Six Sooners Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors

NORMAN – Six players from the Oklahoma volleyball team have received Academic All-Big 12 recognition, including five first-team selections, the conference announced Thursday.

Juniors Paige Anderson (communications), Sarah Maras (biology), Kylee McLaughlin (health and exercise science), Sarah Sanders (biomedical engineering) and sophomore Aysia Harty (psychology) were named to the first team. Senior Brianna Kadiku (human relations) earned second-team honors.

Sanders was one of seven student-athletes with a perfect 4.0.

The Academic All-Big 12 selection is the second for Anderson, Maras and Sanders, while Harty, McLaughlin and Kadiku were all first-time honorees.

The first team consists 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.

The Sooners will conclude their home slate on Friday, Nov. 22, when they host West Virginia at McCasland Field House at 6 p.m. CT.