BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees on Wednesday, June 11, with 229 University of Michigan student-athletes – including 15 women’s water polo players – garnering the recognition.
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 13 from baseball, six from men’s golf, four from women’s golf, 30 from men’s lacrosse, 29 from women’s lacrosse, 30 from rowing, 14 from softball, seven from men’s tennis, six from women’s tennis, 36 from men’s track and field, 39 from women’s track and field and 15 from water polo.
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall and winter 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.
Water Polo (15)
- Riley Chapple, Jr., Communication and Media
- Katie Delaney, So., Biochemistry
- Claire Eusey, Jr., Cognitive Science
- Emma Gustafsson, So., Communication and Media
- Brooke Ingram, Jr., Sport Management
- Issy Jackson, Jr., Sport Management
- Kaia Levenfeld, So., Movement Science
- Emilia Mladjan, So., Electrical Engineering
- Ashley O’Neill, Sr., Neuroscience
- Sophia Panossian, So., Applied Exercise Science
- Maiken Pardon, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
- Maddy Scarth, So., French; Political Science
- Jillian Schlom, So., Economics
- Jordan Schneider, So., Economics
- Kasey Umlauf, Gr., Human Genetics
