The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Six Horns on Academic All-Big 12 Men's Track and Field team
05.02.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country m, Track & Field / Cross Country
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May 2, 2013
IRVING, Texas - There were six Longhorns named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Men's Track and Field team Thursday in an announcement by the conference office.
First Team
Name, Yr. (Major)
- Josh Brudnick, Jr. (Economics)
- John McNamara, Sr. (Government)
- Kevin Rayes, Sr. (Government)
Second Team
- Blake Jakobsson, Jr. (Physical Culture and Sport)
- Patrick McGregor, Sr. (Physical Culture and Sport)
- Jake Wohlford, Sr. (Corporate Communication)
First team members maintained a GPA of 3.20 or higher while the second team selections hold a GPA of 3.00 to 3.19.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.00 GPA (either cumulative or the two previous semesters) and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence.
Rayes made the first team for the second straight year, while Brudnick was on the second team each of the last two seasons. Jakobsson was on the first team in 2012.
Texas will travel to Baylor this weekend for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. The three-day meet gets underway Friday at the Hart-Patterson Track & Field Complex in Waco, Texas.
The eighth-ranked Longhorns are looking to sweep the league indoor and outdoor titles. Texas captured the indoor crown in February after leading from start to finish in the two-day event at Iowa State. Texas rolled up 135 points in winning its sixth Big 12 indoor title. Oklahoma was second with 108.50 points and Kansas State third (96). The Longhorns last won the league outdoor crown in 2006, which was the last year they made the indoor-outdoor sweep. They also swept in 1999.
UT will head into the Big 12 meet with the top mark in a league-high seven events.
