• Photo Roster of 2021 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten conference announced its 2021 Academic All-Big Ten teams on Tuesday (Dec. 14), with the University of Michigan setting a record with 171 student-athletes on the list, breaking the previous record of 148 set last year.
Criteria for making the Academic All-Big Ten team include being in at least their second academic year at their institution and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The breakdown of Michigan student-athletes on the list is 19 from field hockey, 60 from football, 19 from men’s cross country, 15 from women’s cross country, 24 from women’s soccer, 20 from men’s soccer and 14 from volleyball.
Michigan had four student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA in Elijah Pierre (football), Joel Harrison (men’s soccer), Sarah Bridenstine (women’s soccer) and Alice Hill (women’s cross country).
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the winter and spring seasons, and the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school.
Michigan’s 2021 Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team
Men’s Cross Country (19)
Tom Brady, Jr., Computer Science BSE
Tom Dodd, Sr., Movement Science MS
John Florence, Jr., Economics
Nick Foster, Jr., Economics
James Gedris, Jr., Business Administration BBA
Anthony Hancock, So., LSA Undeclared
Michael Hancock, So., LSA Undeclared
Cole Johnson, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Will Landowne, Sr., Environmental Engineering
Joe Meyers, So., Art and Design
Devin Meyrer, Gr., Int Prac IH MH&Subst Abuse MSW
Joost Plaetinck, Gr., Supply Chain Management MSM
Oli Raimond, So.,…
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