LINQ Get Distinct values and fill LIST

I am trying to figure out if I can use LINQ to provide me with the distinct values of some data I have in a DataTable (FirstName, LastName, QTY). I can get the distinct values and fill my List, but I have to run two different LINQ queries to get it....I am sure there is a better way to do it :)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated (very new to LINQ)

Code:

public static List<StudentData> LinqDistinct(DataTable dt)
{
      DataTable linqTable = dt;

       //get the distinct values
        var query =
            (from names in dt.AsEnumerable()
             select new {
                 FirstName = names.Field<string>("FirstName"),
                 LastName = names.Field<string>("LastName")
             }).Distinct();


        //fill my list with the distinct values
        List<StudentData> sList = (from sa in query.AsEnumerable()
                                   select new StudentData
                                              {
                                                  FirstName = sa.FirstName,
                                                  LastName = sa.LastName
                                                  //Qty = names.Field<int>("Qty")

                                                 }).ToList();                                               



        return sList;}