Red Raiders honored on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
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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.
Among the Tech student-athletes to earn the honor, Maddie Correa (volleyball), Calum Scott (men’s wave), 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 Wave: Calum Scott
Men’s Tennis: Takeyasu Sekiguchi
Men’s Track & Field: Oskar Edlund, Demetrius 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 Thunder, Chantae Embry
Women’s Golf: Libby Fleming, Chiara Horder, Kylee Loewe, Chelsea Roma
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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