TCU Athletics: Smart Cookies
846 student-athletes have been named to the 2023 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Team, 32 of whom attend TCU. There were 708 Big 12 athletes honored on the First Team, with 91 of those posting 4.0 grade point averages--of these, TCU boasts 12. An additional 138 student-athletes earned Second Team distinction--and of these, TCU claims 20.
The team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at Conference institutions that participate in spring sports. The sports included for the spring season are baseball (72), men's golf (43), women's golf (35), rowing (181), softball (74), men's tennis (37), women's tennis (46), men's track and field (154) and women's track and field (204).
Baylor women's golf (5), Iowa State women's tennis (7), Kansas State women's golf (5), Oklahoma State baseball (11), Oklahoma State men's golf (7), Oklahoma State women's golf (5), Oklahoma State men's track and field (25), Oklahoma State women's track and field (35), Texas rowing (32), Texas men's tennis (9), Texas Tech women's golf (5), Texas Tech softball (16) and West Virginia women's tennis (7) each led or co-led their respective sports in number of honorees. Texas combined for a Conference-best 104 honorees across all sports.
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.
TCU's Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Baseball
- Cam Brown, a Junior, majoring in Communication Studies
- Luke Savage, a Junior, majoring in Political Science
Men's Track and Field
- Stone Burke, a Sophomore, majoring in Management
- Cory Hatchel, a Sophomore, majoring in Management
- Clay Macdonald, a Sophomore, majoring in Business Information Systems
- Finn Riley, a Sophomore, majoring in Communication Studies
Women's Track and Field
- Mathilda Bjorkland, a Senior, majoring in Economics
- Samantha Callaway, a Sophomore, majoring in Graphic Design
- London Culbreath, a Sophomore, majoring in Movement Science
- Rylan Engels, a Sophomore, majoring in Marketing
- Gracie Morris, a Junior, majoring in Strategic Communication
- Jasmine-Muhammed Graham, a Graduate Student, specializing in Higher Education
TCU's Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Baseball
- Luke Boyers, a Junior, majoring in Communication Studies
- Kurtis Byrne, a Junior, majoring in General Communication
- Cohen Feser, a Sophomore, majoring in Finance
- Logan Maxwell, a Sophomore, majoring in Communication Studies
- Mason Speaker, a Junior, majoring in Mathematics
- Sam Stoutenborough, a Graduate Student earning his certificate in Supply Chain Management
- Brayden Taylor, a Junior, majoring in Communication Studies
- Garrett Wright, a Junior, majoring in Communication Studies
Men's Golf
- Gustav Frimodt, a Senior, majoring in Strategic Communication
Women's Golf
- Lois Lau, a Senior, majoring in Communication Studies
- Caitlyn Macnab, a Sophomore, majoring in Health and Fitness
- Sabrina Nguyen, a Senior, majoring in Health and Fitness
Men's Tennis
- Jake Fearnley, a Junior, majoring in Health and Fitness
- Luc Fomba, a Senior, majoring in Economics
- Tomas Jirousek, a Junior, majoring in Latin American Studies
- Lui Maxted, a Sophomore, majoring in Economics
- Pedro Vives Marcos, a Sophomore, majoring in Economics
Women's Tennis
- Mercedes Aristegui Uriguen, a Senior, majoring in Supply Chain Management
- Helena Narmont, a Sophomore, majoring in Movement Science
- Jade Otway, a Sophomore, majoring in Sports Broadcasting
To these exceptional student-athletes, we at Killer Frogs would like to say "congratulations!"
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