The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 65 Nebraska student-athletes were selected as recipients of the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes 587 Big Ten student-athletes from all schools and all sports who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Coach Gary Pepin’s track and field squad led all Nebraska selections with 16 student-athletes on the list. The Nebraska football team added six student-athletes, while the women’s soccer and cross country teams each had five student-athletes awarded.

Nebraska’s Distinguished Scholars:

Tom Lemke, Baseball Jr. Business Administration Phoenix, Ariz.
Dexter Spitsnogle, Baseball Sr. Mechanical Engineering Odell, Neb.
Sam Stucky, Baseball Sr. Agricultural Economics McPherson, Kan.
Kaitlyn Burke, Women’s Basketball Sr. Advertising/Business Administration North Vancouver, B.C.
Harleen Sidhu, Women’s Basketball Sr. Nutrition Science Surrey, B.C.
Valerie Calberry, Bowling Sr. Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Brampton, Ont.
Kristi Mickelson, Bowling Sr. Criminology & Criminal Justice/Psychology Bellevue, Neb.
Jesse Adams, Men’s Cross Country Sr. Finance Ogallala, Neb.
Brad Doering, Men’s Cross Country Sr. Social Science Education Yuba City, Calif.
Ashley Miller, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Sr. Dietetics Tipton, Iowa
Sarah Plambeck, Women’s Cross Country Jr. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Lincoln, Neb.
Katie White, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Sr. Nutrition Science Broken Bow, Neb.
Jim Ebke, Football Sr. Mathematics Education Lincoln, Neb.
Tyler Evans, Football Jr. Biological Sciences Waverly, Neb.
Sean Fisher, Football Sr. Business Administration/Pre‐Medicine Omaha, Neb.
Jake Long, Football Sr. Biological Sciences Elkhorn, Neb.
Kevin Thomsen, Football Sr. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Elkhorn, Neb.
CJ Zimmerer, Football Sr. Criminology & Criminal Justice Omaha, Neb.
Jordan Reinertson, Men’s Golf Sr. Business, Marketing & IT Education/Finance Gibbon, Neb.
Joshua Reinertson, Men’s Golf So. Business Administration Gibbon, Neb.
Madeleine Sheils, Women’s Golf Sr. Philosophy Boise, Idaho
Eric Schryver, Men’s Gymnastics Jr. Nutrition Science Richardson, Texas
Emily Wong, Women’s Gymnastics Jr. Nutrition Science Grand Forks, N.D.
Sunny Russell, Women’s Rifle & Pistol Jr. Child, Youth & Family Studies Stratford, Texas
Bri Badje, Women’s Soccer Sr. International Business Lincoln, Neb.
Maritza Hayes, Women’s Soccer Jr. Psychology O’Fallon, Mo.
Ashley Hick, Women’s Soccer Jr. Psychology Omaha, Neb.
Amy Swearer, Women’s Soccer Jr. Criminology & Criminal Justice Lincoln, Neb.
Molly Thomas, Women’s Soccer Sr. Child, Youth & Family Studies Omaha, Neb.
Madison Drake, Softball Sr. Marketing Lincoln, Neb.
Ashley Hagemann, Softball Sr. Elementary Education/Coaching Elkhorn, Neb.
Nikki Haget, Softball Sr. Forensic Science Elkhorn, Neb.
Megan Southworth, Softball Sr. Speech‐Language Pathologist Papillion, Neb.
Katie Davis, Women’s Swimming & Diving Sr. Elementary Education & Mild/Moderate  K‐6 Lincoln, Neb.
Shannon Guy, Women’s Swimming & Diving Jr. Psychology Omaha, Neb.
Bailey Pons, Women’s Swimming & Diving Jr. English/Geology Cedar Falls, Iowa
Kristin Strecker, Women’s Swimming & Diving Jr. Biochemistry Topeka, Kan.
Christopher Aumueller, Men’s Tennis Sr. Marketing Bayreuth, Germany
Mary Weatherholt, Women’s Tennis Sr. Business Administration Prairie Village, Kan.
Janine Weinreich, Women’s Tennis Jr. International Business/Marketing Tespe, Germany
Stefanie Weinstein, Women’s Tennis Sr. Business Administration Much, Germany