MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A total of 45 student-athletes from West Virginia University have been named to the 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team as announced by the Big 12 this week.
 
The team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at conference institutions who participate in winter sports.
 
Arizona State led all members with 68 student-athletes across seven winter sports. The Sun Devils also totaled the most honorees in men's swimming and diving with 20 selections. Arizona tallied the most selections in men's basketball (8) and gymnastics (14).

Baylor's equestrian team earned 25 honors, the most selections from any team in each sport.
 
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% 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 the percentage of participation are also eligible.

Name                                                 Class            Sport                                      Degree
Kylee Blacksten, West Virginia            5th               Women's Basketball                 Master's in Sport Coaching
Jordan Harrison, West Virginia            Jr.                Women's Basketball                 General Business
Zya Nugent, West Virginia                   R-Sr.            Women's Basketball                 Master's in Executive Sport Management
Kaylei Adams, West Virginia                So.              Gymnastics                               Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Brooke Alban, West Virginia*              Sr.                Gymnastics                               Psychology
Julia Brown, West Virginia                  So.               Gymnastics                               Nursing
Brooke Irwin, West Virginia                 Jr.                 Gymnastics                              General Business
Jurnee Lane, West Virginia                 So.               Gymnastics                               Sport Management
Anna Leigh, West Virginia                   Sr.                Gymnastics                               Exercise Physiology
Jayden McDonnell, West Virginia        So.               Gymnastics                              Sport Management
Carlee Nelson, West Virginia               Jr.                 Gymnastics                              General Business
Hayden Apel, West Virginia                 Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving        Health and Well Being
Preston Bennett, West Virginia*          So.               Men's Swimming & Diving        Sport Management
Riley Brown, West Virginia                   Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving       Management
Jamin Harlan, West Virginia                 Jr.                 Men's Swimming & Diving       Exercise Physiology
Justin Heimes, West Virginia                 Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving      Computer Science
Reilly Keaney, West Virginia                 Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving        Exercise Physiology
Frankie McCutchan, West Virginia      Jr.                 Men's Swimming & Diving         Journalism
Adam McDonald, West Virginia          Jr.                 Men's Swimming & Diving          Management Information Systems
Ian McKinney, West Virginia                 So.               Men's Swimming & Diving        Multidisciplinary Studies
William Mullen, West Virginia             Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving           Exercise Physiology
Max Nielsen, West Virginia                  Jr.                 Men's Swimming & Diving         Finance
Braden Osborn, West Virginia             Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving          Coaching and Performance Science
Owen Recker, West Virginia                 So.               Men's Swimming & Diving         Global Supply Chain Management
Alvaro Santiago, West Virginia            Jr.                 Men's Swimming & Diving          Finance
Wesley Schauer, West Virginia            Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving          Biochemistry
Parker Sterlitz, West Virginia                So.               Men's Swimming & Diving         Management Information Systems
Jake Young, West Virginia                   Sr.                Men's Swimming & Diving          Computer Science
Amari Brown-Swint, West Virginia      R-Jr.              Women's Swimming & Diving     Exercise Physiology
Morgan Burton, West Virginia             Sr.                Women's Swimming & Diving      Sport and Exercise Psychology
Delaney Cox, West Virginia                  So.               Women's Swimming & Diving     Finance
Elysa Grossman, West Virginia*          Jr.                 Women's Swimming & Diving      Biology Pre-Med
Victoria Kidney, West Virginia             So.               Women's Swimming & Diving       Immunology and Medical Microbiology
Miranda Kirtley, West Virginia             Sr.                Women's Swimming & Diving       Computer Science
Sarah Krusinski, West Virginia             Sr.                Women's Swimming & Diving      Health and Well Being
Gabriela Martin, West Virginia            Jr.                 Women's Swimming & Diving       Marketing
Maddie Smutny, West Virginia            So.               Women's Swimming & Diving       Exercise Physiology
Abigail Sullivan, West Virginia*       Jr.                     Women's Swimming & Diving       Accounting
Mia Walters, West Virginia*             Sr.                   Women's Swimming & Diving        Youth and Family Sciences
Makenna Wozny, West Virginia      So.                   Women's Swimming & Diving        Civil Engineering
Ian Bush, West Virginia*                  R-So.               Wrestling                                       Finance
Brody Conley, West Virginia             R-So.               Wrestling                                      Coaching and Performance Science
Caleb Dowling, West Virginia*        5th                      Wrestling                                     Master's in Business Administration
Peyton Hall, West Virginia                5th                    Wrestling                                     Master's in Executive Sport Management
Jace Schafer, West Virginia              R-Jr.                 Wrestling                                     Sport Management
 
*4.0 GPA