K-State Nets 40 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Selections
Jul 02, 2021 | Athletics, Evans Student-Athlete Success Program
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State student-athletes continued to receive honors and accolades for their hard work in the classroom in 2020-21, as 40 Wildcats were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in an announcement by the conference office on Friday.
In the nine years of the award's existence, K-State has placed 300 student-athletes on the list.
The Wildcats saw nine student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The eight recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Emily Fuhr (women's track and field), Taylor Lauterbach (women's basketball), Tessa Mati (volleyball), Mackenzie Morris (volleyball), Erin Morrissey (soccer), Peyton Pearson (soccer), Presli Pearson (soccer), Brian Simon (men's track and field), Maddie Weichel (soccer)
The remaining honorees for the Wildcats on the 2020-21 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team are: Krysten Bartlett (women's track and field/cross country), Luke Beckstein (baseball), Christian Buehler (men's track and field/cross country), Jessica Caraway (women's track and field/cross country), Will Carroll (men's track and field/cross country), Ryan Derry (men's track and field/cross country), Kadye Fernholz (volleyball), Jackson Gibbon (men's track and field), Napua Glossner (women's golf), Nick Goodwin (baseball), Jasmine Greer (women's track and field), Will Howard (football), Reagan Hukill (women's track and field), Luke Kasubke (men's basketball), Katie Kasunic (women's track and field/cross country), Victoria Maxton (women's track and field), Kade McCall (men's track and field), Gabriela McNelly (women's golf), Christian Moore (football), Jada Moore (women's basketball), Nijel Pack (men's basketball), Lily Parker (soccer), Rhianna Phipps (women's track and field), Jaycee Schroeder (women's track and field), TJ Smith (football), Cameron Uselton (baseball), Deuce Vaughn (football), Jack Vincent (men's track and field/cross country), Alaina Werremeyer (soccer), Brett Wozniak (baseball) and Katelyn Young (women's track and field).
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding 2020-21 academic year by both individual student-athletes and by its teams.
The men's and women's cross country teams and the soccer program were honored this season by their respective coaching associations, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and the United Soccer Coaches, for their work in the classroom.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 600 total honorees on the Big 12 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Rolls, 190 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football and baseball and league-high totals in soccer, women's basketball and men's and women's track & field. The Big 12 also honored 16 student-athletes with the Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award, which is the highest academic honor awarded by the Big 12 Conference.
Brookelynn Entz of the soccer team collected Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team honors and was named the Big 12 Conference co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
In addition, women's basketball's Ayoka Lee was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Second Team, while football's Brock Monty and Drew Wiley and volleyball's Brynn Carlson were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team in their respective sports. Monty, Wiley and Tyler Burns were also named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
K-State Athletics saw 62 student-athletes receive their degrees in May 2021 graduation ceremonies in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. These graduate numbers are in-line with K-State's outstanding Graduation Success Rate, which stood at a record-high of 92 percent, with six programs recording a 100 percent Graduation Success Rate.
K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
In the nine years of the award's existence, K-State has placed 300 student-athletes on the list.
The Wildcats saw nine student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The eight recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Emily Fuhr (women's track and field), Taylor Lauterbach (women's basketball), Tessa Mati (volleyball), Mackenzie Morris (volleyball), Erin Morrissey (soccer), Peyton Pearson (soccer), Presli Pearson (soccer), Brian Simon (men's track and field), Maddie Weichel (soccer)
The remaining honorees for the Wildcats on the 2020-21 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team are: Krysten Bartlett (women's track and field/cross country), Luke Beckstein (baseball), Christian Buehler (men's track and field/cross country), Jessica Caraway (women's track and field/cross country), Will Carroll (men's track and field/cross country), Ryan Derry (men's track and field/cross country), Kadye Fernholz (volleyball), Jackson Gibbon (men's track and field), Napua Glossner (women's golf), Nick Goodwin (baseball), Jasmine Greer (women's track and field), Will Howard (football), Reagan Hukill (women's track and field), Luke Kasubke (men's basketball), Katie Kasunic (women's track and field/cross country), Victoria Maxton (women's track and field), Kade McCall (men's track and field), Gabriela McNelly (women's golf), Christian Moore (football), Jada Moore (women's basketball), Nijel Pack (men's basketball), Lily Parker (soccer), Rhianna Phipps (women's track and field), Jaycee Schroeder (women's track and field), TJ Smith (football), Cameron Uselton (baseball), Deuce Vaughn (football), Jack Vincent (men's track and field/cross country), Alaina Werremeyer (soccer), Brett Wozniak (baseball) and Katelyn Young (women's track and field).
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding 2020-21 academic year by both individual student-athletes and by its teams.
The men's and women's cross country teams and the soccer program were honored this season by their respective coaching associations, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and the United Soccer Coaches, for their work in the classroom.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 600 total honorees on the Big 12 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Rolls, 190 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football and baseball and league-high totals in soccer, women's basketball and men's and women's track & field. The Big 12 also honored 16 student-athletes with the Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award, which is the highest academic honor awarded by the Big 12 Conference.
Brookelynn Entz of the soccer team collected Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team honors and was named the Big 12 Conference co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
In addition, women's basketball's Ayoka Lee was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Second Team, while football's Brock Monty and Drew Wiley and volleyball's Brynn Carlson were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team in their respective sports. Monty, Wiley and Tyler Burns were also named to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
K-State Athletics saw 62 student-athletes receive their degrees in May 2021 graduation ceremonies in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. These graduate numbers are in-line with K-State's outstanding Graduation Success Rate, which stood at a record-high of 92 percent, with six programs recording a 100 percent Graduation Success Rate.
K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
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