Allie Shondell, a sophomore in Civil Engineering and a setter for the Purdue women’s volleyball team.

Twelve College of Engineering students are among 51 Purdue University student-athletes who earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades in the fall 2025 sports season.

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 GPA of 3.0 or higher. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition, announced in the summer, is based on a 3.7-plus yearly or cumulative GPA for sophomores and above.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

• Hugh Jacobsmeyer – Civil Engineering

• Quintin Lowe – Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering (2024)

• Jason Polydoris – Mechanical Engineering

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

• Sofia Muñoz – Mechanical Engineering (2024)

• Lauren Pegher – Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

• Katherine Rumsey – Mechanical Engineering (2023, 2024)

• Ally Wigand – Biological Engineering (2024)

• Sophia Yon – Industrial Engineering

FOOTBALL

• Andrew Adkison – Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (2024)

• Luke Shorter – Integrated Business and Engineering

• Drew Woodruff – Mechanical Engineering

VOLLEYBALL

• Allie Shondell – Civil Engineering

Click here for a full list of Purdue's fall Academic All-Big Ten honorees.