62 Scarlet Knights Student-Athletes Named to Winter All Academic Big Ten List
Mar 18 | General, Academics
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Rutgers Athletics had 62 student-athletes named to the 2025-26 Winter Academic All-Big Ten list, the conference announced. Twenty-six Scarlet Knights earned repeat recognition, an indicator of sustained academic commitment across programs.
Patrick Adams (wrestling) received distinction on the conference list for carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA. Leading the way for student-athlete with multiple selections were five-time honorees Emily Leese (women's gymnastics) and Andrew Clark (wrestling). Sebastiano Nini, Joseph Olivieri and Anthony White of the wrestling program each secured their fourth career selections.
Six student-athletes earned their third Academic All-Big Ten honor: Valentina Lorente Garcia (women's gymnastics) and from the swimming/diving program Sephora Ford, Grace Hagemaster, Katherine Lang, Jillian Ruffner and Ellie Schinsky. Fifteen Scarlet Knights collected their second career recognition, including Emmanuel Ogbole (men's basketball), Kennedy Brandt (women's basketball), Olivia Dinovi, Elliot Goldsmith and Matis Rains (women's gymnastics), Megan Fox, Elysha Pribadi, Amelia Scott and Brooke Thompson (women's swim & dive), and wrestlers PJ Casale, Brandan Chletsos, Max Hermes and Hadyn Packer.
The number of Scarlet Knights honored for 2025-26 eclipsed last winter's total of 53 selections. Earlier this school year, Rutgers placed 141 student-athletes on the Fall Academic All-Big Ten team.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, be enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
* - denotes total number of Academic All-Big Ten selections
View the full list of conference all-academic honorees below.
Men's Basketball
Jamichael Davis: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Bryce Dortch: Human Resource Management
Max Fradkin: Finance
Dylan Grant: Human Resource Management
Emmanuel Ogbole: Communication Masters**
Women's Basketball
Antonia Bates: Journalism And Media Studies
Kennedy Brandt: Urban Planning & Design**
Janae Walker: Criminal Justice
Women's Gymnastics
Delaney Adrian: Communication
Rachel Beaulieu: Linguistics
Lisa Chevaire: Pre Business
Olivia DiNovi: Public Health**
Campbell Earley: Public Health**
Elliot Goldsmith: Cognitive Science**
Emily Leese: Public Health Masters*****
Jayda Lewter: Pre Business
Valentina Lorente-Garcia: Journalism and Media Studies & Dance***
Matis Rains: Biological Sciences**
Ginger Richards: Public Health**
Rachael Riley: Exercise Science
Reagan Schenkel: Exercise Science
Kimmi Shiau: Exercise Science
Keeley Smith: Pre Business
Donna Uhlenberg: Criminal Justice
Harmony Webster: Communication
Women's Swimming & Diving
Blanka Berecz: Psychology
Sephora Ford: Public Health***
Megan Fox: Public Health**
Grace Hagemaster: Political Science***
Ana Hazlehurst: Psychology
Katerina Hoffman: Finance
Ava Jurkiewicz: Exercise Science
Cameron Kuriger: Public Health
Katherine Lang: Public Health***
Elysha Pribadi: Communication**
Jillian Ruffner: Accounting***
Ellie Schinsky: Public Health & Psychology***
Amelia Scott: Communication**
Holland Spangler: Pre Business
Bailee Sturgill: Criminal Justice
Brooke Thompson: Leadership and Management**
Madilyn Varnum: Supply Chain Management
Anna Vlachou: Labor and Employment Relations
Wrestling
Patrick Adams: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Nate Blanchette: Human Resource Management
PJ Casale: Communication**
Brandan Chletsos: Human Resource Management**
Andrew Clark: Digital Marketing*****
Remy Cotton: Communication
Donovan DiStefano: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Ryan Ford: Pre Business
Eric Freeman: Psychology
Conner Harer: Leadership and Management
Max Hermes: Leadership and Management**
Alex Nini: Supply Chain Management
Sebastiano Nini: Economics****
Joseph Olivieri: Digital Marketing****
Hadyn Packer: Psychology**
Ayden Smith: Human Resource Management
Brandon Toranzo: Communication
Nick Villani: Accounting
Anthony White: Accounting And Analytics****
Patrick Adams (wrestling) received distinction on the conference list for carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA. Leading the way for student-athlete with multiple selections were five-time honorees Emily Leese (women's gymnastics) and Andrew Clark (wrestling). Sebastiano Nini, Joseph Olivieri and Anthony White of the wrestling program each secured their fourth career selections.
Six student-athletes earned their third Academic All-Big Ten honor: Valentina Lorente Garcia (women's gymnastics) and from the swimming/diving program Sephora Ford, Grace Hagemaster, Katherine Lang, Jillian Ruffner and Ellie Schinsky. Fifteen Scarlet Knights collected their second career recognition, including Emmanuel Ogbole (men's basketball), Kennedy Brandt (women's basketball), Olivia Dinovi, Elliot Goldsmith and Matis Rains (women's gymnastics), Megan Fox, Elysha Pribadi, Amelia Scott and Brooke Thompson (women's swim & dive), and wrestlers PJ Casale, Brandan Chletsos, Max Hermes and Hadyn Packer.
The number of Scarlet Knights honored for 2025-26 eclipsed last winter's total of 53 selections. Earlier this school year, Rutgers placed 141 student-athletes on the Fall Academic All-Big Ten team.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, be enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
* - denotes total number of Academic All-Big Ten selections
View the full list of conference all-academic honorees below.
Men's Basketball
Jamichael Davis: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Bryce Dortch: Human Resource Management
Max Fradkin: Finance
Dylan Grant: Human Resource Management
Emmanuel Ogbole: Communication Masters**
Women's Basketball
Antonia Bates: Journalism And Media Studies
Kennedy Brandt: Urban Planning & Design**
Janae Walker: Criminal Justice
Women's Gymnastics
Delaney Adrian: Communication
Rachel Beaulieu: Linguistics
Lisa Chevaire: Pre Business
Olivia DiNovi: Public Health**
Campbell Earley: Public Health**
Elliot Goldsmith: Cognitive Science**
Emily Leese: Public Health Masters*****
Jayda Lewter: Pre Business
Valentina Lorente-Garcia: Journalism and Media Studies & Dance***
Matis Rains: Biological Sciences**
Ginger Richards: Public Health**
Rachael Riley: Exercise Science
Reagan Schenkel: Exercise Science
Kimmi Shiau: Exercise Science
Keeley Smith: Pre Business
Donna Uhlenberg: Criminal Justice
Harmony Webster: Communication
Women's Swimming & Diving
Blanka Berecz: Psychology
Sephora Ford: Public Health***
Megan Fox: Public Health**
Grace Hagemaster: Political Science***
Ana Hazlehurst: Psychology
Katerina Hoffman: Finance
Ava Jurkiewicz: Exercise Science
Cameron Kuriger: Public Health
Katherine Lang: Public Health***
Elysha Pribadi: Communication**
Jillian Ruffner: Accounting***
Ellie Schinsky: Public Health & Psychology***
Amelia Scott: Communication**
Holland Spangler: Pre Business
Bailee Sturgill: Criminal Justice
Brooke Thompson: Leadership and Management**
Madilyn Varnum: Supply Chain Management
Anna Vlachou: Labor and Employment Relations
Wrestling
Patrick Adams: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Nate Blanchette: Human Resource Management
PJ Casale: Communication**
Brandan Chletsos: Human Resource Management**
Andrew Clark: Digital Marketing*****
Remy Cotton: Communication
Donovan DiStefano: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Ryan Ford: Pre Business
Eric Freeman: Psychology
Conner Harer: Leadership and Management
Max Hermes: Leadership and Management**
Alex Nini: Supply Chain Management
Sebastiano Nini: Economics****
Joseph Olivieri: Digital Marketing****
Hadyn Packer: Psychology**
Ayden Smith: Human Resource Management
Brandon Toranzo: Communication
Nick Villani: Accounting
Anthony White: Accounting And Analytics****
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