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Big Ten Selects Local College Kids for Top Award

Lake Minnetonka natives excel in the classroom at at the top levels of their sports.

Following stellar years in and out of the classroom, a pair of local college students have earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Awards.

Shelby Johnson of Wayzata and Caitlyn Dongoske of Mound were among 534 student-athletes selected as recipients. The list features student-athletes from every 2010-11 institution and 33 different sports who have earned a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

Johnson is a junior on her university's swim team majoring in biological sciences; Dongoske, a sophomore, is a track and field star majoring in English.  

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In February of 2008, Big Ten Faculty Representatives established a conference academic recognition to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.

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