Kansas State University Athletics
K-State Places Record 33 on Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Jun 15, 2017 | General
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State student-athletes continued to receive honors and accolades for their hard work in the classroom, as 33 Wildcats were named to the 2016-17 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team in an announcement by the conference office on Thursday.
In the five years of the award’s existence, K-State has placed 135 student-athletes on the list. The 33 honorees this year surpassed the previous school record of 30 following the 2015-16 academic year.
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 as introduced in the 2012-13 academic year.
The Wildcats had five student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The four recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Helene Ingvaldsen (women’s track & field), Anna Keeley (women’s track & field), Tristan Peterson (baseball), Konstantina Romaiou (women’s track & field), Maureen Schick (volleyball).
The remaining honorees for the Wildcats on the 2016-17 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team are: Kyle Ball (football), Baylee Bedard (women’s soccer), Will Brennan (baseball), Tania Chassot (women’s soccer), Sydney Collins (women’s track & field), Katie Condon (women’s track & field), Lauren Costello (rowing), Katie Cramer (women’s soccer), Tyler Eckberg (baseball), Jacob Eklund (men’s golf), Laramie Hall (women’s soccer), Luke Hauswirth (baseball), Travis Hodge (men’s track & field), Gabby Lavington (women’s track & field), Erin Lee (women’s track & field), Jared Marolf (baseball), Tyler McKay (baseball), Wurrie Njadoe (women’s track & field), Ariel Okorie (women’s track & field), Connor Rule (baseball), Elle Sandbothe (volleyball), Nicholas Skinner (men’s track & field), Xavier Sneed (men’s basketball), Noah Stevenson (men’s track & field), Lauren Taubert (women’s track & field), Cameron Thompson (baseball), Peyton Williams (women’s basketball) and Ashley Zane (women’s soccer)
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had another outstanding academic year in 2016-17, as the Wildcats saw 88 student-athletes receive their diplomas.
Kansas State student-athletes earned the following recognitions for their work in the classroom: 137 Academic All-Big 12 honors, Kersten Kober (volleyball) and Katie Brand (volleyball), Austin Budke (men’s basketball) and Shaelyn Martin (women’s basketball) were named CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 selections. Brand was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, while Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann were each among the 30 candidates for the women’s basketball Senior CLASS Award.
Kansas State Student-Athletes on the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Name, Sport, Major, Hometown
Kyle Ball, football, business, Prairie Village, Kansas
Baylee Bedard, women’s soccer, open option, Fort Collins, Colorado
Will Brennan, baseball, kinesiology, Stilwell, Kansas
Tania Chassot, women’s soccer, kinesiology, Murten, Switzerland
Sydney Collins, women’s track & field, biochemistry, Kitchener, Canada
Katie Condon, women’s track & field, animal sciences & industry, Lake Forest, Illinois
Lauren Costello, rowing, architectural engineering, Garden Plain, Kansas
Katie Cramer, women’s soccer, nutrition & health/pre-PA, Goddard, Kansas
Tyler Eckberg, baseball, open option, Edina, Minnesota
Jacob Eklund, men’s golf, business, Carbondale, Illinois
Laramie Hall, women’s soccer, open option, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Luke Hauswirth, baseball, mechanical engineering, Nixa, Missouri
Travis Hodge, men’s track & field, nutritional sciences, DeSoto, Kansas
Helene Ingvaldsen*, women’s track & field, business, Bergen, Norway
Anna Keeley*, women’s track & field, dietetics, Manhattan, Kansas
Gabrielle Lavington, women’s track & field, business, Salina, Kansas
Erin Lee, women’s track & field, biology, York, Nebraska
Jared Marolf, baseball, industrial engineering, Lenexa, Kansas
Tyler McKay, baseball, business administration, Blue Springs, Missouri
Wurrie Njadoe, women’s track & field, open option, Shoreline, Washington
Ariel Okorie, women’s track & field, business, Waynesville, Missouri
Tristan Peterson*, baseball, construction science & management, Tucson, Arizona
Konstantina Romaiou*, women’s track & field, open option, Corfu, Greece
Connor Rule, baseball, sociology/criminology, Hays, Kansas
Elle Sandbothe, volleyball, open option, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Maureen Schick, volleyball, life sciences, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Nicholas Skinner, men’s track & field, business, Olathe, Kansas
Xavier Sneed, men’s basketball, business, Florissant, Missouri
Noah Stevenson, men’s track & field, mechanical engineering, Merriam, Kansas
Lauren Taubert, women’s track & field, psychology, Casper, Wyoming
Cam Thompson, baseball, open option, Pasadena, Texas
Peyton Williams, women’s basketball, Topeka, Kansas
Ashley Zane, women’s soccer, kinesiology/pre-pharmacy, Wichita, Kansas
