Arizona Athletics Success In The Classroom Continues with Big 12 Academic Awards

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Big 12 Conference announced a trio of academic awards on Tuesday following the completion of the 2025-26 academic year. Arizona had 90 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 team, 54 freshmen named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team and 33 student-athletes earn the Gerald Lage Award.

The 33 Lage Award winners for the Wildcats are the third-most of any school in the Big 12.

These academic awards, coupled with student-athletes across all sports setting a department record with a 3.413 cumulative GPA for the Spring 2026 semester, provide continued evidence that the 2025-26 academic year was one of the best in the history of Arizona Athletics.

A description of each award along with the Arizona student-athletes that were named to the lists are included below.

2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Team

To be named to the Academic All-Big 12 team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 GPA or higher, either cumulative or over the two previous semesters, and must have participated in 20% of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen are not eligible, while transfers in their first year of academic residence are eligible. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

Name, School	Class	Sport	Major
Smith Bailey, Arizona	So.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Evan Brandt, Arizona	Jr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Andrew Cain, Arizona	Jr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Luc Fladda, Arizona	Sr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Science, Tech, Health & Society
Jackson Forbes, Arizona	Fr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Garrett Hicks, Arizona	Sr.	Baseball	Communication
Corey Kling, Arizona	Jr.	Baseball	Accounting
Tony Lira, Arizona	Fr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies
Collin McKinney, Arizona*	Jr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Social Behavior & Human Understanding
Roman Meyers, Arizona	So.	Baseball	Business Administration
Nate Novitske, Arizona	Fr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Maclain Roberts, Arizona	Jr.	Baseball	Psychology
Beau Sylvester, Arizona	Sr.	Baseball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Social Behavior & Human Understanding
Brooke Boyko, Arizona	Jr.	Beach Volleyball	Care, Health and Society
Carlie Cisneros, Arizona	Jr.	Beach Volleyball	Psychology
Regan Holmer, Arizona	Sr.	Beach Volleyball	Marketing
Sadie Moore, Arizona	So.	Beach Volleyball	Care, Health and Society
Adriana Nieves Papaleo, Arizona	Sr.	Beach Volleyball	Industrial Engineering
Meghan O'Meara, Arizona	Sr.	Beach Volleyball	Care, Health and Society
Jamie Streit, Arizona*	Sr.	Beach Volleyball	Sport & Recreation Leadership
Madeline Walker, Arizona*	So.	Beach Volleyball	Psychology
Sophia Winter, Arizona	So.	Beach Volleyball	Marketing
Ashlyn Zilliken, Arizona*	Jr.	Beach Volleyball	Criminal Justice Studies
Matej Baca, Arizona	So.	Men's Golf	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Connor Hamm, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Golf	Business Management
Taishi Moto, Arizona	So.	Men's Golf	No Major Selected A-Center
Tianyi Xiong, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Golf	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Angela Arora, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Golf	Business Management
Charlotte Back, Arizona	Jr.	Women's Golf	Finance
Maria Cabanillas, Arizona*	R-Jr.	Women's Golf	Psychology
Julia Misemer, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Golf	Environmental Science
Nena Wongthanavimok, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Golf	Care, Health and Society
Jalen Adams, Arizona*	Sr.	Softball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Science, Tech, Health & Society
Tayler Biehl, Arizona*	Sr.	Softball	Nutritional Sciences
Kiki Escobar, Arizona	Sr.	Softball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Grace Jenkins, Arizona	Sr.	Softball	Political Science
Tele Jennings, Arizona	Jr.	Softball	Business Administration
Emma Kavanagh, Arizona	So.	Softball	Interdisciplinary Studies-Arts, Media, & Entertainment
Sydney Stewart, Arizona	Sr.	Softball	Communication
Anyssa Wild, Arizona	So.	Softball	Business Management
Sarah Wright, Arizona	So.	Softball	Communication
Camila Zepeda, Arizona*	Sr.	Softball	Psychology
Jay Friend, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Tennis	Economics
Filip Gustafsson, Arizona	So.	Men's Tennis	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Oskar Jansson, Arizona	So.	Men's Tennis	Economics
Zoran Ludoski, Arizona	So.	Men's Tennis	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Alexander Rozin, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Tennis	Finance
Glib Sekachov, Arizona	So.	Men's Tennis	Interdisciplinary Studies-Economy & Industry
Cole Stelse, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Tennis	Biology
Zoya Chulak, Arizona	So.	Women's Tennis	Business Management
Maria Garcia, Arizona*	So.	Women's Tennis	Business Management
Tanvi Narendran, Arizona*	Sr.	Women's Tennis	Finance
Martyna Ostrzygalo, Arizona	Jr.	Women's Tennis	Medicine
Danielle Tuhten, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Tennis	Political Science
Josie Usereau, Arizona*	Jr.	Women's Tennis	Physiology & Medical Sciences
Ari Dubin, Arizona*	So.	Men's Track and Field	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society
Sam Hala'ufia, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Electrical & Computer Engineer
Ousman Jagne, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Track and Field	Interdisciplinary Studies-Science, Tech, Health & Society
Kaleb Kimaita, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Criminal Justice Studies
Jett Kinder, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Track and Field	Real Estate Development
Richard Legarra, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Physiology & Medical Sciences
Tyler Michelini, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Track and Field	Finance
Michael Ogbeiwi, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Track and Field	Information Science & eSociety
James Onanubosi, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Track and Field	Finance
John Paredes, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Track and Field	Interdisciplinary Studies-Social Behavior & Human Understanding
Mateo Pimienta, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Civil Engineering
Cooper Quigley, Arizona	Sr.	Men's Track and Field	Marketing
Cade Russo, Arizona*	Sr.	Men's Track and Field	Business Management
Levi Tuura, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Accounting
Michael Urbanski, Arizona*	Jr.	Men's Track and Field	Nutrition and Dietetics
Yan Vazquez, Arizona	Jr.	Men's Track and Field	Games & Behavior
Bogdan Vidojkovic, Arizona	So.	Men's Track and Field	Economics
Camila Aguilar Perez, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Environmental Science
Esther Akinlosotu, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Management Information Systems
Kelly de Jong, Arizona	So.	Women's Track and Field	Interdisciplinary Studies-Science, Tech, Health & Society
Olivia Dillon, Arizona*	Jr.	Women's Track and Field	Physiology & Medical Sciences
Emma Gates, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Management Information Systems
Zakiya Hill, Arizona	So.	Women's Track and Field	Law
Ellie Korten Kamp, Arizona	So.	Women's Track and Field	Molecular & Cellular Biology
Charli Koseoglu, Arizona	So.	Women's Track and Field	Biology
Brooke Lyons, Arizona*	Jr.	Women's Track and Field	Communication
Ena McMahon, Arizona	Jr.	Women's Track and Field	Marketing
Kara Mickelson, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Political Science
Paris Mikinski, Arizona	Jr.	Women's Track and Field	Journalism
Hollan Powers, Arizona*	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Marketing
Emily Psarras, Arizona	So.	Women's Track and Field	Criminal Justice Studies
Hailey Puklin, Arizona*	Fr.	Women's Track and Field	Physiology & Medical Sciences
Erin Tack, Arizona*	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Physiology & Medical Sciences
Mckenna Watson, Arizona	Sr.	Women's Track and Field	Design Arts & Practice
Cecelia Woods, Arizona	Jr.	Women's Track and Field	Interdisciplinary Studies-Sports & Society

2025-26 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

To be selected to the rookie team, student-athletes 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. 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.

Name, School	Sport
Cash Brennan, Arizona	Baseball
Joe Forbes, Arizona	Baseball
Benton Hickman, Arizona	Baseball
Andrew Jacobs Jr., Arizona	Baseball
Jack Lafflam, Arizona	Baseball
Gavin Triezenberg, Arizona	Baseball
Brayden Burries, Arizona	Men's Basketball
Ivan Kharchenkov, Arizona	Men's Basketball
Koa Peat, Arizona	Men's Basketball
Mireia Jurado Pla, Arizona	Women's Basketball
Molly Ladwig, Arizona	Women's Basketball
Tylee Shires, Arizona*	Beach Volleyball
Kason Brown, Arizona	Football
Coleman Patmon, Arizona*	Football
Porter Patton, Arizona	Football
Mays Pese, Arizona	Football
Myron Robinson, Arizona*	Football
Finn McCall, Arizona	Men's Golf
Kinsely Ni, Arizona	Women's Golf
Sara Vitasek, Arizona	Women's Golf
Riley Carman, Arizona	Gymnastics
Delaney Mead, Arizona	Gymnastics
Hillary Puleo, Arizona	Gymnastics
Leilani Cortez-Ramirez, Arizona	Soccer
Kyleigh Johnson, Arizona	Soccer
Whitney Reinhardt, Arizona*	Soccer
Mireya Stephenson, Arizona	Soccer
Molli Daley, Arizona	Softball
Addison Duke, Arizona	Softball
Rylie Holder, Arizona	Softball
Sina Talataina, Arizona	Softball
Ben Butler, Arizona*	Men's Swimming and Diving
Noah Caiserman, Arizona	Men's Swimming and Diving
Alexandre Desangles, Arizona	Men's Swimming and Diving
Aaron Gordon, Arizona*	Men's Swimming and Diving
Duncan Henderson, Arizona*	Men's Swimming and Diving
Luke Hernandez, Arizona*	Men's Swimming and Diving
Rosalie Abel Thiebaut, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Makenna Milne, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Billie Blu Mondonedo, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Julia Smurzynska, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Alejandro Arcila, Arizona	Men's Tennis
Dominc Batiste, Arizona*	Men's Track and Field
Kai Espinosa Golinski, Arizona	Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Canon Kinder, Arizona*	Men's Track and Field
Max Liao, Arizona*	Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Bryce Melton, Arizona	Men's Track and Field
Bryson Nielsen, Arizona	Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Kya Crooke, Arizona	Women's Track and Field
Kayla Lark, Arizona	Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Amelia North, Arizona	Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Kennedy White, Arizona	Women's Track and Field
Shea Davis, Arizona	Volleyball
Paige Thies, Arizona	Volleyball

2025-26 Dr. Gerald Lage Award

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.

Name, School	Sport
Sean Barta, Arizona	Baseball
Evan Brandt, Arizona	Baseball
Ethan Guerra, Arizona	Baseball
Chaz McNelis, Arizona	Baseball
Mathis Meurant, Arizona	Baseball
Tony Pluta, Arizona	Baseball
Noelani Cornfield, Arizona	Women's Basketball
Kylie Bartel, Arizona	Beach Volleyball
Regan Holmer, Arizona	Beach Volleyball
Adriana Nieves Papaleo, Arizona	Beach Volleyball
Kate Phillips, Arizona	Beach Volleyball
Jamie Streit, Arizona	Beach Volleyball
Angela Arora, Arizona	Women's Golf
Charlotte Back, Arizona	Women's Golf
Abigayle Martin, Arizona	Gymnastics
Marissa Arnst, Arizona	Soccer
Olivia Ramey, Arizona	Soccer
Ella Weathersby, Arizona	Soccer
Jalen Adams, Arizona	Softball
Kiki Escobar, Arizona	Softball
Grace Jenkins, Arizona	Softball
Beck Parnham, Arizona	Men's Swimming and Diving
Emma Kinsey, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Ava Sutphin, Arizona	Women's Swimming and Diving
Alexander Rozin, Arizona	Men's Tennis
Cole Stelse, Arizona	Men's Tennis
Danielle Tuhten, Arizona	Women's Tennis
Josie Usereau, Arizona	Women's Tennis
Mateo Pimienta, Arizona	Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Michael Urbanski, Arizona	Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Olivia Dillon, Arizona	Women's Track and Field
Brooke Lyons, Arizona	Women's Track and Field
Giorgia Mandotti, Arizona	Volleyball

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