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Ohio State athletes once again lead the way in the classroom

Congrats to the 131 Buckeyes who were named B1G Distinguished Scholars! Athletes from 31 Ohio State varsity sports were recognized for their academic achievement. For the fourth-straight year, Ohio State led the conference in recipients of this prestigious award. This year’s massive cohort also broke last year’s school record of 129 scholars.

The B1G Distinguished Scholar is a major achievement, requiring Academic All-Big Ten recognition the previous academic year, full-time enrollment and, most impressive, a grade point average greater than 3.7 (Academic All-Big Ten requires at least a 3.0 GPA).

For individual programs, women’s swimming and diving led the way, with 13 scholars.