Texas Longhorns Soccer places 14 on Academic All-Big 12 teams

According to an announcement from the Big 12 conference's office, 14 Texas women's soccer student-athletes were tabbed to the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Teams.

That total ties the 2015 Longhorns squad for the second-most inclusions in Texas program history, trailing only the record 17 overall selections from 2019.

The Longhorns 13 first-team honorees included junior midfielder Carlee Allen (marketing), junior forward Cameron Brooks (political communication), redshirt senior goalkeeper Nicole Curry (physical culture and sports), senior goalkeeper Bailey Dobbs (accounting), junior midfielder Julia Grosso (sport management), sophomore forward Jennessa Groves (applied movement science), senior goalkeeper Savannah Madden (economics), junior forward/defender Mackenzie McFarland (youth and community studies), senior defender Peyton McGee (health and society), sophomore forward Sydney Nobles (exercise science), junior defender Emma Regan (corporate communication), junior midfielder Kailey Smith (sport management) and senior midfielder Emily Strouphauer (4.0 GPA – biology). Sophomore forward Lauryn Oliver (physical culture and sports) represented Texas on the second team.

Allen, Grosso, Madden, Regan and Smith all received their second straight first-team selection, while Brooks, Curry and McFarland earned their second consecutive nod and initial first-team inclusion.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the 2020 soccer academic all-league squads featured 131 honorees, including 20 representing with 4.0 GPA's. The first team was comprised of 119 selections, while 12 made up the second team. First-team members consisted of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections held a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher, either cumulative or the two previous semesters, and must have participated in 20 percent 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.