ROSEMONT, IL – Six members of the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team have been named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars it was announced by the league. The list includes students from all 14 institutions and 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
 
Recent graduates Haley Crosson, Nicole DeMase, Miranda Ibello, Morgayne Rix and Alexandra Seward and rising senior Robyn Lipschultz earned the honor for the Blue Jays. DeMase and Lipschultz are repeat selections. Hopkins has now produced 20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars since it joined the league in 2017.
 
Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse
2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Haley Crosson – Political Science – 3.74 GPA for the year
Nicole DeMase – Psychology – 3.92
Miranda Ibello – Political Science – 3.91
Robyn Lipschultz – Behavioral Biology – 3.84
Morgayne Rix – International Studies – 3.82
Alexandra Seward – Sociology – 3.72
 
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.