Purdue Engineering student athletes honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Thirteen Purdue Engineering students are among the 60 student athletes named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars during the 2023-2024 school year. Student athletes across the conference were recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade point averages of 3.70 and better.
Andrew Witty (Purdue Men’s Swimming & Diving, ME ’24) was one of seven student athletes and the only engineering student to be recognized for their 4.0 GPA for the school year.
Years in parentheses are previous years the student athletes were also recognized.
Purdue Engineering students recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD
Alex Frey – Graduate student in Computer Science
FOOTBALL
Ben Furtney – Chemical Engineering
WOMEN’S GOLF
Alison Hildebrand – Mechanical Engineering
Ashley Kozlowski – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2023)
SOCCER
Nicole Kevdzija – Electrical Engineering
Emily Mathews – Mechanical Engineering
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Luke Fortner – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2023)
Aaron Frollo – Computer Engineering (2022, 2023)
Andrew Witty – Mechanical Engineering (2022, 2023); 4.0 GPA in 2023-24
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Maggie Love – Biomedical Engineering
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Grant Gogel – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
Brett Otterbacher – Construction Engineering
Logan Sandlin – Mechanical Engineering (2022, 2023)
Source: Purdue Athletics, 60 Boilermakers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars