KU
The Big 12 Conference announced the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team on Wednesday, with 758 student-athletes earning the honor. Kansas had 70 student-athletes recognized to the team.
Of the Jayhawks' 70 honorees, 14 earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA) for the 2023-24 academic year. Student-athletes to earn a 4.0 GPA include Lauren Pham (Women's Golf), Raegan Burns (Volleyball), Andrew Kirby (Men's Track and Field), Reese Hulcher (Women's Track and Field), Taylor Mayo (Women's Track and Field), Mason Meinershagen (Women's Track and Field), Caroline Castans (Soccer), Siera Herbert (Soccer) Gracyn O'Mara (Swim and Dive), Kathryn Borthwick (Rowing), Logan Foster (Rowing), Alex Harswick (Rowing), Leah Petrie (Rowing) and Kyoka Kubo (Women's Tennis).
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 that have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.
Additionally, the student-athlete must have participated in at least one of their team's scheduled contests and must have been a member of their respective team for their sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
The Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team was introduced in the 2012-13 academic year.
The Kansas Women's Track and Field Team led the way for the Jayhawks with 14 honorees, followed by rowing with 12 and men's track and field and women's swimming and diving with eight apiece. KU Football had six players on the list, soccer had four, volleyball, softball and women's basketball each had three, women's golf, men's golf, men's basketball and baseball had two apiece and women's tennis earned one.
Below is a full list of Kansas student-athletes listed on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
Name Sport
Lyla Louderbaugh Women's Golf
Lauren Pham* Women's Golf
Noah Holtzman Men's Golf
Max Jelinek Men's Golf
Aisha Aiono Volleyball
Raegan Burns* Volleyball
Ellie Schneider Volleyball
Johnny Furphy Men's Basketball
Jamari McDowell Men's Basketball
Cole Ballard Football
Logan Brantley Football
Calvin Clements Football
Jacoby Davis Football
Damon Greaves Football
Keaton Kubecka Football
Hobbs Campbell Men's Track & Field
Jacob Cookinham Men's Track & Field
Conor Dunback Men's Track & Field
Ryo Higuchi Men's Track & Field
Andrew Kirby* Men's Track & Field
Josiah Parris Men's Track & Field
Ty Smedes Men's Track & Field
Jack Weber Men's Track & Field
Avery Armstrong Women's Track & Field
Pearl Awanya Women's Track & Field
Madeline Carter Women's Track & Field
Bethany Druse Women's Track & Field
Laya Erickson Women's Track & Field
Claire Farrell Women's Track & Field
Reese Hulcher* Women's Track & Field
Taylor Mayo* Women's Track & Field
Mason Meinershagen* Women's Track & Field
Audrey Meyer Women's Track & Field
Sidney Smith Women's Track & Field
Abi Street Women's Track & Field
Katherine Toney Women's Track & Field
Abree Winfrey Women's Track & Field
September Flanagan Softball
Anna Soles Softball
Kadence Stafford Softball
Paris Gaines Women's Basketball
S'Mya Nichols Women's Basketball
McKenzie Smith Women's Basketball
Dominic Voegele Baseball
Ty Wisdom Baseball
Caroline Castans* Soccer
Siera Herbert* Soccer
Jocelyn Herrema Soccer
Olivia Page Soccer
Lauren Collins Women's Swimming & Diving
Ryan Johnston Women's Swimming & Diving
Halle McCullough Women's Swimming & Diving
Logan Morris Women's Swimming & Diving
Abigail Naden Women's Swimming & Diving
Gracyn O'Mara* Women's Swimming & Diving
Mia Waldron Women's Swimming & Diving
Bradie Ward Women's Swimming & Diving
Kathryn Borthwick* Rowing
Kayley Chism Rowing
Cece Cohen Rowing
Sofia D'Ascenzo Rowing
Logan Foster* Rowing
Ella Haasch Rowing
Alex Harswick* Rowing
Grace Morenz Rowing
Sophie Pense Rowing
Leah Petrie* Rowing
Kaitlyn Reeves Rowing
Gracie Shepherd Rowing
Kyoka Kubo* Women's Tennis
*4.0 GPA