
Bears Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
7/25/2024 10:27:00 AM | Baseball, Equestrian, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Acrobatics & Tumbling, Student-Athlete Center for Excellence
IRVING, Texas – Sixty-two Baylor student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.
In total, 762 student-athletes across the Big 12 were honored. 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 in the 2012-13 academic year.
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team – Baylor
* - Nominated with a 4.0 GPA
In total, 762 student-athletes across the Big 12 were honored. 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 in the 2012-13 academic year.
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team – Baylor
| D'ahni Branch, Baylor | A&T |
| Sofia Criado, Baylor | A&T |
| Leah Fredericks, Baylor* | A&T |
| Dailyn Hopkins, Baylor | A&T |
| Maddy Jenson, Baylor | A&T |
| Gigi Rendino, Baylor | A&T |
| Josie Sutter, Baylor | A&T |
| Payton Washington, Baylor | A&T |
| Brayden Buchanan, Baylor | Baseball |
| Jackson Elizondo, Baylor | Baseball |
| Mason Green, Baylor | Baseball |
| RJ Ruais, Baylor | Baseball |
| Riley Cachat, Baylor* | Equestrian |
| Juliette Earley, Baylor* | Equestrian |
| Bella Hehr, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Ryan Jensen, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Mazie Petelski, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Sadie Peters, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Carley Rutledge, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Taylor Smith, Baylor | Equestrian |
| Jacob Redding, Baylor | Football |
| Aiden Ramshaw, Baylor | Men's Cross Country |
| Patricio Gonzalez, Baylor | |
| Men's Golf | |
| Davis Ovard, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Devin Badenhorst, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Louis Bowden, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Ben Archer, Baylor | Men's Track & Field |
| Jack Jackson, Baylor | Men's Track & Field |
| Demario Prince, Baylor | Men's Track & Field |
| Aiden Ramshaw, Baylor | Men's Track & Field |
| Leah Cran, Baylor | Softball |
| Lexie Warncke, Baylor | Softball |
| Callie Conrad, Baylor | Soccer |
| Claire Kniss, Baylor* | Soccer |
| Theresa McCullough, Baylor | Soccer |
| Adriana Merriam, Baylor | Soccer |
| Kaitlin Swann, Baylor | Soccer |
| Victoria Davis, Baylor* | Volleyball |
| Tehani Ulufatu, Baylor | Volleyball |
| Letycia Vasconcelos, Baylor | Women's Basketball |
| Kira Dietrich, Baylor | Women's Cross Country |
| Kat Helmer, Baylor* | Women's Cross Country |
| Rosanna Pugh, Baylor | Women's Cross Country |
| Ryan Vasquez, Baylor | Women's Cross Country |
| Hannah Herbel, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Yoonjeong Huh, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Ashleen Kaur, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Zuzanna Frankowska, Baylor | Women's Tennis |
| Zuzanna Kubacha, Baylor | Women's Tennis |
| Katelyn Andrews, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Raynah Cheng, Baylor* | Women's Track & Field |
| Bella Copeland, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Kira Dietrich, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Ellie Fooshee, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Molly Haywood, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Kat Helmer, Baylor* | Women's Track & Field |
| Alencia Lentz, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Sima Lucero, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Rosanna Pugh, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
| Ryan Vasquez, Baylor | Women's Track & Field |
* - Nominated with a 4.0 GPA
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