Purdue baseball s Jackson Smeltz was selected Monday in the Major League Baseball Draft as the San Diego Padres picked the dynamic lefthander in the 10th Round.
Big Ten stolen base champion Curtis Washington Jr. became the second member of Purdue baseball to be selected in the 2022 edition of the Major League Baseball Draft after the
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ROSEMONT, Ill. â A department-record 85 student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition for their academic excellence during the 2020-21 school year as Purdue had a record total of honorees for the second year in a row.
Student-athletes across the conference were recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade-point averages of 3.70 and better. Twenty of the Boilermakersâ 85 honorees (24%) compiled flawless 4.0 GPAs during the 2020-21 school year. Ten of Purdueâs teams had at least one student-athlete with a 4.0.
May graduate Dale Williams (swimming & diving) as well as Kat Mueller (swimming & diving) and Ashley Witucki (soccer) have maintained perfect 4.0 GPAs during their careers at Purdue. Rachel Anderson (cross country and track & field), Andre Suzanne (tennis) and Emma Terwilliger (volleyball) are also straight-A students for their careers.