ROSEMONT, Ill. — Penn State Athletics saw 91 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors from its winter programs. Kellen Ryan (men’s gymnastics) and Lucas Cochran (wrestling) each had perfect 4.0 GPAs.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selections, students must be on a varsity team and have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Among the honorees is wrestling’s Mitchell Mesenbrink, who is set to compete for a second NCAA title this weekend with the wrestling team in Columbus, Ohio. Mesenbrink just won his third Big Ten Championship in the Jordan Center by going 3-0 with two majors and a tech fall. Mesenbrink is a two-time All-American and national finalist and won the NCAA title last season. Making his third trip to NCAAs, Mesenbrink is 12-0 vs. the field and 9-1 all-time at nationals.
Women’s swimming and diving and wrestling topped the list this season, with 16 honorees each. Women’s swim and dive ranked atop the list for an eighth consecutive year.
Team-by-team honorees
- Men's Basketball – 3
- Women's Basketball – 6
- Men's Gymnastics – 9
- Women's Gymnastics – 12
- Men’s Ice Hockey – 14
- Men’s Swim and Dive - 15
- Women’s Swim and Dive – 16
- Wrestling – 16
The latest 91 honorees bring Penn State's total academic honorees to 9,375 since 1991-92.