Civil engineering undergraduate student Joel Gomez competes in the 1,500-meter race on Sept. 3 during the Paralympic Games in Paris. 

Fourteen College of Engineering students are among 70 Purdue University student-athletes who earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades in the fall 2024 sports season.

Civil engineering student Joel Gomez led the pack with a 4.0 GPA.

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.

Purdue Engineering fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten honorees (years in parentheses indicate repeat honorees):

Cross Country

• Joel Gomez – Civil Engineering (4.0 GPA)
• Meredith Bloss – Master’s in Mechanical Engineering
• Kylie Graf – Biomedical Engineering
• Julie Klaus – Biomedical Health Sciences
• Sarah Maggio – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Sofia Muñoz – Mechanical Engineering
• Katherine Rumsey – Mechanical Engineering (2023)
• Emma Squires – Industrial Engineering (2022, 2023)
• Ally Wigand – Biological Engineering

Football

• Andrew Adkison – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
• Ben Furtney – Chemical Engineering (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Christian Gelov – Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (2022, 2023)
• Thomas Tinsley – Mechanical Engineering

Soccer

• Sydney Boudreau – Civil Engineering (2022, 2023)

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