Texas Tech lands 44 on Academic All-Big 12 rookie team
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech Athletics landed 44 student-athletes Thursday on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, which honors conference athletes who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institution.
Of the 44 student-athletes recognized, Tech had three nominated with perfect 4.00 grade-point averages in Breanna Russell (softball), Haley Harman (track and field) and Emerson Solano (track and field). The conference named 432 student-athletes across all sports to the team.
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.
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.
TEXAS TECH ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM RECEPIENTS:
- Baseball: Nick Canderlari, Braxton Fulford, Richard Gilbert, Gabe Holt, Parker Kelly, Cody Masters, Ryan Sublette
- Men’s Basketball: Jarrett Culver, Malik Ondigo, Davide Moretti, Zhaire Smith
- Women’s Basketball: Angel Hayden
- Football: Jack Anderson
- Men’s Golf: Thomas Allkins
- Soccer: Kamryn Birk, Kirsten Davis, Kayla Fithian, Ally Griffin, Macy Hairgrove, Victoria Winship, Marissa Zucchetto
- Softball: Erin Edmoundson, Claire McKissick, Breanna Russell
- Men’s Tennis: Justin Bloss, Matheus Leite, Ilgiz Valiev
- Women’s Tennis: Gabriela Tenorio
- Track and Field: Jake Benninghoff, Jett Buchanan, Josiah Macinnis, Luke Phillips, Hunter Wigington, Lisa Egege, Daja Gordon, Arianna Lopez, Lauren Offerman, Taryn Otto, Peyton Ricks, Seasons Usual, Chloe Wall
- Volleyball: Haley Harman, Emerson Solano, Allison White