UT places 55 student-athletes on 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas placed 55 student-athletes on the 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Thursday. UT's total of 55 ranked second among all Big 12 institutions, trailing only Baylor (62).

A total of 441 student-athletes were named to the squad, including 46 who were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team must be new, first-time/incoming freshmen that have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 (4.0 scale). Additionally, the student-athlete must have participated in at least one of their team's scheduled contests and must have been a member of their respective team for their sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.

The Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team was introduced during the 2012-13 academic year.

University of Texas Student-Athletes Named to the 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (55 total)

Name	Sport	Major
Alejandra Acosta	Rowing	Undeclared
Claire Adams	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
James Banks	Men's Basketball	Undeclared
Garek Bielaczyc	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Elena Bruckner	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Shane Buechele	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Georgia Burner	Women's Track & Field	Mechanical Engineering
Anastasiya Byelousova	Rowing	Biology + Plan II Honors
Lauren Case	Women's Swimming & Diving	Mathematics
Madison Cleff	Women's Tennis	Plan II Honors
Destiny Collins	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Nick Costello	Men's Golf	Economics
Tuesday Dermargosian	Softball	Undeclared
Payton Dreitz	Rowing	Undeclared
Devin Duvernay	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Samantha Ennis	Rowing	Undeclared
Kyra Falcone	Soccer	Government
Polly Finch	Rowing	Geography
Nina Flores	Women's Track & Field	Biochemistry
Alison Gibson	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Rylee Gladych	Rowing	Physical Culture & Sports
Dan Golden	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Petra Granic	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Abby Guidry	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Claire Hahn	Volleyball	Undeclared
Abbi Hearell	Rowing	Undeclared
Cyera Hintzen	Soccer	Undeclared
Abigail Hirst	Women's Track & Field	Chemical Engineering
Emilee Hoffman	Women's Golf	Undeclared
Ljiljana Josic	Rowing	Neuroscience
Matteson Landau	Rowing	Business + Physical Culture & Sports
Emily Martin	Soccer	Undeclared
Matthew McClellan	Men's Track & Field	Chemical Engineering
Jeffrey McCulloch	Football	Undeclared
Aine McGinn	Rowing	Undeclared
George Patrick	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Kyle Porter	Football	Undeclared
Jill Renly	Rowing	Government
Autumn Rounsaville	Volleyball	Undeclared
Mara Royse	Rowing	Biology
Maisie Sajbel	Rowing	Human Development & Family Science
Malory Schattle	Softball	Undeclared
Hannah Schilberg	Rowing	Nutrition
Zach Shackelford	Football	Undeclared
Taryn Shanes	Women's Track & Field	Plan II Honors + International Relations & Global Studies
Alecia Sutton	Women's Basketball	Undeclared
Olivia Thompson	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Austin Todd	Baseball	Undeclared
Anna Turati	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Bianca Turati	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Tecora Turner	Soccer	Public Health
Taylor Walker	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Jordan Wheeler	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Gerald Wilbon	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Gabriella Zarragoitia	Rowing	Chemical Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

UT places 55 student-athletes on 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

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