Cross Country With 19 Athletes Named Academic All-Big 12

October 25, 2011 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

Oct. 25, 2011

STILLWATER, Okla. – Nineteen Oklahoma State cross country student athletes have been named to the Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team, the conference announced today.

Seven men earned first-team honors: seniors German Fernandez, Colby Lowe and Mark Nelson, as well sophomore Tom Farrell and redshirt freshmen Kirubel Erassa, David Osborn and Nick Thorp. Sophomores Taylor Monaghan and Klaus Smith earned second-team recognition.

The women had eight athletes earn first team honors, including sophomore Caileigh Glenn, who was nominated with a 4.0 GPA. The other seven are seniors Brandi Andrews, Victoria Fratczak, Laura Heaton and Teran Mixon, junior Jackie Campos and sophomores Jori Davis and Kate Kujawa.

Junior Melanie Funke and sophomore Natalja Piliusina earned second-team honors.

To qualify as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection, a student-athlete must maintain a GPA of 3.20 or better, while second-team selections maintain a GPA of 3.00-3.19

2011 Academic All-Big 12 Men's Cross Country First Team (3.20-plus GPA)
Kirubel Erassa             Freshman        Business Administration
Tom Farrell                 Sophomore     Entrepreneurship
German Fernandez    Senior              Sociology
Colby Lowe                 Senior              Management
Mark Nelson               Senior              Mechanical Engineering
David Osborn              Freshman        Economics/Accounting
Nick Thorp                  Freshman        Mechanical Engineering

2011 Academic All-Big 12 Men's Cross Country Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)
Taylor Monaghan Sophomore Physiology
Klaus Schmidt Sophomore Physical Education

2011 Academic All-Big 12 Women's Cross Country First Team (3.20-plus GPA, *Indicates 4.00 GPA)
Brandi Andrews          Senior              Industrial Engineering/Management
Jackie Campos           Junior              Health Education and Promotion
Jori Davis                    Sophomore     Nutritional Sciences
Victoria Fratczak         Senior              Biological Science
Caileigh Glenn*           Sophomore     Political Science
Laura Heaton              Senior              Health Education and Promotion
Kate Kujawa                Sophomore     Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Teran Mixon                Senior              Health Education and Promotion