Three education majors have earned high marks in the classroom while competing in the Big Ten.
Two student-athletes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the 2025-26 school year. Adisyn Caryl, softball and Elementary Education major, and Kenzie Cogan, volleyball and Elementary Education major were recognized by the conference. Additionally, both athletes were recognized for maintaining 4.0 GPA’s during the school year.
Caryl was also named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree for spring 2026. Jack Zebig, baseball and Secondary Education: Mathematics, was also recognized.
Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters), and must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be enrolled full-time at the institution for at least 12 months and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
