TCU Places 38 on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie

6/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | General

June 18, 2015

FORT WORTH, Texas – Thirty-eight TCU student-athletes have been named to the 2014-15 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the league announced today.

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 Championships segment.

This is the third year the Big 12 has presented the honors, dating back to the 2012-13 academic year.

Soccer leads the way with six selections to this year's team, followed closely behind baseball and men's swimming & diving with five selections each.

Of the Horned Frog's 38 honorees, Maddie Johnson (women's swimming) and Bailey Sullivan (women's track) were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages.

2014-15 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Baseball
Drew Gooch
Zack Plunkett
Evan Skoug
Austen Wade
Connor Wanhanen

Men's Basketball
Dalton Dry

Men's Cross Country
Matthew Brown
Robbie Lacomble
Dylan Larkin
Aaron Reichner

Equestrian
Jayme Omand

Men's Golf
Clayton Crawford
Daniel Gurtner

Women's Golf
Emmy Martin

Rifle
Nicholle Benedict
Ariana Grabowski
Meraleigh Randle
Barrett Ray

Soccer
Jill Finnerty
Emma Heckendorn
Courtney Hofer
Eryn Spencer
Tanner Wallace
Ryan Williams

Men's Swimming & Diving
Connor Dobbs
Destin Hall
Darian Nezami
Matt Spallas
Ryan Whelan

Women's Swimming & Diving
Emily Gibson
Maddie Johnson
Lindsay Shabet
Ty Sides

Men's Tennis
Cameron Norrie