57 WVU athletes named to 2023-2024 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Earlier this month, the Big 12 announced honorees named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, a list which highlights those conference competitors who are new to the league, including freshmen, for their performance inside the classroom.

Introduced in 2012-2013, the Academic Rookie Team honors incoming athletes in their first year of competition in the Big 12 who complete at minimum 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and finish the year with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA . Student-athletes also have to have officially competed in at least one of their team's athletic contests and on the program's roster for the entirety of their respective sport's NCAA Championship season.

This year, the Mountaineers landed 57 honorees on the list, with women's track and field leading WVU programs with nine athletes represented on the list. A full list of WVU athletes selected and their respective sport are listed below.

WVU 2023-2024 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Honorees:

Spencer Barnett, West Virginia Baseball
Joseph Fredericks, West Virginia Baseball
Armani Guzman, West Virginia Baseball
Michael Perazza, West Virginia Baseball
Aidan Smith, West Virginia Baseball
Luke Szepek, West Virginia Baseball
Ofri Naveh, West Virginia Men's Basketball
Ben Cutter, West Virginia Football
Rodney Gallagher, West Virginia Football
Jordan Jackson, West Virginia Football
Nick Krahe, West Virginia Football
Corey McIntyre, West Virginia Football
Aden Nelson, West Virginia Football
Cooper Young, West Virginia Football
Julia Brown, West Virginia Gymnastics
Jurnee Lane, West Virginia Gymnastics
Amber Lowe, West Virginia Gymnastics
Jayden McDonnell, West Virginia Gymnastics
Griffin Lake, West Virginia Rifle
Grace Armstrong, West Virginia Rowing
Samantha Krankowski, West Virginia Rowing
Alexis Mitchell, West Virginia Rowing
Lauren Mueller, West Virginia Rowing
Samantha Spencer, West Virginia Rowing
Teegan Wendley, West Virginia Rowing
Constantinos Christou, West Virginia Men's Soccer
Sam Nyenka, West Virginia Men's Soccer
Jake Ross, West Virginia Men's Soccer
Nyema Ingleton, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Gabriella Lamparty, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Abbey Olexa, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Jacey Race, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Olivia Shertzer, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Jordyn Wilson, West Virginia Women's Soccer
Preston Bennett, West Virginia Men's Swimming & Diving
Ian McKinney, West Virginia Men's Swimming & Diving
Owen Recker, West Virginia Men's Swimming & Diving
Parker Sterlitz, West Virginia Men's Swimming & Diving
Delaney Cox, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Chloe Hickman, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Victoria Kidney, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Alyssa Martel, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Madeline Smutny, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Makenna Wozny, West Virginia Women's Swimming
Mary Delaney, West Virginia Women's Cross Country & Track
Eva Rinker, West Virginia Women's Cross Country & Track
Kishay Rowe, West Virginia Women's Cross Country & Track
Izayah Everett, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Lilian Haught, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Sophia Ludwig, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Victoria Marston, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Mae Nelson, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Cate Pickering, West Virginia Women's Track & Field
Nele Broszat, West Virginia Volleyball
Katherine Kolar, West Virginia Volleyball
Madelin McGath, West Virginia Volleyball
Wilson Spires, West Virginia Wrestling