Meet Our Distinguished Scholar Athletes
Twenty-five Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, an award given to students who maintain a grade point average of 3.70 or higher and earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year.
Six of the 12 Distinguished Scholars on the 2023 NCAA Championship lacrosse team are studying learning and organizational change in SESP. The interdisciplinary concentration, popular among those who pursue leadership-oriented careers, including coaching, consulting, advising, entrepreneurship, and teaching, prepares students to anticipate and respond to change and solve organizational problems.
The Distinguished Scholar program supplements the Academic All-Big Ten program. In addition to distinguished scholars, SESP had 52 Academic All-Big Ten scholars, who maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better and were in at least their second year at Northwestern.
2022-23 Distinguished Scholars (3.70 or better)
Baseball
- Vincent Bianchina, Junior, Lafaette, Calif.
- Grant Comstock, Sophomore, Valparaiso, Ind.,
Fencing
- Julia Shalansky, Senior, Providence, R.I.
- Julia Yoon, Junior, Belle Mead, N.J.
Field Hockey
Maddie Zimmer, Junior, Hershey, Penn.
Football
- Lawson Albright, Sophomore, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Dom D'Antonio, Senior, Woodstock, Ga.
- Josh Priebe, Junior, Niles, Mich.
Men's Golf
Cameron Adam, Sophomore, Edinburgh, Scotland,
Women's Golf
Jieni Li, Junior, Hangzhou, China,
Lacrosse
- Maddy Balter, Senior, Wellesley, Mass.
- Kendall Halpern, Junior, Woodbury, N.Y.
- Eve Hritzuk, Senior Sherwood Park, Alberta
- Carleigh Mahoney, Junior Mendham, N.J.
- Megan Mallgrave, Sophomore, Summit, N.H.
- Kiera Shanley, Senior, Fayetteville, N.Y.
Men's Soccer
- Brett Chrisman, Junior, Glencoe, Ill.
- Tyler Warren, Sophomore Danbury, Conn.
- Justin Weiss, Junior, Syosset, N.Y.
Softball
- Lauren Boyd, Junior, Union, Mo.
- Grace Nieto, Sophomore, Farmington Hills, Mich.
- Danielle Williams, Graduate Student, Pleasanton, Calif.
Volleyball
Ellee Stinson, Sophomore, Yorktown, Ind.
Wrestling
- Trevor Chumbley, Senior, St. Charles
- Jon Halvorsen, Senior, Park Ridge, Ill.
Academic All-Big Ten
Overall, 315 Northwestern student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten (GPA of 3.0 or better) honors in 2022-23. SESP students include:
Baseball
- Vincent Bianchina, Junior, Lafayette, Calif.
- Alex Calarco, Sophomore, Wilmette, Ill.
- Grant Comstock, Sophomore, Valparaiso
- Jack Dyke, Senior, San Francisco
- Stephen Hrustich, Senior, Lilburn, Ga.
- Evan Minarovic, Senior, Woodlands, Texas
- Andrew Pinkston, Sophomore, Smyrna, Ga.
- Reed Smith, Senior, Cypress, Texas
- Luke Tanner. Senior, Los Angeles
Fencing
- Blodwen Bindas, Senior, Fair Haven, N.J.
- Julia Shalansky, Senior, Providence, R.I.
- Julia Yoon, Junior, Belle Mead, N.J.
Field Hockey
Maddie Zimmer, Junior, Hershey, Penn.
Football
- Lawson Albright, Sophomore, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Coco Azema, Senior, Cypress, Texas
- Jaiden Cameron, Junior, Clayton, Ohio
- Dom D'Antonio, Senior, Woodstock, Ga.
- Joe DeHaan, Junior, Tinley Park, Ill.
- Wayne Dennis Jr., Senior, Tampa, Fla.
- Zachary Franks, Senior, Baltimore
- Jason Gold Jr. Senior, League City, Texas
- Thomas Gordon, Senior, Houston
- Bryce Gallagher, Senior, Raynham, Mass.
- Evan Hull, Senior, Maple Grove, Minn.
- Bryce Kirtz, Senior, Brownsburg, Ind.
- Aidan Hubbard, Sophomore, Cleveland
- Jaheem Joseph, Junior, Little Rock
- Jack Kennedy, Senior, Cleveland Heights
- Marshall Lang, Junior, Cinncinnati
- Connor Newhouse, Senior, Prospect, Kent.
- Caleb Tiernan, Sophomore, Livonia, Mich.
- Duke Olges, Senior, Winnetka
- Josh Priebe, Senior, Niles, Mich.
- Josh Thompson, Sophomore, Fenton, Mich.
- Hunter Welcing, Junior, Deer Park, Ill.
Men's Golf
- Cameron Adam, Sophomore, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Matthew Camel, Senior, Greenwich, Conn.
Women's Golf
Jieni Li, Junior, Hangzhou, China
Women's Lacrosse
- Maddy Balter, Senior, Wellesley, Mass.
- Kendall Halpern, Junior, Woodbury, N.Y.
- Eve Hritzuk, Senior, Sherwood Park, Alberta,
- Carleigh Mahoney, Junior, Mendham, NJ
- Megan Mallgrave, Sophomore, Summit, N.J.
- Kiera Shanley, Senior, Fayetteville, N.Y.
- Claire Snyder, Junior, Surrey, British Columbia
Softball
- Lauren Boyd, Junior, Union, Mo.
- Grace Nieto, Sophomore, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Men’s Soccer
- Brett Chrisman, Junior, Glencoe, Ill.
- Tyler Warren, Sophomore Danbury, Conn.
- Justin Weiss, Junior, Syosset, N.Y.
Volleyball
- Olivia Haskins, Senior
- Ellee Stinson, Sophomore, Yorktown, Ind.