PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Russell Luna May 25, 2021 469.524.1009/[email protected] 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Team Features 435 Irving, Texas - A total of 435 student-athletes have garnered 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Team recognition. A total of 173 make up the men’s team (140 first team and 33 second team), while 262 comprise the women’s squad (235 first team and 27 second team). Kansas paced the men’s teams with 25 honorees, while Kansas State led the women’s side with 30. Sixteen men’s honorees registered 4.00 grade point averages: Rayvon Allen (Oklahoma), Joshua Anadu (Oklahoma State), Max Braht (Oklahoma State), Braden Darrow (Texas Tech), Jake Dyer (Oklahoma State), Jonathan Gannon (Iowa State), Jordan Gledhill (Oklahoma), Sam Hubert (Kansas), Bennett Inoff (Texas), Connor Laktasic (Baylor), Tim Lambert (Kansas State), Josiah Maccinnis (Texas Tech), Lebogang Maloka (TCU), Derrick Mokaleng (TCU), Thomas Pollard (Iowa State) and Mike Rohlinger (Kansas State). There were 53 women that represented with 4.00 GPAs: Marianne Abdalah (West Virginia), Bekah Alcozer (Texas), Antigone Archer (West Virginia), Camri Austin (Oklahoma), Ariane Ballner (Oklahoma State), Abby Bilsbury (Oklahoma), Claudine Blancaflor (Texas), Alice Boasso (Kansas), Sydney Burton (Kansas State), Colleen Clancy (Oklahoma), Addison Coppinger (Kansas), Tessa Constantine (West Virginia), Heidi Demeo (Oklahoma State), Alyssa Duhart (Texas), Faith Ette (Oklahoma), Alex Ferguson (Kansas State), Dana Feyen (Iowa State), Emily Forster (Oklahoma State), Ellie Gardner (West Virginia), Helen Giefer (Kansas State), Kathryn Gillespie (Texas), Bailey Golden (Oklahoma State), Saara Hakanen (Oklahoma State), Macy Heinz (Kansas State), Cayli Hume (Kansas State), Kassidy Johnson (Kansas State), Lauren Jones (Oklahoma), Gabby Kearney (Texas), Sydney King (Oklahoma), Mazie Larsen (Baylor), Lisa Lauschke (Kansas), Cailie Logue (Iowa State), Emma Lucas (Kansas State), Michelle Magnani (Oklahoma State), Megan Mann (Oklahoma State), Madeline Medina (Oklahoma), Dai’lyn Merriweather (Oklahoma), Malina Mitchell (West Virginia), Chinne Okoronkwo (Texas Tech), Lexye Price (Texas Tech), Beth Ramos (Texas), Bailey Righi (Iowa State), Taylor Somers (Oklahoma State), Cailan Steward (Kansas State), Hannah Stewart (Kansas State), Sarah Tackitt (Texas Tech), Summer Thompson (Oklahoma State), Michaela Travers (Oklahoma State), Isabella West (Texas), Elissa White-Ray (Oklahoma State), Jessica Williams (Kansas State), Claire Workman (Oklahoma State) and Sada Wright (West Virginia). First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible. -more- BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference 2021 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAM FIRST TEAM (3.20-PLUS GPA; *INDICATES NOMINATED WITH A 4.00 GPA) Name, School Class Major Hometown Alec Atteberry, Baylor Jr. Baylor Business Fellows Apex, N.C. Ian Braxton, Baylor Gr. Sport Pedagogy Highland Village, Texas Ryan Croson, Baylor Gr. Exercise Physiology Bothell, Wash. Ryan Day, Baylor Sr. Mechanical Engineering Waco, Texas Ryan Hodge, Baylor Jr. Mechanical Engineering Mahomet, Ill. Steven Hulett, Baylor So. Mechanical Engineering The Woodlands, Texas Connor Laktasic, Baylor* Sr. Electrical & Computer Engineering Albuquerque, N.M. Eli Morris, Baylor So. Exercise Physiology Jefferson, Ga. Chris Stoudt, Baylor Jr. Finance Pottsville, Pa. Cameron Turner, Baylor Sr. Accounting Houston, Texas Carson Yarbrough, Baylor So. Political Science Carrollton, Texas Mitchell Day, Iowa State Jr. Liberal Studies Alpena, Mich. Addison Dehaven, Iowa State Sr. Education Brookings, S.D. Eric Fogltanz, Iowa State Sr. Human Computer Interaction Manitowoc, Wis. Scott Fuchs, Iowa State Sr. Journalism and Mass Communication Roseile, Ill. Jonathan Gannon, Iowa State* R-Fr. Civil Engineering Iowa City, Iowa Jack Garber, Iowa State Fr. Civil Engineering Conrad, Iowa Festus Lagat, Iowa State Sr. Sociology Eldoret, Kenya Daniel Nixon, Iowa State Sr. Family and Consumer Sciences Hoover, Ala. Vlad Pavlenko, Iowa State Sr. Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Arlington Heights, Ill. Jeffery Pedersen, Iowa State So. Entrepreneurship & Finance East Greenwich, R.I. Leonel Perez, Iowa State Sr. Family and Consumer Sciences La Vergne, Tenn. Thomas Pollard, Iowa State* R-Sr. Information Systems and Business Analytics Ames, Iowa Roshon Roomes, Iowa State Sr. Open Option Woodbury, Minn. Joe Schaefer, Iowa State R-Fr. Finance Johnston, Iowa Gable Sieperda, Iowa State R-Fr. Finance Rock Rapids, Iowa Hussain AlHizam, Kansas Sr. Marketing Jubail, Saudi Arabia SaeVheon Alcorn, Kansas So. Finance Gardner, Kan. Zach Bradford, Kansas Jr. Sport Management Bloomington, Ill. Edward (Teddy) Buckley, Kansas So. Pre-Business Moraga, Calif. Benjamin Butler, Kansas Sr. Spanish Global & International Studies Highlands Ranch, Colo. Ryan Butler, Kansas Jr. News & Media & Mathematics Highlands Ranch, Colo. Chase Dornbusch, Kansas Sr. Finance Lakewood, Colo. Colin Dwyer, Kansas Jr. Master of Architecture Palos Heights, Ill. Quanah Gardiner, Kansas Sr. Secondary History & Government Teacher Education Ashland, Kan. Eric Gawlick, Kansas Jr. Chemical Engineering Overland Park, Kan. Chandler Gibbens, Kansas Jr. Poliitical Science & Finance Columbia, Mo. Sam Hubert, Kansas* Jr. Mechanical Engineering De Soto, Kan. George Letner, Kansas Sr. Biology & Psychology Baldwin City, Kan. John Luder, Kansas Jr. Human Biology Shawnee, Kan. Konrad Marshall, Kansas Jr. Mechanical Engineering Overland Park, Kan. Michael Melgares, Kansas Sr. Marketing Manhattan, Kan. Jelani Pierre, Kansas Jr. Health, Sport Management & Exercise Science Westfield, N.J. Creed Puyear, Kansas So. Pre-Sport Management Johnson, Kan. Kyle Rogers, Kansas Jr. Mechanical Engineering Liberty, Mo. Jack Young, Kansas Jr. Master of Architecture Mission Hills, Kan. Matas Adamonis, Kansas State Jr. Human Development and Family Science Kaunas, Lithuania Kyle Alcine, Kansas State Sr. Human Development and Family Science Nassau, Bahamas Dylan Brenneman, Kansas State Sr. Chemical Engineering Spring Hill, Kan. Justin Davis, Kansas State Sr. Human Development and Family Science Washington, D.C. Kerby Depenbusch, Kansas State So. Sociology-Criminology Great Bend, Kan. Nate Hassed, Kansas State So. Accounting Overland Park, Kan. Chandler Heid, Kansas State So. Business Administration Caney, Kan. James Higgs, Kansas State So. Chemical Engineering Scabrook, Texas Travis Hodge, Kansas State Sr. Psychology/Nutritional Sciences/Gerontology Desoto, Kan. Tim Lambert, Kansas State* So. Kinesiology Lindsborg, Kan. Cam Lewis, Kansas State Gr. Master’s in Business Administration Mesa, Ariz. Parker McCafferty, Kansas State Jr. Kinesiology Wichita, Kan. -more- Jack Moore, Kansas State So. Business Administration Lenexa, Kan. Kyle Parr, Kansas State Sr. Civil Engineering Rossville, Kan. Mike Rohlinger, Kansas State* So. Finance/ Management White Bear Lake, Minn. Cooper Schroeder, Kansas State So. Marketing Manhattan, Kan. Tejaswin Shankar, Kansas State Sr. Accounting/Finance/Masters in Accounting New Delhi, India Hadley Splechter, Kansas State So. Kinesiology Yates Center, Kan. Jack Thomas, Kansas State So. Biology Scott City, Kan. Logan Wolfley, Kansas State Sr. Spanish/ Finance Silver Lake, Kan. Rayvon Allen, Oklahoma* Sr. Human Relations St. Louis, Mo. Sorre Bah, Oklahoma Sr. Arts & Sciences Planned Program Memphis, Tenn. Xavier Brown, Oklahoma R-Sr. Criminology Palmdale, Calif. Bayley Campbell, Oklahoma Jr. Health and Exercise Science Windsor, Great Britain Cooper Campbell, Oklahoma Sr. Marketing Katy, Texas Bradley Daboub, Oklahoma R-Sr. Industrial & Systems Engineering Humble, Texas Jordan Gledhill, Oklahoma* R-So. Journalism Flower Mound, Texas Josh Haus, Oklahoma Sr. Chemical Engineering / Pre-Medical Manhattan, Kan. Eddie Jeans, Oklahoma Sr. Arts & Sciences Planned Program Preston, England Lucas Kelley, Oklahoma R-Sr. Human Relations Massillon, Ohio Will Kubicek, Oklahoma Jr. Entrepreneurship and Venture Management Edmond, Oklahoma Bryant Parlin, Oklahoma So. Construction Science Bentonville, Ark. Graham Santilli, Oklahoma R-So. Aviation Allen, Texas Kristo Simulask, Oklahoma Jr. Sociology Haapsalu, Estonia Ryan Teuscher, Oklahoma Sr. Health and Exercise Science Trophy Club, Texas Zac Tucker, Oklahoma Jr. Construction Science Norman, Okla. Vernon Turner, Oklahoma R-Jr. Human Relations Yukon, Okla. Jackson Webb, Oklahoma R-Sr. Marketing Plano, Texas Joshua Anadu, Oklahoma State* Sr. Environmental Science/Water Resources Katy, Texas Max Braht, Oklahoma State* So. Marketing Richardson, Texas Juan Diego Castro, Oklahoma State So. Marketing San Jose, Costa Rica Kobe Christiansen, Oklahoma State Jr. Microbiology/Cell & Molecular Biology/Pre-Medical Colorado Springs, Colo. K.J. Cotton, Oklahoma State Sr. Sociology/Anthropology Omaha, Neb. Jake Dyer, Oklahoma State* Sr. Management and Marketing Whitesboro, Texas Will Edmonds, Oklahoma State Sr. Management Marietta, Ga. Torrey Hickel,