UT places league-high 96 student-athletes on 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas placed a league-high 96 student-athletes on the 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Friday. UT's total of 96 honorees easily were the most in the Big 12, as West Virginia followed with 63 and Kansas ranked third with 61.

A total of 527 student-athletes were named to the squad, including 69 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 on the 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (96 total)

Name	Sport	Major
Mitchell Daly	Baseball	Communication & Leadership
Lucas Gordon	Baseball	Undeclared
Aaron Nixon	Baseball	Exercise Science
Caden Noah	Baseball	Physical Culture & Sports
Dalton Porter	Baseball	Advertising
Tanner Witt	Baseball	Physical Culture & Sports
Ashley Chevalier	Women's Basketball	Psychology
Shay Holle	Women's Basketball	Undeclared
Precious Johnson	Women's Basketball	Social Work
Paxton Anderson	Football	Undeclared
Vernon Broughton	Football	Undeclared
Hudson Card	Football	Corporate Communication
Alfred Collins	Football	Undeclared
Prince Dorbah	Football	Corporate Communication
Jaylan Ford	Football	Undeclared
Sawyer Goram-Welch	Football	Undeclared
Andrej Karic	Football	Undeclared
Jake Majors	Football	Corporate Communication
Logan Parr	Football	Corporate Communication
Bijan Robinson	Football	Undeclared
Jerrin Thompson	Football	Undeclared
Bentley Cotton	Women's Golf	Corporate Communication
Ashley Park	Women's Golf	Undeclared
Brianna Brysacz	Rowing	Health Profession & Behavioral Science
Ava Craycroft	Rowing	Radio-Television-Film
Salma Dessouky	Rowing	Sustainability Studies
Grace Goodell	Rowing	Public Health
Amber Harwood	Rowing	Undeclared
Parker Illingworth	Rowing	Business
Anna Jensen	Rowing	Exercise Science
Izabela Krakic	Rowing	Government
Carly Legenzowski	Rowing	Undeclared
Hannah Medcalf	Rowing	Psychology
Jessica Smith *	Rowing	Psychology
Sophia Claros	Soccer	Undeclared
Sydney Cox	Soccer	Neuroscience
Kelsey Hranicky	Soccer	Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Lapomarda	Soccer	Health & Society
Morgan Pace *	Soccer	Government
Avery Vander Ven	Soccer	Psychology
Carlee Ratcliff	Softball	Physical Culture & Sports
Jayden Smith	Softball	Physical Culture & Sports
Alyssa Washington	Softball	Applied Movement Science
Jordyn Whitaker	Softball	Youth and Community Studies
Bailey Williams	Softball	Undeclared
Coby Carrozza	Men's Swimming & Diving	Economics
Ben Charles	Men's Swimming & Diving	International Relations & Global Studies
Noah Duperre *	Men's Swimming & Diving	Psychology
Carson Foster	Men's Swimming & Diving	Communication & Leadership
Ethan Heasley	Men's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Brendan McCourt	Men's Swimming & Diving	Chemistry
Matthew Tannenberger	Men's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Victor Tremblay	Men's Swimming & Diving	Economics
Zac Van Zandt	Men's Swimming & Diving	Sociology
Armando Vegas	Men's Swimming & Diving	Government
Olivia Bray	Women's Swimming & Diving	Business
Grace Cooper	Women's Swimming & Diving	Biology
Anna Elendt	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Ava Longi *	Women's Swimming & Diving	Neuroscience
Ellie McLeod	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Bridget O'Neil *	Women's Swimming & Diving	Speech Language Pathology
Sydney Silver	Women's Swimming & Diving	Special Education
Emma Sticklen	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Leighton Allen	Men's Tennis	Undeclared
Micah Braswell	Men's Tennis	Physical Culture & Sports
Eliot Spizzirri	Men's Tennis	Economics
Charlotte Chavatipon	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Simran Kortikere	Women's Tennis	Psychology
Malaika Rapolu	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Peyton Stearns	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Abraham Avila-Martinez	Men's Track & Field	Health Profession & Behavioral Science
Sam Bass	Men's Track & Field	Business
Riley Foreman	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Reid Foster	Men's Track & Field	Applied Movement Science
Daniel Garland	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Blake Harris	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Caleb Hulbin	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Graydon Morris	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Leo Neugebauer	Men's Track & Field	Undeclared
Rodger Rivera	Men's Track & Field	Chemistry
Kristine Blazevica *	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Emelia Chatfield	Women's Track & Field	Applied Movement Science
Chloe Davis	Women's Track & Field	Psychology
Madison Gawthorp	Women's Track & Field	Physical Culture & Sports
Michelle Graham	Women's Track & Field	Human Dimensions of Organizations
Grace Johnson	Women's Track & Field	Business
Aasia Laurencin	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Kiana Lowery	Women's Track & Field	Biochemistry
Caroline Morris	Women's Track & Field	Corporate Communication
Gracie Morris	Women's Track & Field	Advertising
Trinity Tomlinson	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Kelsie Vicknair	Women's Track & Field	Textiles and Apparel
Naomi Cabello	Volleyball	Physical Culture & Sports
Reilly Heinrich	Volleyball	Business
Nalani Iosia	Volleyball	Undeclared
Madison Williams	Volleyball	Undeclared

*denotes 4.0 GPA

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UT places league-high 96 student-athletes on 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team