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Five Irish Hockey Players Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Five Notre Dame hockey players, including Pierce Crawford, Christian DiCesare, Trevor Janicke, Charlie Raith and Alex Steeves, were named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. 

Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year, excluding any summer grades. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for a student-athlete’s academic career.

Notre Dame Honorees

Pierce Crawford, Sr., Business Analytics; Park Ridge, Illinois
Christian DiCesare, So., Finance; Morristown, New Jersey
Trevor Janicke, So., Business Analytics; Maple Grove, Minnesota
Charlie Raith, Jr., Accounting; Winnetka, Illinois
Alex Steeves, Jr., Accounting; Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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