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Eight Sooners Named Academic All-Big 12

April 27, 2022 | Softball

NORMAN — Eight Oklahoma softball student-athletes were named to the 2022 Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference announced the honors Wednesday.

All eight Sooners named to the team collected first team honors: sophomores Tiare Jennings and Nicole May, juniors Rylie Boone and Kinzie Hansen, seniors Grace Green and Grace Lyons, and redshirt seniors Lynnsie Elam and Jana Johns.

Elam and Johns earned special recognition for holding 4.0 cumulative GPAs.

First team members consist 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.

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NAME MAJOR YEAR
Rylie Boone Communication Junior
Lynnsie Elam* Health and Exercise Science/Psychology R-Senior
Grace Green Communication Senior
Kinzie Hansen Psychology Junior
Tiare Jennings Sports Business Sophomore
Jana Johns* Multidisciplinary Studies R-Senior
Grace Lyons Biomedical Engineering Senior
Nicole May Psychology Sophomore
*denotes 4.0 GPA

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Players Mentioned

Rylie Boone

OF
/ Softball

Lynnsie Elam

C
/ Softball

Grace Green

UTL
/ Softball

Kinzie Hansen

C
/ Softball

Tiare Jennings

INF
/ Softball

Jana Johns

INF
/ Softball

Grace Lyons

INF
/ Softball

Nicole May

RHP
/ Softball

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