Cross Country Lands 20 Runners on Academic All-Big 12 List

LUBBOCK, Texas. – The Texas Tech men's and women's cross country teams garnered 20 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 list, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

A total of 10 Red Raiders from each team made the list as Texas Tech tied with Kansas State and Texas to lead all women's teams.

"This is a great honor for those who qualified for it," said head cross country coach Jon Murray. "It's a testimony to the amount of work each of them does in the classroom. I'm proud of each person on this team and the work they do towards their degree."

First Team members consist of student-athletes who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the Second Team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. In addition to holding a GPA in one of the above ranges, a student-athlete must have competed in at least 20 percent of the team's contests throughout the season to be eligible, or in the case of seniors, have done so over the last two years.

Men First Team (3.20 GPA-plus)
Luke Estes, Sr., Management
Walker Hendricks, Jr., Electrical Engineering
Eric Maclean, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Edward Rush, So., Management
Richard Taylor, Jr., Industrial Engineering
Jaden Tumale, So., Foundational Engineering
Thomas Velvin, So., Management
Kirk Zuber, So., Construction Management

Men Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)
Timothy Gregg, So., Creative Media Industries
Owen Likins, So., Biology

Women First Team (3.20 GPA-plus)
Sharon Chumo, Sr., Human Sciences
Natalie Gomez, Sr., Animal Science
Cameron Jenkins, So., Honors Sciences & Humanities
Binta Ka, Sr., Speech Language & Hearing Science
Arianna Lopez, Gr., Animal Science
Jazmyn Martinez, Gr., Romance Languages
Edna Rotich, So., Foundational Engineering
Sydney White, Sr., Finance
Kyra Young, Sr., Supply Chain Management

Women Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)
Kaitlyn Irving, Sr., Kinesiology

Cross Country Lands 20 Runners on Academic All-Big 12 List

Players Mentioned

Sharon Chumo

Luke Estes

Natalie Gomez

Timothy Gregg

Walker Hendricks

Kaitlyn Irving

Cameron Jenkins

Binta Ka

Owen Likins

Arianna Lopez

Eric MaClean

Jazmyn Martinez

Edna Rotich

Edward Rush

Richard Taylor

Jaden Tumale

Thomas Velvin

Sydney White

Kyra Young

Kirk Zuber

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