Oklahoma State University Athletics
Four Cowboys Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors
May 15, 2008 | Cowboy Baseball
IRVING, Texas — Four members of the Oklahoma State baseball team have earned 2008 Academic All-Big 12 honors, it was announced by the conference today.
Junior Jordy Mercer (education) and sophomores Tyler Lyons (business) and Dusty Harvard (sports management) earned first-team accolades, while senior Josh Neal (management) was named to the second team.
The Big 12 named 62 student-athletes to its 2008 Academic All-Big 12 baseball teams.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league team consisted of 46 first team members combined with 16 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have 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. All players nominated must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests, while pitchers are required to have at least one inning pitched per game played by the team or have appeared in 20 percent of their team's total games. 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.
Junior Jordy Mercer (education) and sophomores Tyler Lyons (business) and Dusty Harvard (sports management) earned first-team accolades, while senior Josh Neal (management) was named to the second team.
The Big 12 named 62 student-athletes to its 2008 Academic All-Big 12 baseball teams.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league team consisted of 46 first team members combined with 16 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have 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. All players nominated must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests, while pitchers are required to have at least one inning pitched per game played by the team or have appeared in 20 percent of their team's total games. 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.
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