Baylor Represented on Academic All-Big 12 Spring and Rookie Teams
8/5/2025 12:02:00 PM | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Soccer, Women's Tennis, Cross Country, Track & Field, Acrobatics & Tumbling, Student-Athlete Center for Excellence
IRVING, Texas – A total of 127 Baylor student-athletes were recognized for their academic achievements as the Big 12 conference announced its 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team as well as its 2025 Spring Academic Team on Tuesday afternoon.
Between the two teams, 38 freshman Bears were added to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team, while 89 BU student-athletes were represented on the Spring Academic 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 in the 2012-13 academic year.
The Spring Academic All-Big 12 Teams recognize the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at Conference institutions that participate in spring sports. Out of the total 89 Bears represented, 19 were nominated with a perfect 4.00 grade point average.
The Women's Track & Field led the way for the spring sports with 32 honorees, while Baseball (16), Men's Track & Field (14), Softball (11), Men's Golf (5), Men's Tennis (5), Women's Golf (4) and Women's Tennis (3) were each represented.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher, either cumulative or the previous two semesters, and must have participated in at least 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor Athletics, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorAthletics.
2024-25 ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
2025 SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
* - Nominated with a 4.00 GPA
Between the two teams, 38 freshman Bears were added to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team, while 89 BU student-athletes were represented on the Spring Academic 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 in the 2012-13 academic year.
The Spring Academic All-Big 12 Teams recognize the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at Conference institutions that participate in spring sports. Out of the total 89 Bears represented, 19 were nominated with a perfect 4.00 grade point average.
The Women's Track & Field led the way for the spring sports with 32 honorees, while Baseball (16), Men's Track & Field (14), Softball (11), Men's Golf (5), Men's Tennis (5), Women's Golf (4) and Women's Tennis (3) were each represented.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher, either cumulative or the previous two semesters, and must have participated in at least 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
To stay up to date on all things Baylor Athletics, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorAthletics.
2024-25 ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
| Sarah Kerr, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Lexi Lannon, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Camryn Milliken, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Dannan Roy, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Ashlyn Tannehill, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Makayla Vasquez, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Madden Werner, Baylor | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Camden Clewett, Baylor | Baseball |
| Pearson Riebock, Baylor | Baseball |
| Robert O. Wright III, Baylor | Men's Basketball |
| Kayla Nelms, Baylor | Women's Basketball |
| Aidan Gutierrez, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Martin Kemp, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Corbin Null, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Jenny Lee, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Alysiah Lockette, Baylor | Soccer |
| Paisley Mabra, Baylor | Soccer |
| Jade Martinez, Baylor | Soccer |
| Averie Waddell, Baylor | Softball |
| Luis Jose Nakamine, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Caden Biltz, Baylor | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Beltre Curtis, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Mason Dossett, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Joshua Johnson, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Pablo Negre Smedema, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Jack Sterrett, Baylor | Men's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Luke Van Oort, Baylor* | Men's Track and Field |
| JL Van Rensburg, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Lucy Benton, Baylor | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Sally Corder, Baylor | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Clara Diepenbrock, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Shaye Feely, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Payton Fox, Baylor | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Sameena Mathew, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
| Ella Perry, Baylor | Women's Track and Field/Cross Country |
| Rickeisha Simms, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Logan Todorovich, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Iyanna Webb, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Kiara Wesseh, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
2025 SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
| Enzo Apodaca, Baylor | Baseball |
| Caleb Bergman, Baylor | Baseball |
| Ethan Calder, Baylor | Baseball |
| Cortlan Castle, Baylor | Baseball |
| Gabe Craig, Baylor | Baseball |
| Will Glatch, Baylor* | Baseball |
| Patrick Hail, Baylor* | Baseball |
| Ty Johnson, Baylor | Baseball |
| Wesley Jordan, Baylor | Baseball |
| Jack Little, Baylor | Baseball |
| Will Pendergrass, Baylor | Baseball |
| Andrew Petrowski, Baylor | Baseball |
| RJ Ruais, Baylor | Baseball |
| Hunter Simmons, Baylor | Baseball |
| Cole Stasio, Baylor* | Baseball |
| Hunter Teplanszky, Baylor* | Baseball |
| Jonas Appel, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Sam Dossey, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Zach Heffernan, Baylor* | Men's Golf |
| Davis Ovard, Baylor | Men's Golf |
| Drew Wrightson, Baylor* | Men's Golf |
| Sera Hasegawa, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Ashleen Kaur, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Silje Ohma, Baylor | Women's Golf |
| Baimai Seema, Baylor* | Women's Golf |
| Leah Cran, Baylor | Softball |
| Abi Flores, Baylor | Softball |
| Shaylon Govan, Baylor | Softball |
| Ava Knoll, Baylor* | Softball |
| Zadie LaValley, Baylor | Softball |
| Gigi Lindsey, Baylor | Softball |
| Emry McDonough, Baylor* | Softball |
| Faith Piper, Baylor | Softball |
| Caroline Rowatt, Baylor | Softball |
| Jensen Vienne, Baylor | Softball |
| Shannon Vivoda, Baylor | Softball |
| Louis Bowden, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Luc Koenig, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Marko Miladinovic, Baylor* | Men's Tennis |
| Oskar Brostrom Poulsen, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Zsombor Velcz, Baylor | Men's Tennis |
| Sierra Berry, Baylor | Women's Tennis |
| Liubov Kostenko, Baylor | Women's Tennis |
| Zuzanna Kubacha, Baylor | Women's Tennis |
| Caleb Ackman, Baylor* | Men's Track and Field |
| Ben Archer, Baylor* | Men's Track and Field |
| Devin Duran, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Ricquan Graham, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Nick Hruskoci, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Jack Jackson, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Demario Prince, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Aiden Ramshaw, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Nicolas Rodriguez, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Drew Snyder, Baylor* | Men's Track and Field |
| Aren Spencer, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Kanalu Wong, Baylor* | Men's Track and Field |
| Ethan Wrase, Baylor | Men's Track and Field |
| Jackie Addy, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Katelyn Andrews, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Kierstyn Ballard, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Cassidy Bennet, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
| Alexis Brown, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
| Raynah Cheng, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
| Bella Copeland, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Kira Dietrich, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Keviah Ealy, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Nikayla Fitzgerald, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Ellie Fooshee, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Michaela Francois, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Anna Garner, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
| Hayden Gold, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Molly Haywood, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Kat Helmer, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Lillianna Ifft, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Tenly Kuhn, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Jordan Ledington, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Alencia Lentz, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Sima Lucero, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Abby Morris, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Rosanna Pugh, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Allie Scott, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Summer Sergeant, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Sydney Smith, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Calisha Taylor, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Cate Urbani, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Ryan Vasquez, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Joy Wells, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Audrey Williamson, Baylor | Women's Track and Field |
| Alaina Zamorano, Baylor* | Women's Track and Field |
* - Nominated with a 4.00 GPA
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