Purdue Engineering student athletes honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
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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
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Alex Frey – Graduate student in Computer Science
FOOTBALL
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Ben Furtney – Chemical Engineering
WOMEN’S GOLF
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Alison Hildebrand – Mechanical Engineering
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Ashley Kozlowski – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2023)
SOCCER
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Nicole Kevdzija – Electrical Engineering
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Emily Mathews – Mechanical Engineering
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
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Luke Fortner – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2023)
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Aaron Frollo – Computer Engineering (2022, 2023)
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Andrew Witty – Mechanical Engineering (2022, 2023); 4.0 GPA in 2023-24
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
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Maggie Love – Biomedical Engineering
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
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Grant Gogel – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
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Brett Otterbacher – Construction Engineering
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Logan Sandlin – Mechanical Engineering (2022, 2023)
Source: Purdue Athletics, 60 Boilermakers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars