Track and Field Puts 28 on Academic All-Big 12 Team

May 10, 2016 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State was well-represented on the 2016 Big 12 Academic All-Conference list, released Tuesday, with 11 Cowboys and 17 Cowgirls earning the honor.

The 28 total student-athletes on the list gave the Pokes second in the conference behind the 30 student-athletes honored from both the University of Kansas and University of Texas.

The Cowgirls led the conference in first team honors, and three student-athletes in Natalie Baker, Stephanie Ferrante and Sarah Robinson earned the first-team spot with a 4.0 grade point average. Overall, OSU's four 4.0 student-athletes, including decathlete Cole Verble, is a Big 12 high as well.

The Cowboys' 10 first-team all-conference honorees is the second-most in the Big 12, tied with Kansas and trailing only Texas' 11.

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 60 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.

In total, 222 student-athletes were named to the list.

Cowboy Honorees
Trenton Daniels (Graphic Design)^
Cerake Geberkidane (Sociology)^
Brian Gohlke (Accounting & Information Assurance)^
Brigham Hedges (Marketing)*
Luis Martinez (Entrepreneurship)^
Nick Miller (University Studies – Education)^
Craig Nowak (Finance and Accounting)^
Vegard Oelstad (Master's in Marketing Analytics)^
Brandon Singleton (Marketing)^
Cole Verble (Psychology)^!
Ryan Wheatley (Electrical Engineering Technology)^

Cowgirl Honorees
Natalie Baker (Strategic Communications)^!
Anna Boyert (Marketing)^
Triana Browne-Hearrell (University Studies – Sociology)*
Savannah Camacho (Entrepreneurship)^
Jennifer Celis (Accounting)^
Danielle Coleman (Political Science)^
Kaylee Dodd (Marketing)^
Kaela Edwards (Marketing)^
Stephanie Ferrante (Biochemistry)^!
Monika Juodeskaite (Master's in International Studies)^
Katie Kehl (Pre-Veterinary Animal Science)^
Ingeborg Loevnes (University Studies – Pre-Med)^
Clara Nichols (History)^
Sarah Robinson (Child and Family Services)^!
Viktoriia Sadokhina (Russian Language and Literature)^
Molly Sughroue (Strategic Communications)^
Ieva Zarankaite (Management)^

! – 4.0 GPA
^ – first-team status
* - second-team status