Red Raiders honored on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
August 11, 2022 | Baseball, Cross Country, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Track and Field, Outdoor Track
LUBBOCK, Texas – A total of 51 Texas Tech student-athletes have earned selection to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. The recognition honors conference competitors who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institution for their achievements in the classroom.Â
Among the Tech student-athletes to earn the honor, Maddie Correa (volleyball), Calum Scott (men's golf), Takeyasu Sekiguchi (men's tennis), Hailey Palmer (soccer), Cassie Taylor (soccer), Jaycee Willingham (soccer), Melanie Jacobs (women's track & field), Taylor Limbaugh (women's track & field) and Luka Meinke (men's track & field) were nominated with 4.0 grade-point averages during their first year competing for the Red Raiders.
A grand total of 469 student-athletes were named to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, while 56 student-athletes were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages.
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.
Below is a rundown of Texas Tech's honorees by sport:
Baseball: Lauden Brooks, Drew Reynolds, Kyle Robinson, Owen Washburn, Hudson White
Football: Jerand Bradley, Jacoby Jackson, Jackson Knotts, Nehemiah Martinez I, Behren Morton, Mason Tharp, Cam'Ron Valdez
Men's Golf: Calum Scott
Men's Tennis: Takeyasu Sekiguchi
Men's Track & Field: Oskar Edlund, Demitrius Guerrero, Luca Meinke, Colton Naffziger, Soham Patil
Soccer: Macy Blackburn, Kennedy Chambers, Alexis Fowlkes, Hailey Palmer, Cassie Taylor, Ashleigh Williams, Jaycee Willingham
Softball: Erna Carlin, Demi Elder, Karson Jennings, Maddie Kuehl, Ranci Willis
Women's Basketball: Saga Ukkonen, Chantae Embry
Women's Golf: Libby Fleming, Chiara Horder, Kylee Loewe, Chelsea Romas
Women's Track & Field: Fanny Arendt, Olivia Cade, Grace Cunningham, Sydney George, Mara Hering, Alexis Ivy, Melanie Jacobs, Taylor Limbaugh, Madeline McElroy, Allison Sharer, Torrye Tyler, Sarah Zdansky
Volleyball: Maddie Correa, Madison Gilliland
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Among the Tech student-athletes to earn the honor, Maddie Correa (volleyball), Calum Scott (men's golf), Takeyasu Sekiguchi (men's tennis), Hailey Palmer (soccer), Cassie Taylor (soccer), Jaycee Willingham (soccer), Melanie Jacobs (women's track & field), Taylor Limbaugh (women's track & field) and Luka Meinke (men's track & field) were nominated with 4.0 grade-point averages during their first year competing for the Red Raiders.
A grand total of 469 student-athletes were named to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, while 56 student-athletes were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages.
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.
Below is a rundown of Texas Tech's honorees by sport:
Baseball: Lauden Brooks, Drew Reynolds, Kyle Robinson, Owen Washburn, Hudson White
Football: Jerand Bradley, Jacoby Jackson, Jackson Knotts, Nehemiah Martinez I, Behren Morton, Mason Tharp, Cam'Ron Valdez
Men's Golf: Calum Scott
Men's Tennis: Takeyasu Sekiguchi
Men's Track & Field: Oskar Edlund, Demitrius Guerrero, Luca Meinke, Colton Naffziger, Soham Patil
Soccer: Macy Blackburn, Kennedy Chambers, Alexis Fowlkes, Hailey Palmer, Cassie Taylor, Ashleigh Williams, Jaycee Willingham
Softball: Erna Carlin, Demi Elder, Karson Jennings, Maddie Kuehl, Ranci Willis
Women's Basketball: Saga Ukkonen, Chantae Embry
Women's Golf: Libby Fleming, Chiara Horder, Kylee Loewe, Chelsea Romas
Women's Track & Field: Fanny Arendt, Olivia Cade, Grace Cunningham, Sydney George, Mara Hering, Alexis Ivy, Melanie Jacobs, Taylor Limbaugh, Madeline McElroy, Allison Sharer, Torrye Tyler, Sarah Zdansky
Volleyball: Maddie Correa, Madison Gilliland
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