K-State Places 32 on Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Jun 21, 2018 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State student-athletes continued to receive honors and accolades for their hard work in the classroom, as 32 Wildcats were named to the 2017-18 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team in an announcement by the conference office on Thursday.
In the six years of the award's existence, K-State has placed 167 student-athletes on the list. This is the third straight season K-State has placed 30 or more student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
The Wildcats had nine student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The nine recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Brynn Carlson (volleyball), Alex Ferguson (women's track & field), Kassidy Johnson (women's track & field), Leah Kellogg (soccer), Shelby Lierz (soccer), Maria Linares (women's tennis), Cara Melgares (women's track & field), Ethan Powell (men's track & field) and Anna Turco (women's tennis).
The remaining honorees for the Wildcats on the 2017-18 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team are: Ella Adams (women's golf), Alex Belch (baseball), Darby Deans (women's golf), Brookelynn Entz (soccer), Avery Green (soccer), Reid Isaac (women's golf), Paige Kimble (women's track & field), Rosanna Maffei (women's tennis), Jordan Maxson (baseball), Mike McGuirl (men's basketball), Dawson Miller (men's track & field), Quinton Potter (baseball), Brooke Ramos (soccer), Victoria Robinson (women's track & field), Marisa Rodriguez (rowing), Paige Rohner (rowing), Isaac Smallwood (men's track & field), John Sorensen (baseball), Maddie Souder (soccer), Terrence Spurlin (baseball), Alisa Wiggins (women's basketball), Drew Wiley (football) and Emma Witter (rowing).
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.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had another outstanding academic year in 2017-18. In addition to 49 graduates this spring, the Wildcats saw 31 student-athletes receive their diplomas in December of 2017.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 127 Academic All-Big 12 recipients, football's Adam Holtorf was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), while women's basketball student-athletes Shaelyn Martin (first team), Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams (second team), baseball's Jake Biller and track's Jeff Bachman and Emma Wren were named to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District VII teams.
Martin would also take home 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors and earn the 2017-18 Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
Kansas State also had a total of 243 K-State student-athletes named to the Fall 2017 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. The 243 student-athletes to earn the honor marked the 18th straight semester K-State has placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll.
Of the 243 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 50 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the fall semester.
Kansas State Student-Athletes on the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Name, Sport, Major, Hometown
Ella Adams, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Adelaide, Australia
Alex Belch, Baseball, Business Administration, Rochester, Minn.
Brynn Carlson, Volleyball, Dietetics/Kinesiology/Nutrition, Woodbury, Minn. *
Darby Deans, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Frisco, Texas
Brookelynn Entz, Soccer, Open Option, Newton, Kan.
Alex Ferguson, Women's Track & Field, Pre-Physical Therapy/Nutrition & Kinesiology, Topeka, Kan. *
Avery Green, Soccer, Open Option, Wichita, Kan.
Reid Isaac, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Montgomery, Texas
Kassidy Johnson, Women's Track & Field, Dietetics minor: Spanish, Wichita, Kan. *
Leah Kellogg, Soccer, Business Administration, Los Alamitos, Calif. *
Paige Kimble, Women's Track & Field, Kinesiology, Pearland, Texas
Shelby Lierz, Soccer, Biology, Overland Park, Kan. *
Maria Linares, Women's Tennis, Business Administration, Maracay, Venezuela *
Rosanna Maffei, Women's Tennis, Open Option, Atripalda, Italy
Jordan Maxson, Business Administration, Wichita, Kan.
Mike McGuirl, Men's Basketball, Business Administration, Ellington, Conn.
Cara Melgares, Women's Track & Field, Dietetics, Manhattan, Kan. *
Dawson Miller, Men's Track & Field, Pre-Pharmacy/Life Sciences, Morrowville, Kan.
Quinton Potter, Baseball, Business Administration, Moorpark, Calif.
Ethan Powell, Men's Track & Field, Pre-Law/Political Science & History, Colorado Springs, Colo. *
Brooke Ramos, Soccer, Psychology, Waipahu, Hawaii
Victoria Robinson, Women's Track & Field, Pre-Nursing/Nutrition and Health, Lansing, Kan.
Maria Rodriguez, Rowing, Nutritional Sciences, Maize, Kan.
Paige Rohner, Rowing, Architectural Engineering, Wichita, Kan.
Isaac Smallwood, Men's Track & Field, Open Option, Bel Aire, Kan.
John Sorensen, Baseball, Business Administration, Fort Collins, Colo.
Maddie Souder, Soccer, Kinesiology, Lee's Summit, Mo.
Terrence Spurlin, Baseball, Open Option, Cypress, Texas
Anna Turco, Women's Tennis, Psychology, Mondovi, Italy *
Alisa Wiggins, Women's Basketball, Kinesiology, Montclair, N.J.
Drew Wiley, Football, Animal Sciences and Industry, Vinton, Iowa
Emma Witter, Rowing, Journalism and Mass Communications, St. Charles, Mo.
* - denotes 4.0 grade point average
In the six years of the award's existence, K-State has placed 167 student-athletes on the list. This is the third straight season K-State has placed 30 or more student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
The Wildcats had nine student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The nine recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Brynn Carlson (volleyball), Alex Ferguson (women's track & field), Kassidy Johnson (women's track & field), Leah Kellogg (soccer), Shelby Lierz (soccer), Maria Linares (women's tennis), Cara Melgares (women's track & field), Ethan Powell (men's track & field) and Anna Turco (women's tennis).
The remaining honorees for the Wildcats on the 2017-18 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team are: Ella Adams (women's golf), Alex Belch (baseball), Darby Deans (women's golf), Brookelynn Entz (soccer), Avery Green (soccer), Reid Isaac (women's golf), Paige Kimble (women's track & field), Rosanna Maffei (women's tennis), Jordan Maxson (baseball), Mike McGuirl (men's basketball), Dawson Miller (men's track & field), Quinton Potter (baseball), Brooke Ramos (soccer), Victoria Robinson (women's track & field), Marisa Rodriguez (rowing), Paige Rohner (rowing), Isaac Smallwood (men's track & field), John Sorensen (baseball), Maddie Souder (soccer), Terrence Spurlin (baseball), Alisa Wiggins (women's basketball), Drew Wiley (football) and Emma Witter (rowing).
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.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had another outstanding academic year in 2017-18. In addition to 49 graduates this spring, the Wildcats saw 31 student-athletes receive their diplomas in December of 2017.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 127 Academic All-Big 12 recipients, football's Adam Holtorf was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), while women's basketball student-athletes Shaelyn Martin (first team), Kayla Goth and Peyton Williams (second team), baseball's Jake Biller and track's Jeff Bachman and Emma Wren were named to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District VII teams.
Martin would also take home 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors and earn the 2017-18 Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
Kansas State also had a total of 243 K-State student-athletes named to the Fall 2017 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. The 243 student-athletes to earn the honor marked the 18th straight semester K-State has placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll.
Of the 243 K-State student-athletes earning the citation for their academic excellence, 50 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the fall semester.
Kansas State Student-Athletes on the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Name, Sport, Major, Hometown
Ella Adams, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Adelaide, Australia
Alex Belch, Baseball, Business Administration, Rochester, Minn.
Brynn Carlson, Volleyball, Dietetics/Kinesiology/Nutrition, Woodbury, Minn. *
Darby Deans, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Frisco, Texas
Brookelynn Entz, Soccer, Open Option, Newton, Kan.
Alex Ferguson, Women's Track & Field, Pre-Physical Therapy/Nutrition & Kinesiology, Topeka, Kan. *
Avery Green, Soccer, Open Option, Wichita, Kan.
Reid Isaac, Women's Golf, Business Administration, Montgomery, Texas
Kassidy Johnson, Women's Track & Field, Dietetics minor: Spanish, Wichita, Kan. *
Leah Kellogg, Soccer, Business Administration, Los Alamitos, Calif. *
Paige Kimble, Women's Track & Field, Kinesiology, Pearland, Texas
Shelby Lierz, Soccer, Biology, Overland Park, Kan. *
Maria Linares, Women's Tennis, Business Administration, Maracay, Venezuela *
Rosanna Maffei, Women's Tennis, Open Option, Atripalda, Italy
Jordan Maxson, Business Administration, Wichita, Kan.
Mike McGuirl, Men's Basketball, Business Administration, Ellington, Conn.
Cara Melgares, Women's Track & Field, Dietetics, Manhattan, Kan. *
Dawson Miller, Men's Track & Field, Pre-Pharmacy/Life Sciences, Morrowville, Kan.
Quinton Potter, Baseball, Business Administration, Moorpark, Calif.
Ethan Powell, Men's Track & Field, Pre-Law/Political Science & History, Colorado Springs, Colo. *
Brooke Ramos, Soccer, Psychology, Waipahu, Hawaii
Victoria Robinson, Women's Track & Field, Pre-Nursing/Nutrition and Health, Lansing, Kan.
Maria Rodriguez, Rowing, Nutritional Sciences, Maize, Kan.
Paige Rohner, Rowing, Architectural Engineering, Wichita, Kan.
Isaac Smallwood, Men's Track & Field, Open Option, Bel Aire, Kan.
John Sorensen, Baseball, Business Administration, Fort Collins, Colo.
Maddie Souder, Soccer, Kinesiology, Lee's Summit, Mo.
Terrence Spurlin, Baseball, Open Option, Cypress, Texas
Anna Turco, Women's Tennis, Psychology, Mondovi, Italy *
Alisa Wiggins, Women's Basketball, Kinesiology, Montclair, N.J.
Drew Wiley, Football, Animal Sciences and Industry, Vinton, Iowa
Emma Witter, Rowing, Journalism and Mass Communications, St. Charles, Mo.
* - denotes 4.0 grade point average
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