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ROSEMONT, Ill. â A department-record 85 student-athletes earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition for their academic excellence during the 2020-21 school year as Purdue had a record total of honorees for the second year in a row.
Student-athletes across the conference were recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade-point averages of 3.70 and better. Twenty of the Boilermakersâ 85 honorees (24%) compiled flawless 4.0 GPAs during the 2020-21 school year. Ten of Purdueâs teams had at least one student-athlete with a 4.0.
May graduate Dale Williams (swimming & diving) as well as Kat Mueller (swimming & diving) and Ashley Witucki (soccer) have maintained perfect 4.0 GPAs during their careers at Purdue. Rachel Anderson (cross country and track & field), Andre Suzanne (tennis) and Emma Terwilliger (volleyball) are also straight-A students for their careers.
Purdue volleyball tops Indiana for 16th straight time
No. 11 Purdue (7-4) continued its winning tradition by securing their eighth consecutive win at Indiana (2-9) in sweeping fashion (25-20, 25-17, 25-14).
Posted: Feb 23, 2021 9:22 PM
Posted By: Purdue Sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Purdue Sports) No. 11 Purdue (7-4) continued its winning tradition by securing their eighth consecutive win at Indiana (2-9) in sweeping fashion (25-20, 25-17, 25-14).
With the victory, Purdue moves to 71-34 all-time against the team down south, with the Boilermakers taking 17 of the last 19 in Bloomington.
The Boilermakers registered a .256 hitting clip while holding Indiana to a .089 attack %. Additionally, No. 11 Purdue held the Hoosiers to just 34.0 points, a season-low.