Celum Named NCATA All-Academic, 19 Bears Selected to NCATA Honor Roll

Celum Named NCATA All-Academic, 19 Bears Selected to NCATA Honor Roll

4/13/2020 3:19:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling

WACO, Texas – Senior base Morgan Celum led the way for Baylor as she was named to the NCATA All-Academic team, headlining a group of 19 Bears who were NCATA Academic Honor Roll selections, the organization announced Monday afternoon.

Celum is one of eight student-athletes from around the NCATA named to the prestigious All-Academic team. Each member of the 2020 All-Academic team has a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Set to graduate in three years, the Georgetown, Texas, native boasts a 3.77 GPA as a Health Science Studies: Pre-Physical Therapy major

Celum participated in all five meets in the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season, a heavy hitter for the Bears in all basing aspects. She helped lead the team to multiple acro, pyramid and toss victories on the year. She participated in three-of-four compulsory events, acro event, pyramid event, toss event, and team event in all meets in 2020. A two-time team national champion, she also helped provide a standing tumbling pass in the team event with a starting value of 9.6.

Previous academic honors for Celum include being named to the 2019 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team and the 2019 NCATA Academic Honor Roll.

The Bears placed 19 on the NCATA Academic Honor Roll, including Celum earning the honors for the second-straight season. All eligible acrobatics & tumbling student-athletes with GPAs of 3.30 or higher qualify for the NCATA's Academic Honor Roll. Four Bears on the honor roll boast perfect 4.00 GPAs, led by sophomore Maddie McNamee, along with freshmen Abby Luong, Kamryn Kitchens and Keri Collins. Sophomores Jayla Simmons and Tawn Gurnsey were next with GPAs of 3.96 and 3.93, respectively. Senior Alexsis Amrhein, recipient of the Big 12's highest academic honor, the 2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, is next with a 3.92 GPA.

NCATA Academic Honor Roll
Alexsis Amrhein, Sr., Environmental Studies
Morgan Celum, Sr., Health Science Studies: Pre-PT
Keri Collins, Fr., Exercise Physiology
Kourtney Coven, So., Communication Sciences and Disorders
Kristin Dyson, Fr., Political Science
Olivia Felton, So., Pre-Engineering
Tawn Gurnsey, So., Exercise Physiology
Emily Hoppie, Jr., Journalism
Kamryn Kitchens, Fr., Pre-Neuroscience
Abby Luong, Fr., Pre-Film and Digital Media
Maddie McNamee, So., Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Haley Mustafa, Fr., Environmental Science
Sophia Ranni, So., Health Sciences Studies: Pre-Med
Hannah Schumacher, Sr., Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
Raffaela Scotto, So., Health Science Studies: Pre-PT
Jayla Simmons, So., Communication
Emily Tobin, Fr., Pre-Business
Ava White, So., Psychology
Jaila Williams, So., Pre-Business