ROSEMONT, IL – Nine members of the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team have been named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars it was announced Monday. The list includes students from all 14 institutions, plus affiliate members Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame.  Collectively, this group competed in 41 different sports who have recorded a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
 
The 2024-25 class of Distinguished Scholar Award recipients includes 426 students who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during the previous academic term. Junior Tripp Didden and sophomore Forrest Ives are among the recipients with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
Hopkins has now produced 93 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars since joining the league in 2017. Senior Jack Charboneau earns the honor for the third time in his career. Didden, graduate student Patrick Deans, junior Eric McDonald and senior Stuart Phillips 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 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars:
Brackton Bowler (Sr. • LSM) • Economics
Logan Callahan (Sr. • FO) • Economics
Jack Charboneau (Sr. • M) • International Studies ***
Patrick Deans (Gr. • LSM) • Engineering Management **
Tripp Didden (Jr. • D) • Economics **
Forrest Ives (So. • SS) • Environmental Science
Eric McDonald (Jr. • SS) • Political Science **
Stuart Phillips (Sr. • A/M) • Economics **
Jeremiah Reen (Sr. • M) • Political Science
 
** Two-time selection
*** Three-time selection
4.0 GPA