Oklahoma Places 49 on SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

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Oklahoma Places 49 on SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

April 16, 2026 | Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Gymnastics, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Wrestling

NORMAN – A total of 49 University of Oklahoma student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll by the conference office.

The 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the sports of basketball, equestrian, gymnastics, swimming and diving and wrestling, and is based on grades from the 2025 spring, summer and fall terms. OU's 49 honorees are comprised of five student-athletes from men's basketball, four from women's basketball, 13 from women's gymnastics, 12 from men's gymnastics, and 15 from wrestling.

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution's NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll.

To be eligible for recognition on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must (1) have a GPA of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; (2) be on scholarship, a letterwinner or have spent two years on a varsity team, if non-scholarship; (3) have successfully completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a degree at the nominating institution, or 18 semester hours of academic credit toward a graduate degree at the nominating institution; and (4) have been a member of a varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.

Oklahoma's 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Members

Men's Basketball
Kuol Atak – Organizational Leadership
Jadon Jones – Organizational Leadership
Reid Lovelace – Psychology
Jeff Nwankwo – Multidisciplinary Studies
Kai Rogers – Finance

Women's Basketball
Raegan Beers - Multidisciplinary Studies
Caya Smith – Business
Zya Vann – Communication
Payton Verhulst – Educational Administration: Curriculum and Supervision

Women's Gymnastics
Elizabeth Blessey – Psychology
Addison Fatta – Communication
Danae Fletcher – Criminal Justice (MS)
Aspen Lenczner – Journalism
Elle Mueller – Psychology
Lily Pederson – Management
Hannah Scheible – Health and Exercise Science/Psychology
Ava Siegfeldt - Health and Exercise Science
Kelsey Slade – Psychology
Caitlin Smith – Journalism
Hurley Snow – Psychology
Faith Torrez – Sociology
Keira Wells – Creative Media Production

Men's Gymnastics
Colby Aranda – Energy Management
Max Bereznev – Community Health
Kelton Christiansen – Finance
Colin Flores – Multidisciplinary Studies
Tyler Flores – Multidisciplinary Studies
Brigham Frentheway – Biology
Tas Hajdu – Journalism
Leo Koike – Communication
Mac Seyler – Management Information Systems
Francisco Velez Belendez – Biology
Ignacio Yockers – Computer Science and Mathematics
Brandon Zepeda-Orth – Management Information Systems and Economics

Wrestling
Koufax Christensen – Aviation
Eli Cordy – International Security Studies
Owen Eck – Mechanical Engineering
Christian Forbes – Environmental Design
Jack Gioffre – Multidisciplinary Studies
Derek Glenn – Multidisciplinary Studies
Conrad Hendriksen – Organizational Leadership
Beric Jordan – Criminology
Mannix Morgan – Supply Chain Management (MS)
Layton Schneider – Organizational Leadership
Carter Schubert – Organizational Leadership
Kaden Smith – Civil Engineering
Brian Soldano – Multidisciplinary Studies
Landyn Sommer – Organizational Leadership
Anders Thompson – Management