Thursday, December 10, 2015

Six Engineering students who are University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2015 Big Ten Academic All-Conference team.

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They are:

  • Cole Fisher, senior majoring in civil engineering, from Omaha, NE, football
  • Aubree Larson, red shirt freshman in industrial engineering, from Ankeny, IA, women's soccer
  • Sarah Mazur, senior in electrical engineering, from La Grange, IL, women's soccer
  • Katharine Woodruff, sophomore in industrial engineering, from Ames, IA, women's soccer
  • Anthony Gregorio, senior in mechanical engineering, from Palatine, IL, men's cross country
  • Taylor Soltys, junior in chemical engineering, from Naperville, IL, men's cross country

Mazur, a soccer athlete, also is among 21 of the student-athletes selected by the Big Ten who have maintained unblemished GPAs.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be letterwinners and be in at least their second academic year at the institution.  They must also carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

The six are among 44 University of Iowa student-athletes named to the honor.