University Southern California Trojans
USC Lands 40 Student-Athletes On Winter Big Ten All-Academic Team
March 18, 2026 | USC Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming & Diving
The Trojans went from 36 names on the list last year to 40 this season.
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Forty USC student-athletes were named to the Big Ten Conference's Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team for their work in the classroom, the conference announced today, March 18.
In their second year in the Big Ten, USC has upped the number of athletes who received this award from last season, landing 40 on the Academic All-Big Ten team compared to last year's 36, with athletes from men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming and diving, and women's swimming and diving represented.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, athletes must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. In total, 1,127 student-athletes across eight winter sports received this award across the Big Ten Conference.
Here are USC's Winter Academic All-Big Ten team members:
MEN'S BASKETBALL (3)
Brit Burden
Jonah Goorin
Terrance Williams II
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (7)
Rian Forestier
Vivian Iwuchukwu
Malia Samuels
Brooklyn Shamblin
Kennedy Smith
Juju Watkins
Laura Williams
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (15)
Diego Balbi
Cole Ballard
Junhao Chan
Krzysztof Chmielewski
Keller Morgan
Pierce O'Grady
Sanberk Oktar
Griffin O'Leary
Thomas Olsen
Oliver Sogaard-Andersen
Nathan Wu
Derek Zhang
Laurent Gosselin-Paradis
Robert Gref
Moritz Wesemann
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (15)
Minna Abraham
Katherine Adams
Caelle Armijo
Lily Dormans
Ella Folowers
Cornelia Fox
Julia Huffmaster
Justina Kozan
Emi Machida
Ashley McMillan
Kate Miller
Isabella Schneider
Claire Tuggle
Alexa Wong
Sala Yasumi
In their second year in the Big Ten, USC has upped the number of athletes who received this award from last season, landing 40 on the Academic All-Big Ten team compared to last year's 36, with athletes from men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming and diving, and women's swimming and diving represented.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, athletes must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. In total, 1,127 student-athletes across eight winter sports received this award across the Big Ten Conference.
Here are USC's Winter Academic All-Big Ten team members:
MEN'S BASKETBALL (3)
Brit Burden
Jonah Goorin
Terrance Williams II
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (7)
Rian Forestier
Vivian Iwuchukwu
Malia Samuels
Brooklyn Shamblin
Kennedy Smith
Juju Watkins
Laura Williams
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (15)
Diego Balbi
Cole Ballard
Junhao Chan
Krzysztof Chmielewski
Keller Morgan
Pierce O'Grady
Sanberk Oktar
Griffin O'Leary
Thomas Olsen
Oliver Sogaard-Andersen
Nathan Wu
Derek Zhang
Laurent Gosselin-Paradis
Robert Gref
Moritz Wesemann
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING (15)
Minna Abraham
Katherine Adams
Caelle Armijo
Lily Dormans
Ella Folowers
Cornelia Fox
Julia Huffmaster
Justina Kozan
Emi Machida
Ashley McMillan
Kate Miller
Isabella Schneider
Claire Tuggle
Alexa Wong
Sala Yasumi
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