University Southern California Trojans
Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Distinguished Scholars
July 14, 2025 | Football, USC Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Water Polo, Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, Women's Beach Volleyball, Swim & Dive
There were 55 USC student-athletes who received this recognition.
ROSEMONT, Ill. β USC Athletics had 55 student-athletes named to the Big Ten Conference's Distinguished Scholars list, the conference announced today.
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To earn a spot on the list, athletes must have received Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the 2024-25 academic year and maintained above a 3.7 GPA. This counts for all Big Ten-sponsored sports and those who received At-Large recognition.
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Here are the USC student-athletes who earned this recognition:
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Avand Dorian
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Clarice Akunwafo
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Delaney Karl
Madison White
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FOOTBALL
Roman Marchetti
Brandon Shepherd
Braylan Shelby
Josiah Zamora
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LACROSSE
Hannah Barron
Callie Cirilli
Maddie Dora
Mia Fleming
Lila Murray
Alexis Niblock
Kailey Pelkey
Mia Triolo
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ROWING
Rhese Abrams
Chloe Amling
Ellen Ariathurai
Abbie Diemer
Evita Franckevica
Julia Karten
Isabella Korellis
Isabella Lysaker
Chiara Meakin
Raquel Rodriguez
Sage Saperstein
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SOCCER
Maribel Flores
Bella Grust
Hana Mizumoto
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MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Ryan Abdollahi
Keller Morgan
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WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Vasilissa Buinaia
Kaitlyn Dobler
Ella Flowers
Marlene Kahler
Nisha Kijkanakorn
Justina Kozan
Genevieve Sasseville
Alice Waldow
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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Takiya Cenci
Giovanna Pisano
Haley Spoden
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MEN'S TENNIS
Peter Makk
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sloane Morra
Grace Piper
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Allie Hazelwood
Madison Pietsch
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MEN'S WATER POLO
Spencer Averitt
Jake Carter
Eric Hubner
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WOMEN'S WATER POLO
Caitlin Cohen
Maggie Johnson
Morgan Netherton
Isabel Zimmerman
To view the full list of honorees from every Big Ten institution, visit bigten.org.
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To earn a spot on the list, athletes must have received Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the 2024-25 academic year and maintained above a 3.7 GPA. This counts for all Big Ten-sponsored sports and those who received At-Large recognition.
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Here are the USC student-athletes who earned this recognition:
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Avand Dorian
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Clarice Akunwafo
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Delaney Karl
Madison White
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FOOTBALL
Roman Marchetti
Brandon Shepherd
Braylan Shelby
Josiah Zamora
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LACROSSE
Hannah Barron
Callie Cirilli
Maddie Dora
Mia Fleming
Lila Murray
Alexis Niblock
Kailey Pelkey
Mia Triolo
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ROWING
Rhese Abrams
Chloe Amling
Ellen Ariathurai
Abbie Diemer
Evita Franckevica
Julia Karten
Isabella Korellis
Isabella Lysaker
Chiara Meakin
Raquel Rodriguez
Sage Saperstein
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SOCCER
Maribel Flores
Bella Grust
Hana Mizumoto
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MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Ryan Abdollahi
Keller Morgan
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WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Vasilissa Buinaia
Kaitlyn Dobler
Ella Flowers
Marlene Kahler
Nisha Kijkanakorn
Justina Kozan
Genevieve Sasseville
Alice Waldow
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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Takiya Cenci
Giovanna Pisano
Haley Spoden
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MEN'S TENNIS
Peter Makk
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sloane Morra
Grace Piper
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Allie Hazelwood
Madison Pietsch
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MEN'S WATER POLO
Spencer Averitt
Jake Carter
Eric Hubner
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WOMEN'S WATER POLO
Caitlin Cohen
Maggie Johnson
Morgan Netherton
Isabel Zimmerman
To view the full list of honorees from every Big Ten institution, visit bigten.org.
Players Mentioned
IM/BREAST
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Rowing
C
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
2M
/ Men's Water Polo
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
DR
/ Men's Water Polo
Sprints
/ Track & Field
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Women's Rowing
BREAST/FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
Guard/Forward
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Women's Lacrosse
F
/ Women's Soccer
IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Rowing
GK
/ Women's Soccer
S
/ Women's Volleyball
G
/ Men's Water Polo
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Rowing
BREAST
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Rowing
IM/FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Rowing
/ Men's Tennis
LB
/ Football
/ Women's Rowing
F
/ Women's Soccer
IM/BREAST
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Tennis
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
ATT
/ Women's Water Polo
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
OPP
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
Distances
/ Track & Field
/ Women's Rowing
/ Women's Rowing
FLY/FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
DE
/ Football
S
/ Football
Distances
/ Track & Field
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
FLY/BACK/FREE
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
WR
/ Football
ATT
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