51 Bears Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

[Caton, Rachel]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 20, 2019

51 BEARS NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
Four of the 51 earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.
For more information contact: Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu<mailto:Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu>


IRVING, Texas – 51 student-athletes were named to the 2018-19 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Thursday afternoon/ The list honors conference competitors who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institutions.

For the seventh-consecutive year, Baylor has had more than 40 student-athletes each recognition, joining Texas as the only other Big 12 school to do so. Since its inception in 2012-13, 373 Bears have been honored.

Four Bears were nominated with perfect 4.0 GPAs – Kayley Ables of women’s soccer, Josie Bower of softball and William Anderson and Mazie Larsen of track & field/cross country.

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.

2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Acrobatics & Tumbling (6):
Hannah Chrisman – Biology
Faith Coor – Exercise Physiology
Aundria Crittenden – Exercise Physiology
Tawn Gurnsey – Exercise Physiology
Kate Puentes – HKLS
Sophia Ranni – Health Science Studies

Baseball (4):
Brooks Helmer – Pre-Business
Blake Helton – Pre-Business
Ricky Martinez – Health Science Studies Pre-Med
Anderson Needham – Pre-Business

Women’s Basketball (2):
Caitlin Bickle – Communications
Honesty Scott-Grayson – Undecided

Equestrian (6):
Sarah Boston – Pre-Business
Liana Caroccio – Pre-Business
Maggie Cincotta – Health Science Studies Pre-Med
Carolina Fuller – Biology
Catherine Moorhead – Pre-Business
Ellen Schrotenboer – Biology

Football (5):
Gerry Bohanon – HKLS
Byron Hanspard, Jr. – HKLS
Christoph Henle – Pre-Business
John Mayers – Pre-Business
Issac Power – Pre-Business

Men’s Basketball (1):
Jared Butler – Pre-Business

Men’s Golf (1):
Brandon Hoff – Pre-Business

Women’s Soccer (5):
Kayley Ables* – Pre-Business
Maddie Alyga – Health Science Studies Pre-Med/Pre-Dent.
Giuliana Cunningham – Pre-Film & Digital Media
Taylor Moon – Pre-Business
Elena Reyna – Undecided

Softball (6):
Josie Bower* – Pre-Business
Kendall Cross – Health Science Studies
Lou Gilbert – Biology
Kassidy Krupit – Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
Madison Lindsey – Undecided
Casey Shell – Undecided

Track & Field/Cross Country (15):
William Anderson – Pre-Business
Alexander Atteberry – Business Fellows
Julia Aurignac – Pre-Nursing
Tierra Cleveland – Pre-Psychology
Sadie Hamrin – Applied Piano
Ryan Hodge – Pre-Engineering
Celia Holmes – Outdoor Recreation
Jamie Holodak – University Scholar
Caleb Johnston – Political Science
Mazie Larsen* – Health Science Studies
Moorea Long – Journalism
Matthew Moorer – Pre-Engineering
Rese Sarnowski – University Scholar
Kelli Silcox – Biology
Kayla Windemuller – Undecided

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Rachel Caton | Associate Sports Information Director
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3784 | C: 254-652-2061

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