ROSEMONT, IL – Thirteen members of the Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team have been named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar it was announced recently. The list includes students from all 14 institutions, plus affiliate members Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame.  Collectively, this group competed in 38 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
 
The 2022-23 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 364 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. This group of honorees is pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that include biology, mechanical engineering, marketing, rehabilitation psychology and finance.
 
Hopkins has now produced 75 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars since joining the league in 2017. Seniors Maeve Barker, Madison McPherson and Carly Steinlauf earn the honor for the third time. They are just the fifth, sixth and seventh players in program history to do so. Senior Bailey Cheetham and juniors Eliza Bowman and Maggie Tydings are two-time selections.
 
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 recognition 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.
 
Johns Hopkins 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
Maeve Barker (Sr. • A) • Public Health ***
Eliza Bowman (Jr. • A) • Political Science **
Olivia Caan (Sr. • D) • Biology
Jordan Carr (Jr. • M) • Public Health
Bailey Cheetham (Sr. • M) • International Studies **
Alayna Costa (So. • A) • Public Health
Ashley Mackin (So. • A) • Public Health
Madison McPherson (Sr. • M) • Public Health ***
Alex Miller (Sr. • M) • Public Health
Liza Regan (Jr. • M) • Psychology
Charlotte Smith (So. • A) • Political Science
Carly Steinlauf (Sr. • A) • Public Health ***
Maggie Tydings (Jr. • GK) • Political Science **
 
** Two-time selection
*** Three-time selection