Shining a light on their work in the classroom, an outstanding 124 student-athletes from UW–Madison’s fall sports teams were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten Team, as announced by the Big Ten earlier this month. Of these, 20 are students pursuing degrees in the School of Education.
The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,619 students on fall sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of Nov. 1 for fall sports; have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months; and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Leading their fellow Badgers in the classroom, six Wisconsin student-athletes all maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages, including Ashley Martinez, a women’s soccer player in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology.
Others from the School of Education receiving recognition are:
Men’s Cross Country
Jake Bourget, So., Physical Education
Bob Liking, Jr., Physical Education
Charlie Wheeler, Gr., Kinesiology
Women’s Cross Country
Mya Bunke, Jr., Kinesiology
Madison Mooney, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Peyton Sippy, Sr., Rehabilitation Psychology
Alexa Westley, Sr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Football
Ben Barten, Jr., Elementary Education
Tatum Grass, Sr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Men’s Soccer
Ignasi Marques, Gr., Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Women’s Soccer
Dara Andringa, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Ali Fine, Jr., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Ashley Martinez, So., Kinesiology
Aidan McConnell, So., Kinesiology
Erin McKinney, Gr., Sports Leadership
Lily Rawnsley, Gr., Sports Leadership
Maia Richters, So., Health Promotion & Health Equity
Volleyball
Danielle Hart, Gr., Sports Leadership
Anna MacDonald, Sr., Kinesiology
Anna Smrek, So., Kinesiology
Learn about all of the Academic All-Big Ten team members from across campus.