51 Track and Field Athletes Named to Academic All-Big 12 Teams

51 Track and Field Athletes Named to Academic All-Big 12 Teams

May 03, 2022 | Track & Field

MANHATTAN, Kan. – A total of 51 members of the Kansas State men's and women's track and field teams were named to the 2022 Academic All-Big 12 teams, the conference announced Tuesday (May 3).

The men's team tied Kansas for the conference lead with 23 honorees apiece, including 20 First Team recipients and three Second Team recipients for the Wildcats. The women's team collected 28 total selections with 17 on First Team and three on Second Team. Oklahoma led the women's selection with 29.

Six Wildcats achieved a 4.0 grade point average during the 2021-22 academic year, including Sydney Burton, Emily Fuhr, Helen Giefer, Macy Heinz, Kassidy Johnson and Brian Simon. Johnson has posted a 4.0 GPA for the last four seasons, while Burton has had a 4.0 GPA for the last two seasons.

Senior Tejaswin Shankar earned his fourth Academic All-Big 12 honor in his career.

To qualify for Academic All-Big 12 honors, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshman and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Seniors who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

Those who earned spots on the conference's academic first team put together an overall GPA of 3.20 or higher.

K-State will host the Ward Haylett Invitational on Friday (May 6) and Saturday (May 7). The meet will take place at the R.V. Christian Track and will mark as Senior Day. Competition will commence on Friday at 6 p.m., CT with the women's javelin throw and Saturday's events will take place at 10 a.m., CT with the women's high jump.

Men's First Team (3.20+ GPA) (Bold Denotes 4.0 GPA)
Matas Adamonis (Sr., Human Development and Family Science)
Kyle Alcine (Sr., Human Development and Family Science)
Will Carroll (So., Business Administration)
Darian Clarke (So., Business Administration)
Kerby Depenbusch (Sr., Sociology-Criminology)
Ryan Derry (So., Business Administration)
Nathan Hassed (Jr., Accounting)
Travis Hodge (Sr., Integrated Health Studies/Biology)
Kyle Johnston (Jr., Agricultural Economics)
Stephen Kielhofner (Mechanical Engineering)
Tim Lambert Jr. (Jr., Integrated Physiology/Kinesiology)
Parker McCafferty (Sr., Kinesiology)
Kade McCall (So., Kinesiology)
Jack Moore (Jr., Entrepreneurship/Management)
Mike Rohlinger (Jr., Finance/Management)
Cooper Schroeder (Jr., Marketing)
Tejaswin Shankar (Sr., Accounting/Finance/Master's in Accounting)
Brian Simon (So., Mechanical Engineering)
Noah Stevenson (Sr., Mechanical Engineering)
Jack Vincent (So., Economics)

Men's Second Team (3.0-3.19 GPA)
Jackson Gibbon (So., Business Administration)
Gabriel Louw (Jr., Psychology)
Jesse Pinkley (So., Architecture)

Women's First Team (3.20+ GPA) (Bold Denotes 4.0 GPA)
Urte Bacianskaite (Jr., Athletic Training and Rehab Sciences)
Chantoba Bright (Sr., Communication Studies)
Sydney Burton (Jr., Natural Resources and Environment Studies/Dietetics/Nutrition and Health)
Jessica Caraway (So., Biology)
Alex Ferguson (Sr., Statistics and Data Science/Kinesiology)
Emily Fuhr (So., Kinesiology)
Helen Giefer (Jr., Master's in Animal Science)
Jasmine Greer (So., Statistics and Data Science)
Macy Heinz (Sr., Communication Studies)
Reagan Hukill (So., Public Health)
Kassidy Johnson (Sr., Dietetics/Nutrition and Health/Spanish)
Katie Kasunic (Jr., Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Delaney Kemp (Jr., Kinesiology)
Briana Lowe (Jr., Nutrition and Health Gerontology)
Wurrie Njadoe (Sr., Master's in Business Administration)
Kindel Nordhus (Jr., English Education)
Madeline Righter (Jr., Nutrition and Health)
Jaycee Schroeder (So., Kinesiology)
Jaybe Shufelberger (Jr., Management/Natural Resources and Environment Science)
Lavaun Stephenson (Sr., Human Development and Family Science/Gerontology)
Cailan Steward (Jr., Architecture)
Hannah Stewart (Jr., Kinesiology)
Grace Thompson (So., Physical Education)
Baylee Unruh (Jr., Kinesiology)
Shalysa Wray (Jr., Marketing)

Women's Second Team (3.0-3.19 GPA)
Vitoria Sena Batista Alves (Sr., Psychology)
O'Shalia Johnson (Jr., Business Administration)
Katelyn Young (So., Business Administration)

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