Forty-nine UCF student-athletes have been named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference announced Wednesday.
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.
UCF student-athletes have extended their record-setting streak in the classroom to 33 consecutive semesters this past spring with a departmental grade-point average of 3.0 or better—including 10 consecutive semesters with a 3.3 or higher mark.
The Knights compiled a combined 3.42 GPA in the 2024 spring semester, which is tied for the highest semester GPA in program history.
More than 75% of student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the spring semester—and 63 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.
UCF has posted a department-wide GPA of 3.3 or better 10 consecutive semesters. The Knights have not turned in a semester below a 3.0 since fall 2007. The top 12 semester marks in school history have come over the last 14 semesters, as the Knights continued to win championships in their fields of competition.
Men’s Golf (4)
Garret Ebbert
Marc Keller
Cyler Norman
Hans Risvaer
Softball (3)
Samantha Delhoyo
Samantha Rey
Kiley Strott
Women’s Soccer (1)
Jalen Haas
Women’s Golf (2)
Molly Smith
Katie Poots
Men’s Soccer (4)
Mouhamed Pouye
Ron Ben Dakon
Yanis Belatrache
Arne Michaelis
Baseball (3)
Josh Fernald
Shawn Tyler Kozera
Joey Wimpleberg
Rowing (18)
Izzabelle Bate
Makayla Baxley
Coralie Detre*
Jasmeen Fajardo-Lopez
Leighanne Franklin*
Hana Garey
Angelina Hassan
Emma Hunt
Brigitte Kappler
Alexa Konowal
Karin Kudmani
Maja Misjenovic
Ines Martin
Kyra Moore
Alexa Sanchez*
Reese Springer
Amber Tulloch
Alexandra Urzua-Geraud
Track & Field (3)
Abigail Clements
Karin Dobiasch
Janiah Pulliam
Men’s Basketball (2)
Comeh Emuobor
Nils Machowski
Volleyball (2)
Avah Armour
Annika Sokol
Women’s Tennis (2)
Olivia Lincer
Mihaela Tsoneva
Football (5)
Grant Reddick
Dylan Rizk
Tyree Patterson
Randy Pittman Jr.
John Walker
*Indicates perfect 4.0 GPA