Forty-Five Utah Utes Earn 2024 Fall Academic All-Big 12 Honors

1/31/2025 3:48 PM | Football, General, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country

Sports include women's cross-country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball

IRVING, Texas – A total of 45 student-athletes from the Utah Utes' four fall sports programs were recognized this week for their academic accomplishments with inclusion on the 2024 Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team. The honors included student-athletes from Utah's women's cross-country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball programs.

The fall 2024 semester was Utah's third-best all-time in terms of average student-athlete GPA, recording an overall average of 3.402. It was the department's best for a fall semester, ranking behind only the 3.573 figure from Spring 2020 and the 3.427 GPA from Spring 2021. Utah Athletics has now achieved 37 consecutive semesters with a departmental GPA of 3.00 or higher.

The record-setting GPAs continue to parallel the department's tremendous success in NCAA graduation rates. Utah tied its highest figure in the NCAA's GSR with a score of 95-percent in the most recent report posted in November. It marked the sixth consecutive year that Utah's score has met or exceeded the 93-percent benchmark, and tied for the second-highest mark among all public institutions in power conferences.

The tremendous academic success comes alongside the Utes' accomplishments in competition. The fall 2024 highlights include:

The volleyball program returned to the NCAA tournament and earned the right to host the first and second rounds at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. That capped a fantastic season that saw the Utes reach as high as No. 17 in the AVCA rankings, finish third in the Big 12, and record 25 wins—the program's most since 2008;
The women's cross-country program finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row;
The soccer program earned its highest winning percentage since 2016 and finished with a winning record in its first year in the Big 12 Conference;
The football program saw a number of student-athletes earn postseason honors, including sophomore tackle Spencer Fano, who was named All-America.

To qualify for the 2024 Fall 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 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.

Utah Utes – 2024 Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team

Women's Cross-Country
Name, Class, Major
Grace Burnett, 6^th, Finance
McKaylie Caesar*, Undeclared
Kylie Hartnett, Jr., Health & Kinesiology
Morgan Jensen*, 5^th, Social Work
Grace Moroney, So., Nursing
Katarzyna Nowakowska, Jr., Applied Math
Anna Peters, Jr., Business
Lindsey Peters, Sr., Communications
Bri Rinn, Jr., Environmental Studies
Erin Vringer, Jr., Biology

Football
Name, Class, Major
Lander Barton, Jr., Communications
Cole Becker, Sr., Finance
Spencer Fano, So., Criminology
JT Greep, Sr., Cyber Security Management
Tao Johnson, Sr., Communications
Landen King, Sr., Communications
Brant Kuithe, 5^th, Sociology
Jaren Kump*, Jr., Health & Kinesiology
Caleb Lomu, So., Business
Johnny Maea, 5^th, Undeclared
Munir McClain, Sr., Business Creation
Solatoa Moea'i, So., Criminology
Connor O'Toole, Sr., Finance
Keith Olson, Jr., Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Karene Reid, Sr., Business Administration
Nate Ritchie, Jr., Health & Kinesiology
Dijon Stanley, So., Biology
Charlie Vincent, 5^th, Undeclared

Women's Soccer
Name, Class, Major
Lilliah Blum, So., Business
Kelly Bullock*, Sr., Health & Kinesiology
Ryann Cull, So., Communications
Maryn Granger, Sr., Health & Kinesiology
Taliana Kaufusi, 5^th, Human Development & Family Studies
Katie O'Kane, Sr., Psychology
Kasey Wardle, Sr., Communications
Bella Woods, So., Communications

Volleyball
Name, Class, Major
Kamry Bailey*, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Ella Biggs*, Jr., Health & Kinesiology
Kamryn Gibadlo, Jr., Health & Kinesiology
Grace Hammond, Sr., Health & Kinesiology
Iliana Linahan, Sr., Quantitative Analysis of Markets & Organizations
Allie Olsen, Sr., Elementary Education and Human Development & Family Studies
Vanessa Ramirez, Sr., Psychology
Amelia Van Der Werff, Sr., Psychology
Rianne Vos, Gr., Biomedical Engineering

*- Nominated with a 4.0 GPA