Four ChemE students were named Academic All-Big Ten for the spring sports season in 2021, among the record 92 Purdue student-athletes named this spring.

(l to r) Jayla Ellis, Rachel Becker, Bryce Hutchinson, & Blake Selm

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at their university for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. The Purdue total topped the previous spring record of 89 set during the 2020 academic season. The spring total, along with 68 honorees in the winter and a record 96 from the fall, gave Purdue its most Academic All-Big Ten recipients in department history with 256, smashing the 2019-20 record of 234. 

• Jayla Ellis (So.), Women's Track & Field

• Rachel Becker (Jr.), Softball

• Bryce Hutchinson (So.), Men's Track & Field

• Blake Selm (Jr.), Men's Track & Field

Source: Purdue Athletics, Purdue Sets Spring and Yearly Academic All-Big Ten Records