IRVING, Texas – A number of student-athletes from Sun Devil Athletics earned conference academic honors as the 2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Team was announced on Tuesday alongside the 2025-26 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team and the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award winners.
Of the group honored from Arizona State, 22 individuals on the spring team and eight from the rookie team were nominated with a 4.0 GPA.
The full Spring All-Big 12 Academic Team can be seen on the conference website. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 GPA or higher either cumulative or over 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.
For the all-rookie team, which the full list can be seen on the Big 12 website, student-athletes are 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 who 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.
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award is new this school year. In order to be eligible for the accolade, student-athletes must have lettered at least once in their career while maintaining residence at their institution for at least one academic year. The honoree, which can only be recognized once, should have 90 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination. The award is in memory of Lage, who served as the Oklahoma State faculty athletics representative with the NCAA and the Big Eight/Big 12 Conference from 1983 until his death in 2007. That full list of honorees is on the conference website.
Listed below are all of the honorees for the three awards (* means a 4.0 GPA):
2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Honorees:
Baseball (19)
Jaden Alba, business (sports business)
Josh Butler, business (sports business)
Eli Buxton, business (sports business)
Cole Carlon, liberal studies
Finn Edwards, communication
Sean Fitzpatrick, interdisciplinary studies
Colby Guy, health care admin & policy
Wyatt Halvorson, organizational leadership
Kole Klecker, liberal studies
Colin Linder, communication
Ky McGary, liberal studies
Garrett Michel, liberal studies
PJ Moutzouridis, liberal studies
Taylor Penn, business (business admin)
Matt Polk, organizational leadership
Derek Schaefer, business (communication)
Dominic Smaldino, business (sports business)
Dean Toigo, liberal studies
Beckett Zavorek, communication
Beach volleyball (10)
Arden Besecker, business (law)
McKenna Flaherty, non-degree seeking
Kristin Gilmour, psychology
Reagan Hope, communication (MA)*
Daniella Kensinger, artificial intelligence in business
Olivia McElroy, finance
Samaya Morin, assess integ health mod (certificate)*
Zoê Taylor, communication*
Kendall Whitmarsh, communication
Layla Williams, business (sports business)
Men’s golf (4)
Pongsapak Laopakdee, business (sports business)
Michael Mjaaseth, political science
Peer Wernicke, business entrepreneurship
Connor Williams, communication*
Women’s golf (4)
Beth Coulter, interdisciplinary studies
Isla McDonald-O’brien, business (sports business)
Patience Rhodes, business (sports business)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, business entrepreneurship
Lacrosse (25)
Hannah Adamski, educational studies
Jordyn Behar, communication
Claire Beucher, mechanical engineering
Keira Biwer, kinesiology
Averie Cage, communication*
Kayli Carannante, business (financial planning)
Jenna Casole, biological sciences
Keeley Cleland, interdisciplinary studies
Sara Flobeck, mass comm & media studies
Izzi Hammond, communication
Emma Heenan, finance*
Gabriella Henry, business data analytics
Morgan Livingston, business data analytics
Angelina Longo, geographic info science (certificate)
Teagan Lowery, kinesiology
Caroline Lyttle, psychology
Kendal Morris, interdisciplinary studies
Teagan Ng, kinesiology
Alyssa Nichols, bio sci (biomedical sci)
Lydia Oldknow, psychology
Helen Park, medical nutrition*
Sierra Ryan, data science
Addie Shevitz, business (communication)
Regan Spichiger, accountancy
Anna Viglione, mass comm & media studies
Softball (17)
Yaya Acuña, family & human development
Yazzy Avila, liberal studies*
Kenzie Brown, organization leadership*
Ryan Brown, psychology
Katie Chester, health sciences
Tiare Ho-Ching, finance
Meika Lauppe, business (agrbus innov & tech)*
Ashleigh Mejia, psychology
Madison Pomykalski, tech comm (social media mgt)
Miller Roberts, health care admin & policy*
Sydney Saenz, health sciences
Emily Schepp, clinical exercise science*
Corie Shull, interdisciplinary studies
Aissa Silva, mass comm & media studies
Samantha Swan, business (law)
Brooklyn Ulrich, health care admin & policy*
Tanya Windle, psychology
Men’s tennis (6)
Mathis Bondaz, liberal studies
Roi Ginat, communication
Milos Mikovic, psychology
Kristof Minarik, business analytics*
Jelani Sarr, liberal studies
Ofek Shimanov, liberal studies
Women’s tennis (6)
Karsyn Evans, fashion (merchandising)
Aiya Nupbay, health science (healthy livestyle fit science)*
Vivian Ovrootsky, MBA*
Sara Svetac, finance
Lily Taylor, psychology*
Emilija Tverijonaite, health science (healthy livestyle fit science)
Men’s track and field (13)
Preston Beery, aerospace engineering (aeronautics)
James Cappos, liberal studies
Dayton Carlson, real estate development
Destin Drummond, sports law & business*
Gidion Lemerian Lemashon, pub serve & pub pol (law & politics)
Brandon Lloyd, liberal studies
Charlie Merritt, liberal studies
Brady Nieto, biochemistry (medicinal chem)
Wyatt Preble, clinical exercise science
Dennis Rono, business (law)
Tyler Schierenberg, bio sci (biomedical sci)*
Boston Walseth, finance*
Zachary Weaver, construction mgmt & technology
Women’s track and field (18)
Aliyah Adams, liberal studies
Jade Allen, chemical engineering (BSE)*
Taylor Brown, biological sciences
Aliyah Canty, psychology
Jessica Chaparro, psychology
Mia Chavez, communication
Grace Cunningham, marketing
Cristal Daly, mechanical engineering
Beatrice Honebrink, sustainable food systems
Alexandria Johnson, business (law)
Ines Lopex Arias, marketing (digital)
Sophie Mann, public administration & policy*
Ava McCumber Gandara, communication
Harlie Medrano, psychology
Naiya Morgan, sport sci & performance program
Alexia Schofield, health care innovation
Ashley Tarasenko, business (communication)
Myla Tate, philosophy (moral pol law)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Women’s basketball (2)
Martina Fantini
Amaya Williams
Men’s golf (5)
Boston Bracken
Raul Gomez Montalva
Kent Karlstrom*
Bowen Mauss
Bryan Newman
Women’s golf (3)
Johanna Axelsen
Kate Dillon
Fai Rubrong*
Gymnastics (3)
Kylee Bromley
Safia El Mammann
Delanie Kelly
Lacrosse (5)
Kara Harris
Vivian Stone
Addy Westerberg
Sienna Whitington*
Ava Whitt
Soccer (2)
Norah Bell
Katherine Ozard*
Softball (3)
Avery Motroni
Brooke Piwowar
JazMarie Roberts
Men’s swim and dive (6)
Seth Crow
Jonathan Itzhaki
Mattia Mauri*
Noah Mudadu
Harrison Smith
Jag Zwaschka
Women’s swim and dive (6)
Albane Cachot*
Shane Golland
Eleaunah Phillips
Alexia Sotomayor
June Tran-Hansen*
Cali Watts
Women’s tennis (2)
Zlata Bartanusz
Sarang Lim*
Men’s track and field (4)
Nolan Bartley
Malith Kiraviyannalage
Duaine Mayrant
Kingston Waring
Women’s track and field (2)
Susmita
Kate Odumoso
Wrestling (4)
Gabriel Delgado
Jabari Hinson
Israel Ibarra
Benjamin Szuba
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
Baseball (2)
Matt Polk
Cole Carlon
Men’s basketball (2)
Marcus Adams
Adante Walker-Holiman
Beach volleyball (4)
Tori Clement
Reagan Hope
Samaya Morin
Addy White
Football (3)
Grayson Curtis
Cullen Fite
Kristian Ingman
Men’s golf (2)
Pongsapak Laopakdee
Connor Williams
Gymnastics (2)
Halle Gregoire
Reese Grolla
Lacrosse (6)
Emma Heenan
Helen Park
Jenna Casole
Caroline Lyttle
Teagan Ng
Keira Biwer
Soccer (4)
Daan Louwerse
Peyton Marcisz
Miki Hayashi
Brianna Nunley
Softball (4)
Yazzy Avila
Kenzie Brown
Millie Roberts
Yaya Acuña
Men’s swim and dive (3)
James Ewing
Michael Hochwalt
Remi Fabiani
Women’s swim and dive (7)
Ella Guilfoil
Ginger McMahon
Gerda Szilagyi
Grace Lindberg
Sonia Vaishnani
Kayden Hayes
Hannah Hurleman
Men’s tennis (1)
Kristof Minarik
Women’s tennis (2)
Vivian Ovrootsky
Emilija Tverijonaite
Men’s track and field (2)
Dayton Carlson
Treyson Wakefield
Women’s track and field (3)
Kayla Case
Taylor Brown
Myla Tate
Volleyball (2)
Ella Lomigora
Jillian Neal
Wrestling (5)
Damian Moreno
Cael Valencia
David Szuba
Kaleb Larkin
Daniel Miranda