5 Boilermakers receive Academic All-Big10 honors.
Here at Hammer and Rails we admittedly spend most of our time discussing the athlete side of the student/athlete equation. Today we momentarily set aside athlete and focus on student.
Yesterday, Purdue announced that Caleb Furst, Carson Barrett, Chase Martin, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Brian Waddell received All-Big 10 honors for the work they did in the classroom during the winter session.
Congratulations to these 5 players for earning Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
✅: @calebfurst
✅: @CarsonB34
✅: @Chase_Martin22 pic.twitter.com/dY90joDlx7— Purdue Men’s Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 23, 2023
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✅: Trey Kaufman-Renn
✅: @brianwaddell112 pic.twitter.com/CTE3hYhpsF— Purdue Men’s Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 23, 2023
According to Big10.org, “To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of March 1 for winter sports), 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.”
Playing college sports is hard, playing college sports while excelling in the classroom shows another level of dedication. As a former college student who didn’t have to athlete, and still struggled, I’ve got nothing but respect for these guys. Keep up the good work gentlemen.