IRVING, Texas – A school-record 91 University of Houston student-athletes from baseball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track, softball and tennis were named to the 2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
 
The 91 selections are the most by Houston in any Big 12 academic season – fall, winter, or spring — surpassing the fall 2025 total of 55.
 

Track & Field led the department with 40 honorees (25 women, 15 men), followed by softball with 16 and baseball with 14. An additional 58 Cougars were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
 
Aidan Conner, Evelyn Entrekin, Alyssa Gonzales, Valeriia Krokhotina, Ty Lott, Ella Morgan and Aubrey Tupper earned the highly esteemed Dr. Gerald Lage Award. The conference’s highest academic honor, the Dr. Gerald Lage Award, recognizes student-athletes who have lettered at least once in their careers and completed at least 90 hours while maintaining a cumulative 3.80 GPA.
 
To qualify for the Spring Academic All-Big 12 Team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 GPA or higher and compete in at least 20 percent of contests. Freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible in the first year of academic residence.
 
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. 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.
 
Spring Academic All-Big 12
 Name                                                                 Class                       Sport




Harrison Boushele, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Tre Broussard, Houston
Jr.
Baseball


Justin Cherrington, Houston
So.
Baseball


Cade Climie, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Tyler Cox, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Riley Jackson, Houston
Jr.
Baseball


Jackson LaLima, Houston
So.
Baseball


Dylan Maxcey, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Xavier Perez, Houston
R-So.
Baseball


Ryne Rodriguez, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Antonelli Savattere, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Paul Schmitz, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Chris Scinta, Houston
Sr.
Baseball


Alex Solis, Houston
Jr.
Baseball


Nico Aulicino, Houston
R-Jr.
Men’s Golf


Chi Chun Chen, Houston
Jr.
Men’s Golf


Hsuan-Yi Chen, Houston
So.
Men’s Golf


Grant Doggett, Houston
Jr.
Men’s Golf


Bryant Hiskey II, Houston
R-Sr.
Men’s Golf


Ruben Lindsay, Houston
R-Sr.
Men’s Golf


Hudson Weibel, Houston
R-Sr.
Men’s Golf


Chiara Brambilla, Houston*
R-Fr.
Women’s Golf


Maelynn Kim, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Golf


Natalie Saint Germain, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Golf


Alexa Saldana, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Golf


Moa Svedenskiöld, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Golf


Emilia Vaïstö, Houston
So.
Women’s Golf


Ellen Yates, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Golf


Bethany Aguilar, Houston
Jr.
Softball


Nicole Bodeux, Houston
Sr.
Softball


Nevaeh Brown, Houston
So.
Softball


Isabel Cintron, Houston
So.
Softball


Mandy Esman, Houston
Sr.
Softball


Kylei Griffin, Houston
Sr.
Softball


Maddie Hartley, Houston
So.
Softball


Paris Lehman, Houston
R-Sr.
Softball


Savanna Luther, Houston
So.
Softball


Madox Mitchael, Houston
So.
Softball


Makenna Mitchell, Houston
Jr.
Softball


London Park, Houston
So.
Softball


Gabby Rawls, Houston
Sr.
Softball


Ariel Redmond, Houston
So.
Softball


Gigi Solis, Houston
Jr.
Softball


Jordee Wilkins, Houston
Jr.
Softball


Gabriela Cortes, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Tennis


Petja Drame, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Tennis


Valeriia Krokhotina, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Tennis


Elizaveta Morozova, Houston
5th
Women’s Tennis


Sophie Schouten, Houston*
Sr.
Women’s Tennis


Iva Sepa, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Tennis


Chems Doha Zeghlouli, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Tennis


Remay Abraha, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


Mouhameth Fall, Houston
Jr.
Men’s Track and Field


Noah Hanson, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


Colton Harrison, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


Louie Hinchliffe, Houston
Sr.
Men’s Track and Field


Grant Levesque, Houston
Gr.
Men’s Track and Field


Owen Levesque, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


Ty Lott, Houston
Jr.
Men’s Track and Field


Jamar Marshall Jr. , Houston
5th
Men’s Track and Field


Ryan Mulholland, Houston
Gr.
Men’s Track and Field


Reese Pokluda, Houston
Gr.
Men’s Track and Field


Jaelyn Reeves-Lile, Houston
Jr.
Men’s Track and Field


Darius Rodgers, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


King Taylor, Houston
So.
Men’s Track and Field


Anthony Trucks, Houston
Sr.
Men’s Track and Field


Ruth Agadama, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Track and Field


Kayla Byrd, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Carlysia Cresser, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Journie Franklin, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Sydney Freeman, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Addison Hite, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Zaeda Houff, Houston
Gr.
Women’s Track and Field


Taylor Jackson, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Laney Kucera, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Track and Field


Ali Mack, Houston
Gr.
Women’s Track and Field


Invida Maurina, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Michaela Mouton, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Track and Field


Norah Nwonumah, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Matilde Ochoa, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Track and Field


Esther Osisike, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Track and Field


Evina Panagiotou, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Amelia Pantojas, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Arianna Peroni, Houston
Gr.
Women’s Track and Field


Nicole Prall, Houston
Jr.
Women’s Track and Field


Tirea Reed, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Reagan Reedy, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Track and Field


Athena Stith, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field


Miracle Thompson, Houston
5th
Women’s Track and Field


Aubrey Tupper, Houston
Sr.
Women’s Track and Field


Stephanie Ume-Ezeoke, Houston
So.
Women’s Track and Field

*Nominated with a 4.0 GPA

Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Name                                                                                Sport




Caden Cooper, Houston
Baseball


Peyton Dickens, Houston
Baseball


Blake Fields, Houston
Baseball


Caleb Kimble, Houston
Baseball


Max McCraray, Houston
Baseball


Connor Udland, Houston
Baseball


Will Van Wie, Houston
Baseball


Mikey Vanderheyden, Houston
Baseball


Isiah Harwell, Houston
Men’s Basketball


Jade Jones, Houston
Women’s Basketball


Kayla King, Houston
Women’s Basketball


Olivia Brillhart, Houston
Women’s Cross Country


Kallie Huck, Houston
Women’s Cross Country


Sophia Nguyen, Houston*
Women’s Cross Country


MJ Novelli, Houston
Women’s Cross Country


Chance Bryant, Houston
Football


Sheldon Rice, Houston
Football


Zane Smith, Houston
Football


Jayk Altic, Houston
Men’s Golf


Jakub Janda, Houston
Men’s Golf


Sadie Adams, Houston
Women’s Golf


Madyson Bentil, Houston
Soccer


Amaris Bumba, Houston
Soccer


Samira Minor, Houston
Soccer


Nadia Ortiz, Houston
Soccer


Leilani Garcia, Houston
Softball


Ronnie Esparza, Houston
Softball


RyLee Gardner, Houston
Softball


Hailey Gore, Houston
Softball


Kylee Savant, Houston
Softball


Shelby Taylor, Houston
Softball


Kaitlynn Torres, Houston
Softball


Asli Bozer, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Aneshka Frickleton, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Megan Jones, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Helen Randolph, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Rylee Simoneaux, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Isabelle Wilson, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Maisy Woloszyn, Houston
Women’s Swimming and Diving


Simeon Cannon, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


Dominic Harper, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


William King IV, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


Zac Miller, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


Kenneth Owen, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


Micah Washington, Houston
Men’s Track and Field


Zyon Alston, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Skye Fields, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Lanai Gant, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Shieana Hall, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Kyra Hayden, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Mallory McLemore, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Alexa Smothers, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Saphina Stanley, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Destiney Verdin, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Kamree Wolridge, Houston
Women’s Track and Field


Tara Greenberry, Houston
Volleyball


Olivia Klimis, Houston
Volleyball


Gillian Pitts, Houston
Volleyball

*Nominated with a 4.0 GPA
 

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