UT places 53 student-athletes on 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas placed 53 student-athletes on the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Thursday. UT's total of 53 honorees were the third-most in the Big 12, trailing only West Virginia (68) and Kansas (56).

A total of 469 student-athletes were named to the squad, including 56 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 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (53 total)

Name	Sport	Major
Luke Harrison	Baseball	Undeclared
Joshua Stewart	Baseball	Business
Bert Auburn	Football	Undeclared
D.J. Harris Jr.	Football	Exercise Science
Gunnar Helm	Football	Undeclared
Byron Murphy	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Devin Richardson	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Christian Rizzi	Football	Undeclared
Ja'Tavion Sanders	Football	Physical Culture & Sports
Xavier Worthy	Football	Undeclared
Charles Wright	Football	Economics
Adam Fusti-Molnar	Men's Swimming & Diving	Business
Luke Hobson	Men's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Jackson Huckabay	Men's Swimming & Diving	Business
Nathan Quarterman	Men's Swimming & Diving	Business
Marko Vujosevic	Men's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Isaac Alonzo	Men's Track & Field	Physical Culture & Sports
Connor Boenig	Men's Track & Field	Human Dimensions of Organizations
Cole Lindhorst	Men's Track & Field	International Relations & Global Studies
Solomon Washington	Men's Track & Field	Business
Tiffany Cao	Women's Golf	Undeclared
Bohyun Park	Women's Golf	Journalism
Anna Garrison	Rowing	Environmental Science
Casey Gomes	Rowing	Radio-Television-Film
Sue Holderness	Rowing	Business
Grace Holland	Rowing	Sustainability Studies
Jessica Jamieson	Rowing	Biology
Taryn Kooyers	Rowing	Business
Andrijana Mijailovic	Rowing	Psychology
Nadja Yaroschuk	Rowing	Biology
Karen Yin	Rowing	Business
Amelia Abbott	Soccer	Psychology
EmJ Cox	Soccer	Undeclared
Lexi Missimo	Soccer	Undeclared
Holly Ward	Soccer	Sociology
Katie Cimusz	Softball	Business
Vanessa Quiroga	Softball	Physical Culture & Sports
Sophia Simpson	Softball	Communication & Leadership
Ellie Andrews	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Chloe Bishop	Women's Swimming & Diving	Applied Movement Science
Morgan Brophy *	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Ava Collinge	Women's Swimming & Diving	Neuroscience
Riley Courtney	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Channing Hanley	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Hailey Hernandez	Women's Swimming & Diving	Biology
Olivia McMurray	Women's Swimming & Diving	Business
Jordan Morgan	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Sadie Runeman	Women's Swimming & Diving	Undeclared
Grace Thomas *	Women's Tennis	Astronomy
Sabina Zeynalova	Women's Tennis	Undeclared
Eva Jess *	Women's Track & Field	Undeclared
Allyson Little	Women's Track & Field	Biology
Ackelia Smith	Women's Track & Field	Exercise Science

*denotes 4.0 GPA

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UT places 53 student-athletes on 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team