Texas Tech University Athletics
Nine Texas Tech Cross Country Members Named Academic All-Big 12
November 10, 2016 | Cross Country
Hattie Schunk is nominated with a 4.00 GPA for the second season in a row
LUBBOCK, Texas – Nine Texas Tech Cross Country student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Big 12 Teams that were announced by the league office this afternoon.
Sophomore Hattie Schunk was one of 16 honorees with a 4.00 GPA, marking her second-consecutive cross country season where she has received such honors and third time overall as a student-athlete. Schunk previously earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a member of the Red Raider soccer program.
Schunk is joined on the first team by Kaylee Amershek, Jocelyn Caro, Lynda Hanson, Maggy Mulholland and Rianna Randolph. This is the third Academic All-Big 12 award for Caro, Schunk and Mulholland and the second for Randolph.
Comprising the men's first team honors were Todd Mickey (fourth honor) and Ebenether Wondaferew (third honor). Following close behind with a second team accolade is Joacim Zuniga, making this his second honor.
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 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.
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Sophomore Hattie Schunk was one of 16 honorees with a 4.00 GPA, marking her second-consecutive cross country season where she has received such honors and third time overall as a student-athlete. Schunk previously earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a member of the Red Raider soccer program.
Schunk is joined on the first team by Kaylee Amershek, Jocelyn Caro, Lynda Hanson, Maggy Mulholland and Rianna Randolph. This is the third Academic All-Big 12 award for Caro, Schunk and Mulholland and the second for Randolph.
Comprising the men's first team honors were Todd Mickey (fourth honor) and Ebenether Wondaferew (third honor). Following close behind with a second team accolade is Joacim Zuniga, making this his second honor.
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 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.
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