University of Oklahoma Athletics

Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Oklahoma Places 42 on Academic All-Rookie Team

July 02, 2021 | Athletics

NORMAN – Forty-two University of Oklahoma student-athletes were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the Big 12 Conference announced Friday.

A total of 527 student-athletes from the league's 10 schools were named to the team, which was introduced in the 2012-13 academic year.

Ten of the Sooners' 42 honorees posted perfect 4.0 GPAs. They were Zach Schmit (football), Noah Giordano (men's gymnastics), Bell Johnson (women's gymnastics), Lale Edil (rowing), Cece Cross (soccer), Cailey England (soccer), Nathan Han (men's tennis), Paige Low (track and field), Grace Posey (track and field) and Kelsey Carrington (volleyball).

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 who have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.
 
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