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Story Links Husker men's basketball player Sam Hoiberg was honored this week, as he earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The honor highlights student-athletes who recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.Hoiberg, a sports media & communications major, was one of 10 men's basketball players honored by
The Big Ten Conference announced that 37 Maryland student-athletes competing in intercollegiate athletics were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipients.
Share Defenseman James Marooney and forward Austin Pooley of the Ohio State men’s hockey team have been honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Marooney, a sophomore in 2020-21, is a sport industry major. Pooley earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in Spring 2021 after finishing his senior campaign. The duo also earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades. Pooley is a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Schol...
Listen to this article 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 gr...