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Big 12 Tabs 35 Red Raiders to Academic All-Rookie Team
June 15, 2017 | Baseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Academics, Track and Field
Texas Tech had 35 freshmen student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Big 12 Conference announced its Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team on Thursday which featured 35 Texas Tech student-athletes, including nine who posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
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Tech trailed only Oklahoma State in total number of freshmen student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs. The list of Tech's honorees featured student-athletes from 11 sports, including 11 from Wes Kittley's track and field program. Â
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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.
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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.
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TEXAS TECH STUDENT-ATHLETES ON ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
Brian Klein – Baseball
Trevor Paradoski – Baseball
Jake McDonald – Baseball
Josh Jung – Baseball
Clay Koelzer – Baseball
Caleb Kilian – Baseball
Brittany Brewer – Women's Basketball
Grayson Bright – Women's Basketball
Bailey Smith – Football
Travis Bruffy – Football
Sofia Garcia – Women's Golf
Sandy Scott – Men's Golf
Demi Koulizakis – Soccer
Jade King – Soccer
Savanna Jones - Soccer
Hannah Broseman – Softball
Raina O'Neal – Softball
Kassidy Scott – Softball
Jackson Cobb – Men's Tennis
Alba Cortina-Pou – Women's Tennis
Zuliat Alli – Track & Field
Ardran Carr – Track & Field
Steven Duran – Track & Field
Nathan Gift – Track & Field
Brooke Merrick – Track & Field
Bret Leigh Nance – Track & Field
Rose Njoku – Track & Field
Crystal Onwukaife – Track & Field
Chancellor Stephenson – Track & Field
Ivy Walker – Track & Field
Shea Whatley – Track & Field
Chandler Atwood – Volleyball
Eighmy Dobbins – Volleyball
Kylie Rittimann – Volleyball
Maggie Sagers - Volleyball
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Tech trailed only Oklahoma State in total number of freshmen student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs. The list of Tech's honorees featured student-athletes from 11 sports, including 11 from Wes Kittley's track and field program. Â
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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.
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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.
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TEXAS TECH STUDENT-ATHLETES ON ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
Brian Klein – Baseball
Trevor Paradoski – Baseball
Jake McDonald – Baseball
Josh Jung – Baseball
Clay Koelzer – Baseball
Caleb Kilian – Baseball
Brittany Brewer – Women's Basketball
Grayson Bright – Women's Basketball
Bailey Smith – Football
Travis Bruffy – Football
Sofia Garcia – Women's Golf
Sandy Scott – Men's Golf
Demi Koulizakis – Soccer
Jade King – Soccer
Savanna Jones - Soccer
Hannah Broseman – Softball
Raina O'Neal – Softball
Kassidy Scott – Softball
Jackson Cobb – Men's Tennis
Alba Cortina-Pou – Women's Tennis
Zuliat Alli – Track & Field
Ardran Carr – Track & Field
Steven Duran – Track & Field
Nathan Gift – Track & Field
Brooke Merrick – Track & Field
Bret Leigh Nance – Track & Field
Rose Njoku – Track & Field
Crystal Onwukaife – Track & Field
Chancellor Stephenson – Track & Field
Ivy Walker – Track & Field
Shea Whatley – Track & Field
Chandler Atwood – Volleyball
Eighmy Dobbins – Volleyball
Kylie Rittimann – Volleyball
Maggie Sagers - Volleyball
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Congratulations to our 441 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team!
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) June 15, 2017
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