottte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill. 
Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Senior, Sociology B S, Saint Michael, Minn. 
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Emanuela Casadei, Nebraska, Junior, Management/Marketing, Cesena, Italy 
Barbiorve Deebom, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Fargo, N.D. 
Cammy Garaian, Nebraska, Graduate Student, Applied Science, Seekonk, Mass. 
Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Junior, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D. 
Katie Clute, Oregon, Senior, Psychology, Olmsted Township, Ohio 
Ryann Porter, Oregon, Graduate, Educational Policy and Leadership, Janesville, Wis. 
Florence Caron, Penn State, Senior, Linguistics, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada 
Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Sophomore, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Ind.  
Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Newark, Del. 
Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Communication, Information, and Media, Charlotte, N.C. 
Chloe Lindeman, Wiscosin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Fulton, Ill. 
Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Senior, Legal Studies & Political Science, Plymouth, Wis. 
Carolyn Shult, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Nutrition & Metabolism (PhD), Augusta, Wis. 

Acrobatics and Tumbling 
Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Junior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
 
Bowling 
Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Prairieville, La. 

Men’s Fencing 
Arewen Borowiak, Penn State, Graduate Student, Business Analytics, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany 
 
Men’s Rowing 
Alexander Beer, Wisconsin, Junior, Business – Finance, Eden Prairie, Minn. 
Daniel Hintzman, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, New Berlin, Wis. 
 
Women’s Ice Hockey 
Audrey Wethington, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences M B S, Edina, Minn. 
Madelyn Wheeler, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sports Coaching, Erinsville, Ontario 
Kiara Zanon, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Kinesiology, Fairport, N.Y. 
Makenna Webster, Ohio State, Graduate Student, Sport Management, St. Louis, Mo. 
Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin, Fifth-Year Senior, Marketing, Milton, Mass. 
 
Women’s Lightweight Rowing 
Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Junior, Biochemistry, Muskego, Wis. 
Rianne Wagner, Wisconsin, Senior, Agronomy, Wilmette, Ill. 
 
Women’s Beach Volleyball 
Isabel Patterson, Oregon, Sophomore, Pre-Global Studies, Portland, Ore. 



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Texas Outside Hitter Whitney Lauenstein Transfers To Penn State Women’s Volleyball

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Texas outside hitter Whitney Lauenstein announced her commitment to Penn State women’s volleyball out of the transfer portal on Wednesday. Lauenstein posted her decision to transfer to Happy Valley on her Instagram.

As a redshirt senior this past season, Lauenstein logged 33 kills, 11 digs, and 14 total blocks across 20 sets for the Longhorns.

Lauenstein began her NCAA journey with two seasons at Nebraska. As a sophomore, she led the Cornhuskers in total points, earning AVCA All-Region Team and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

After the 2022 season, the Waverly, Nebraska, native stepped away from the team to focus on her family. Lauenstein then transferred to Texas in December of 2023, where she spent the last two seasons.

Lauenstein now joins setter Alexis Stucky and middle blocker Ryla Jones as transfer players who have committed to the Nittany Lions this cycle.

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Texas A&M volleyball’s sweep of Kentucky attracts record viewership

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Texas A&M’s first-ever NCAA Championship win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday was one of the most-watched title games in college volleyball history.

The 2025 campaign has featured many first-time achievements for Jamie Morrison’s squad in just his third year as head coach in Bryan-College Station, Texas, including a victory in the No. 2-most-watched NCAA title game ever. Texas A&M’s match against Kentucky attracted a peak of 1.7 million viewers, as part of the most-consumed NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament in the history of the sport.

The Aggies have much to be proud of following their historic run on the court this season. Still, the Maroon and White faithful have also played their own crucial roles in supporting the program as it ventured to some of the most hostile road environments in volleyball. One of those rowdy atmospheres occurred in the Lincoln Regional, where Morrison’s squad dethroned No. 1 seed Nebraska in an instant classic that advanced the Aggies to their first-ever appearance in the Final Four.

Texas A&M’s outstanding season, capped off by a sweep of the Wildcats in the NCAA Championship, played a massive role in etching their name into the viewership history books.





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K-State Hires Jeremiah Johnson to Serve as Defensive Backs Coach

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – A 24-year coaching veteran who has 13 years of coordinator experience, Jeremiah Johnson has been hired as a defensive backs coach at Kansas State, head coach Collin Klein announced Wednesday.
 
Johnson comes to Manhattan after serving one season as the defensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina in addition to being the Chanticleers’ interim head coach for the Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech, which will be played next Tuesday.
 
“When Coach Klein called about joining his staff, it was a no brainer,” said Johnson, who worked with Klein during the 2016 season at Northern Iowa. “Having the opportunity to help him execute his vision for this program is exciting, and I am humbled and honored to work alongside one of the best coaches, leaders and humans in this business. It’s an added bonus that I am able to return to my home state. Nicki, Lane, Drew and I are so grateful to Collin and Shalin for bringing us on their journey and making us a part of their Wildcat Family. Team Johnson is fired up to get to Manhattan and get to work. Go Cats!”
 
Johnson has also served as a defensive coordinator at Northern Iowa (2014-2021, 2023), Kent State (2022) and Louisiana Tech (2024).
 
“Jeremiah is one of the best teachers of the game of football I have been around,” said Klein. “He is a relentless recruiter and a program builder. I am very excited to have him on our staff.”
 
This season, Johnson has helped Coastal advance to its sixth-straight bowl game as the Chanticleers rank 16th nationally and second in the Sun Belt in fourth down defense (40.0%) and 31st in fumble recoveries (8). He has helped Xamarion Gordon to a No. 2 national ranking in fumble recoveries (3) and a No. 5 ranking in the conference in interceptions (3). Myles Woods also had three interceptions on the year, while Johnson has coached Ezekiel Durham-Campbell to a No. 7 ranking in the conference in sacks (0.46 per game).
 
The Johnson-led Louisiana Tech defense in 2024 ranked 12th nationally in total defense, surrendering only 308.4 yards per game. It was a 98-spot improvement over where the Bulldogs finished in 2023, while his unit also produced a 91-place improvement in scoring defense (21.0 points per game) as they finished at No. 26. Additionally, Johnson led La Tech to an 88-place bump in rushing defense (135.5 yards per game) to rank 44th.
 
Outside of a one-year hiatus in which he served the 2022 season as Kent State’s defensive coordinator, Johnson coached for 16 seasons at Northern Iowa, spending the 2007 through 2021 seasons – in addition to the 2023 campaign – in Cedar Falls. While at UNI, Johnson coached Panther defenders to a combined 32 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) First Team honors, five MVFC Defensive Players of the Year, one Buck Buchanan Award winner, 15 Associated Press FCS All-America honors and seven American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American accolades.
 
In 11 seasons as the UNI defensive coordinator, Johnson’s defenses ranked in the top 10 nationally in statistical categories 29 times, which included turnovers gained on six occasions (highest ranking of No. 2 in 2019 with 34), defensive touchdowns four times (highest ranking of No. 5 in 2016 and 2019 with 4) and scoring defense three times (best ranking of No. 6 at 15.3 points per game in the Spring of 2021). During his first run as defensive coordinator from 2014 through 2021, UNI ranked sixth in the FCS by allowing 19.9 points per game over a 99-game span. He was also named a finalist for the 2019 FootballScoop FCS Defensive Coordinator of the Year award.
 
The Panthers won four conference championships during Johnson’s time at UNI. Additionally, they made 10 FCS Playoff appearances and advanced past the first round in eight of 10 seasons, which included a semifinal showing in 2008 and quarterfinal appearances in 2015 and 2019.
 
Before being promoted to coordinator, Johnson coached the Northern Iowa defensive backs and served as the recruiting coordinator from 2009 through 2012. In 2007 and 2008, he was the video coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach.
 
Johnson went to UNI after working the 2003 through 2006 seasons at Loras College, serving on the same staff as former K-State head coach Chris Klieman. Johnson worked with the Duhawk defensive backs in 2003, 2004 and 2006, while he coached the wide receivers in 2005. Prior to his time at Loras, he was a graduate assistant and video coordinator at Wyoming in 2002.
 
A native of Scandia, Kansas, Johnson obtained his undergraduate degree in sports science from Kansas in 2000, while he earned a master’s degree in athletic administration from Loras in 2005.
 
Johnson and his five, Nicki, have a son, Lane, and a daughter, Drew.
 
THE JEREMIAH JOHNSON FILE
Hometown: Scandia, Kansas
College: Kansas – Bachelor’s degree in sports science (2000); Loras College – Master’s degree in athletic administration (2005)
Family: Wife: Nicki; Children: Lane, Drew
 
JEREMIAH JOHNSON’S COACHING CAREER
2002, Wyoming (Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator)
2003-04, Loras College (Defensive Backs)
2005, Loras College (Wide Receivers)
2006, Loras College (Defensive Backs)
2007-08, Northern Iowa (Video Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Backs Coach)
2009-12, Northern Iowa (Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator)
2013-16, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
2017-21, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs)
2022, Kent State (Defensive Coordinator)
2023, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator)
2024, Louisiana Tech (Defensive Coordinator)
2025, Coastal Carolina (Defensive Coordinator/Interim Head Coach)
2026, K-State (Defensive Backs)

 



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Texas A&M Volleyball adds another productive player from the portal

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Winning championships is always the top goal for any athletic program. However, when you go deep into the postseason, especially in volleyball, it can interfere with the staff’s ability to recruit. That’s a good problem to have when you’re bringing home hardware, and Texas A&M head coach Jamie Morrison is already getting work done in the NCAA transfer portal.

Needing to reload a roster that’s losing nine seniors, including four All-Americans and two future professional players, Coach Morrison received some major news on Tuesday. It was announced that former Boise State middle blocker Eliza Sharp has committed to Texas A&M. This gives A&M another young talent to develop and brings some elite production.

Originally, Coach Morrison had a five-year plan to reach a national title, which meant he understood that the roster he had now would be a crucial part of turning the Aggie volleyball program into a national powerhouse. With him now ahead of schedule by two years, it gives him a significant advantage in recruiting and positions Texas A&M for a quick turnaround to make another championship run in the near future.

Below is key information on the third commit joining the 2026 Texas A&M volleyball team.

Eliza Sharp – Middle Blocker





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