Bahamian collegiate high jumper Jyles Etienne has yet another accolade under his belt, but this time it’s on the academic side as opposed to athletics.

Etienne, who excelled athletically as a junior for The Bahamas at CARIFTA and other regional and world meets, was among nine Indiana Hoosiers male track and field athletes, and a school record 96 Hoosiers in total, named as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholars on Wednesday. It was a significant improvement from the 67 Hoosier student-athletes who received the recognition for the 2018-19 school year.

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