Academic All-Big Ten Honors Announced for Winter Sports

3/18/2026 3:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Men's Ice Hockey, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Wrestling

East Lansing, Mich. - The Big Ten Conference has acknowledged its winter sport student-athletes – including 58 across five sports from Michigan State – who earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list), have been enrolled full time at a Big Ten institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

The selections for the Spartans encompass the sports of men's and women's basketball, hockey, gymnastics, and wrestling.

Three Spartans can boast perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs: women's basketball player Emma Shumate (Dresden, Ohio), gymnast Stephanie Lebster (Holland, Mich.) and wrestler Andy Hampton (Rochester, Mich.).

The full list of MSU's winter 2026 Academic All-Big Ten student-athletes appears below:

Men's Basketball
Carson Cooper (Sr., Jackson, Mich.); Management
Brennan Walton (R-Fr., Okemos, Mich.); Management
Colin Walton (R-Fr., Okemos, Mich.); Kinesiology
Jaxon Kohler (Sr., American Fork, Utah); Advertising Management
Jesse McCulloch (R-Fr., Cleveland, Ohio); Advertising Management
Nick Sanders (Sr., Franklin, Mich.); Accounting
Kur Teng (So., Manchester, N.H.); Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science

Women's Basketball
Isaline Alexander (Gr., Keswick, Ontario); Athletic Training (Masters)
Kennedy Blair (So., Dearborn, Mich.); Kinesiology
Theryn Hallock (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.); Advertising Management
Abbey Kimball (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.); Marketing
Emma Shumate (Sr., Dresden, Ohio); Sustainable Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Inés Sotelo (So., Ourense, Spain); Communication
Grace VanSlooten (Sr., Toledo, Ohio); Communication
Juliann Woodard (So., North Vernon, Ind.); Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science

Hockey
Trey Augustine (Jr., South Lyon, Mich.); Finance
Matt Basgall (Sr., Lake Forest, Ill.); Kinesiology
Patrick Geary (Jr., Buffalo, N.Y.); Advertising Management
Dolan Gilbert (Sr., South Bend, Ind.); Psychology
Griffin Jurecki (Jr., Grosse Ile, Mich.); Finance
Nathan Mackie (So., Prince George, B.C.); Pre-Business
Tommi Männistö (Jr., Riihimaki, Finland); Advertising Management
Gavin O'Connell (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.); Advertising Management
Daniel Russell (Sr., Traverse City, Mich.); Applied Engineering Science
Tiernan Shoudy (Sr., Maryville, Mich.); Finance
Charlie Stramel (Sr., Rosemount, Minn.); Communication
Maxim Štrbák (Jr., Kosice, Slovakia); Advertising Management
Shane Vansaghi (So., St. Louis, Mo.); Advertising Management
Owen West (So., Pittsboro, Ind.); Pre-Business

Gymnastics
Kendall Abney (Jr., Belleville, Mich.); Nursing
Elle Beaufait (Sr., Columbus, Mich.); Fisheries and Wildlife
Amy Doyle (So., Centerton, Ark.); Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy
Cady Duplissis (So., Spring Lake, Mich.); Nursing
Sage Kellerman (Sr., Croswell, Mich.); Special Education - Learning Disabilities
Stephanie Lebster (Sr., Holland, Mich.); Kinesiology
Emma Misenheimer (Jr., Durham, N.C.); Kinesiology
Gabi Ortiz (Jr., Tampa, Fla.); Hospitality Business
Nikki Smith (Sr., West Bloomfield, Mich.); Studio Art
Isabella Trostel (Jr., Westerville, Ohio); Special Education - Learning Disabilities
Makayla Tucker (Jr., Fishers, Ind.); Kinesiology
Olivia Zsarmani (Sr., Statesville, N.C.); Advertising Management

Wrestling
Cam Adams (R-So., Howell, Mich.); Advertising Management
Sammy Agnello (R-Fr., Shelby Township, Mich.); Management
Ryan Boucher (R-Sr., Lake Oswego, Ore.); Applied Sports Sciences
Jack Conley (R-So., Fenton, Mich.); Advertising Management
Nick Corday (R-Jr., Johns Creek, Ga.); Advertising Management
Andy Hampton (R-Sr., Rochester, Mich.); Media Analytics
Drew Hansen (R-Fr., Gladstone, Mich.); Mechanical Engineering
Clayton Jones (R-So., Belleville, Mich.); Advertising Management
Sean Larkin (R-Fr., Orland Park, Ill.); Packaging
Duke Myers (R-Fr., Decatur, Ind.); Communication
Braden Stauffenberg (R-Jr., Yorkville, Ill.); Criminal Justice
Mason Stewart (R-Fr., Northville, Mich.); Pre-Business
Josh Terrill (R-Jr., Holt, Mich.); Advertising Management
Luke Vanadia (R-So., Brecksville, Ohio); Packaging
Kael Wisler (R-Jr., New Boston, Mich.); Civil Engineering