A total of 122 University of Nebraska student-athletes were honored Monday afternoon with the release of the 2024-25 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipients.
To earn the award, athletes must have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. Nebraska’s 122 honorees combined for 134 awards with 12 multi-sport athletes on the list.
Special recognition goes to 35 athletes who posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during 2024-25. The list of 4.0 GPAs is listed below.
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student’s academic career.
Link to Full Big Ten Distinguished Scholar List – https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltbe6855c719e77c96/68753c484d7d8f42ec7ae178/Distinguished_Scholar_Final_2025.pdf
Husker Student-Athletes with 4.0 GPAs in 2024-25
| Name | Sport | Major |
| Ali Bainbridge | Women’s XC/ Track & Field | Nutrition & Health Sciences |
| Caterina Bisiacchi | Swimming & Diving | Applied Science |
| Kathryn Bowman | Bowling | Biochemistry |
| Noah Bustard | Football | Computer Science |
| Emanuela Casadei | Women’s Track & Field | Management/Marketing |
| Kylie Clark-Fox | Women’s Track & Field | Child, Youth & Family Studies |
| Turner Corcoran | Football | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Bariborve Deebom | Women’s Track & Field | Nutrition & Health Sciences |
| Cammy Garabian | Women’s Track & Field | Applied Science |
| Alea Hardie | Women’s XC/Track & Field | Psychology |
| Roni Hietaranta | Men’s Tennis | Psychology |
| Max Herman | Men’s Track & Field | Construction Management |
| Johanna Ilves | Women’s Track & Field | Agricultural Economics |
| Axelina Johansson | Women’s Track & Field | Graphic Design |
| Barret Liebentritt | Football | Biological Sciences |
| Arden Louchheim | Women’s Golf | Sports Media & Communication |
| Giulia Marchi | Swimming & Diving | Biological Sciences |
| Brynna McQuillen | Women’s XC/ Track & Field | Psychology/Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Micaylon Moore | Men’s Track & Field | Early Childhood & Family Policy |
| Reid Nelson | Men’s Track & Field | Accounting |
| Reagan Raabe | Soccer | Nutrition & Health Sciences |
| JoJo Randby | Swimming & Diving | Biological Sciences/Management |
| Amelia Riggott | Swimming & Diving | Psychology/Sports Media & Communication |
| Abbey Schwarz | Soccer | Marketing |
| Berlyn Schutz | Women’s XC/ Track & Field | Political Science |
| Seth Schnakenberg | Men’s Track & Field | Biochemistry |
| Emma Spence | Women’s Gymnastics | Communication Studies |
| Lucy Stanhope | Women’s Gymnastics | Educational Psychology |
| Beatrix Tanko | Swimming & Diving | Computer Science/Finance |
| Darby Thomas | Women’s Track & Field | Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education |
| Zac Tiderman | Men’s Gymnastics | Sales Excellence |
| Abby Vacek | Soccer | Biological Sciences |
| Sadie Waite | Soccer | Marketing |
| Grant Wasserman | Men’s XC/ Track & Field | Computer Science/Data Science/Mathematics |
| Tyus Wilson | Men’s Track & Field | Elementary Education |
| Ashtyn Yoches | Bowling | Child, Youth & Family Studies |
