The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
UT places 43 student-athletes on 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
06.21.2018 | Student Services
Honor roll recognizes first-time/incoming freshmen that complete 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework, achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 and meet participation criteria.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas placed 43 student-athletes on the 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Thursday. A total of 432 student-athletes were named to the squad, including 40 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 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (43 total)
|
Name |
Sport |
Major |
|
Shayna Bains |
Women's Track & Field |
Undeclared |
|
Sam Bertelson |
Baseball |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Katelyn Bouthillette |
Rowing |
Applied Movement Science |
|
Cade Brewer |
Football |
Advertising |
|
Arthur Cheng |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Business |
|
Matt Coleman |
Men's Basketball |
Communication & Leadership |
|
Emily Courtois |
Rowing |
English |
|
Taylor Currie |
Soccer |
Undeclared |
|
Victoria Edwards |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Undeclared |
|
Bryce Elder |
Baseball |
Corporate Communication |
|
Jase Febres |
Men's Basketball |
Corporate Communication |
|
Grahm Gonzalez |
Men's Track & Field |
Business |
|
Jake Johnson * |
Men's Track & Field |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Mick Jonkers |
Rowing |
Sociology |
|
Austin Katz |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Radio-Television-Film |
|
Agathe Laisne |
Women's Golf |
Undeclared |
|
Destiny Littleton |
Women's Basketball |
Exercise Science |
|
Kennedy Lohman |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Psychology |
|
Bojana Markovic |
Women's Tennis |
Sociology |
|
Tamea McKelvy |
Women's Track & Field |
Physical Culture & Sports |
|
Kenza McKerrihan |
Rowing |
Human Dimensions of Organizations |
|
Anna Norman |
Women's Track & Field |
Computer Science |
|
Maddy Lou Nutting |
Rowing |
Radio-Television-Film |
|
Connor O'Neill |
Men's Track & Field |
Plan II Honors & Government |
|
Sydney Ortiz |
Rowing |
Biology |
|
Marta Perez-Mur |
Women's Tennis |
Undeclared |
|
Evie Pfeifer |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Tripp Piperi |
Men's Track & Field |
Corporate Communication |
|
Sam Pomajevich |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Undeclared |
|
Peyton Quattlebaum |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Corporate Communication |
|
Emily Reese |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Corporate Communication |
|
Grace Ritch |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Business |
|
Chloe Romero |
Softball |
Sociology |
|
Logan Shiller |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Biology |
|
Ashley Shook |
Volleyball |
Human Dimensions of Organizations |
|
Celesia Smith |
Women's Track & Field |
Plan II Honors |
|
Emily Strouphauer |
Soccer |
Biology |
|
MK Tedder |
Softball |
Physical Culture & Sports |
|
Matthew Whelan |
Baseball |
Business |
|
Jordan Windle |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Applied Movement Science |
|
Maxine Wolters |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Undeclared |
|
Sam Worley |
Men's Track & Field |
Undeclared |
|
Chris Yeager |
Men's Swimming & Diving |
Business |
*denotes 4.0 GPA
