Iowa football lands 16 on academic all-Big Ten

I did that one awards post and then got this one a few minutes later.

So, here's another awards post.

44 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten

(From UI sports information)

IOWA CITY - Forty-four University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2015 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (16), field hockey (7), women's soccer (6), men's cross country (6), volleyball (5), and women's cross country (4).

The 16 football selections are the most for the program since 2010, while the men's cross country team has six selections for a second straight season.

The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,023 fall sports athletes. The list includes 95 field hockey players, 306 football players, 97 men's and 152 women's cross country runners, 92 men's and 181 women's soccer student-athletes and 100 volleyball players.

Twenty-one of these student-athletes have maintained unblemished GPAs, including Iowa soccer senior Sarah Mazur.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be letterwinners and be in at least their second academic year at the institution. They must also carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Below is the list of Iowa's Academic All-Big Ten honorees.

Football (16)

Name Year Major Hometown

Nathan Bazata Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Howells, Neb.

Adam Cox Sr. Interdepartmental Studies Chana, Ill.

Jake Duzey Sr. Finance Troy, Mich.

Cole Fisher Sr. Civil Engineering Omaha, Neb.

Parker Hesse RS Fr. Interdepartmental Studies Waukon, Iowa

Josey Jewell So. Enterprise Leadership Decorah, Iowa

George Kittle Jr. Communication Studies Norman, Okla.

Jordan Lomax Sr. Sport & Recreation Management Upper Marlboro, Md.

Riley McCarron Jr. Accounting Dubuque, Iowa

Matt Nelson RS Fr. Biology Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Drew Ott Sr. Health and Human Physiology Trumbull, Neb.

Travis Perry Sr. Leisure Studies Urbandale, Iowa

Macon Plewa Sr. Enterprise Leadership Franklin, Wis.

Brandon Snyder RS Fr. Health and Human Physiology Larchwood, Iowa

Matt VandeBerg Jr. Sport Studies Brandon, S.D.

Kevin Ward So. Health and Human Physiology Homer Glen, Ill.

Field Hockey (7)

Name Year Major Hometown

Chandler Ackers Jr. Human Physiology White Haven, Pa.

JoElla Guagliardo So. Biology Deerfield, Ill.

Mallory Lefkowitz So. Pre-Business Kingston, Pa.

Taylor Omweg So. Leisure Studies Yorktown, Va.

Alexandra Pecora Jr. Political Science & Psychology Marlton, N.J.

Sophie Plasteras Jr. Interdepartmental Studies North Vancouver, Canada

Melissa Progar So. Human Physiology Yorktown, Va.

Women's Soccer (6)

Name Year Major Hometown

Brooke Backes Sr. Health & Human Physiology Carmel, Ind.

Tory Harman Jr. Interdepartmental Studies & Therapeutic Recreation Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Aubree Larson RS Fr. Industrial Engineering Ankeny, Iowa

Sarah Mazur Sr. Electrical Engineering La Grange, Ill.

Rose Ripslinger RS Fr. Health & Human Physiology Davenport, Iowa

Katharine Woodruff So. Industrial Engineering Ames, Iowa

Men's Cross Country (6)

Name Year Major Hometown

Kevin Docherty Jr. Marketing and Finance St. Paul, Minn.

Nate Ferree Jr. Accounting and Finance Appleton, Wis.

Daniel Gardarsson RS Fr. Environmental Sciences Reykjavik, Iceland

Anthony Gregorio Sr. Mechanical Engineering Palatine, Ill.

Daniel Huff Jr. Finance and Economics Waverly, Iowa

Taylor Soltys Jr. Chemical Engineering Naperville, Ill.

Women's Volleyball (5)

Name Year Major Hometown

Mikaela Gunderson Sr. Human Physiology Casco, Wis.

Jess Janota So. Open Major Concord, Ohio

Alyssa Klostermann Jr. Journalism & Mass Communications Dubuque, Iowa

Alli O'Deen Sr. Health and Human Physiology Iowa City, Iowa

Erin Radke Sr. Journalism & Mass Communications/Art Sioux Falls, S.D.

Women's Cross Country (4)

Name Year Major Hometown

Marta Bote Gonzalez So. Pre-Business Merida, Spain

Kelly Breen RS So. Nursing Palatine, Ill.

Courtney Bruns RS So. Human Physiology West Branch, Iowa

Tess Wilberding Jr. Marketing Troy, Mich.

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