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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – August 11, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Katy Gilmore, 254-252-2182, </span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu" title="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"> </span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> Forty-five Baylor student-athletes were names to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, announced by the conference Thursday afternoon.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In total, 469 student-athletes across the Big 12 were honored. 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 freshman
who have completed 24 semester hours on non-remedial coursework and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team – Baylor<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Talia De la Cruz Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Addison Grandy Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jordan Gruendler Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rakel Jeffries Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mariah Polk Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Catherine Wilkins Acrobatics & Tumbling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cortlan Castle Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Henry Cone Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cody Grebeck Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mason Marriott Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Max Miller Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Casen Neumann Baseball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Molly Canfield Equestrian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alexis Rutledge Equestrian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nadalee Vasquez Equestrian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Annie Vorhies Equestrian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monaray Baldwin Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cisco Caston Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clayton Collier Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kyron Drones Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Isaiah Hankins Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tevin Williams Football<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Zachary Heffernan Men’s Golf<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Drew Wrightson Men’s Golf<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ethan Muza Men’s Tennis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Preston York Men’s Track & Field<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emry McDonough Softball*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Grace Powell Softball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Caroline Rowatt Softball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kaci West Softball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elise McGhee Volleyball<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jordan Ledington Women’s Cross Country*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Catherine Urbani Women’s Cross Country<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Devon Vopni Women’s Cross Country*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taylor Whitfield Women’s Cross Country<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alaina Zamorano Women’s Cross Country<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BaiMai Seema Women’s Golf<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ava Colberg Soccer*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Haven Terry Soccer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sophie Wilson Soccer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kate Zimmerman Soccer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alina Shcherbinina Women’s Tennis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anita Sahdiieva Women’s Tennis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kierstyn Ballard Women’s Track & Field<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Audrey Williamson Women’s Track & Field<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* - Nominated with a 4.00 GPA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-2743 | C: 254-252-2182</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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