IRVING, Texas — Thirty-nine BYU swim and dive athletes were recognized with 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Honors, the conference announced on Tuesday.
BYU women’s swim and dive saw 24 athletes honored, 23 of which garnered First Team status. Kansas joined the Cougars in leading all Big 12 women’s swim and dive programs with 24 winter academic honorees.
BYU diver Hailey Johnson and swimmer Victoria Schreiber each hold a 4.0 GPA in bioinformatics and microbiology, respectively. Johnson and Schreiber were two of just 45 Big 12 winter sport athletes to achieve a 4.0, placing them in the top seven-percent of the league's 604 honored on the winter academic team.
Fifteen BYU men’s swimmers and divers were recognized with 11 on the First Team.
Student athletes must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 and participate in at least 20 percent of scheduled contests for nomination to the Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team. First Team honorees are those who achieved a GPA of 3.20 or higher.
This marks the second academic honor garnered by BYU swim and dive in as many days. Both men's and women's programs were designated 2024 Spring Scholar All-America teams by the Collegiate Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on June 24.
*Academic All-Big 12 First Team
| BYU Women's Swim and Dive Winter Academic All-Big 12 Honorees | |
| Name | Major |
| Julia Bartell* | Human Resource Management |
| Megan Bergstrom* | Exercise & Wellness |
| Kylee Conrad* | Finance |
| Sophia DeBergh* | Psychology |
| Elle Decker* | Pre-Major |
| Lily Flint* | Business |
| Daniela Flores Bautista* | Construction Management |
| Abi Furqueron* | Cell Biology & Physiology |
| Regan Geldmacher* | Dietetics |
| Kate Hansen* | Public Health |
| Katya Hulse* | Exercise Science |
| Tahis Ibáñez* | Plant and Landscape Systems |
| Alexia Jackson* | Physical Education |
| Hailey Johnson* | Bioinformatics |
| Brooklyn Larson* | Psychology |
| Mackenzie Lung | Communications |
| Emma Marusakova* | Psychology |
| Colette Masino* | Neuroscience |
| Jess Nyborg* | Psychology |
| Addison Richards* | Psychology |
| Victoria Schreiber* | Microbiology |
| Liza Slade* | Neuroscience |
| Mia Tandingan* | Business |
| Halli Williams* | Exercise Science |
| BYU Men's Swim and Dive Winter Academic All-Big 12 Honorees | |
| Name | Major |
| Darwin Anderson* | Spanish |
| Jacob Ballard* | Biology |
| Diego Camacho Salgado* | Business |
| Cody Dreesen | Construction Management |
| Emerson Edwards* | Human Resource Management |
| Chase Hindmarsh* | Business |
| Fletcher Madsen | Medical Lab Science |
| Nathan Marshall*^ | Pre-Business |
| Payton Plumb* | Business |
| Brad Prolo* | Information Systems |
| Tony Puertas* | Global Supply Chain Management |
| Luigi Riva* | Economics |
| Mickey Strauss | Physical Education |
| Jordan Tiffany* | Human Resource Management |
| Tama Tuitama | Global Supply Chain Management |
^Met qualification criteria
BYU completes the 2023-24 athletic year with 197 total academic all-conference honorees, 193 of which were awarded by the Big 12. Women’s track and field (27), women’s swim and dive (24) and football (23) led all sports in academic recognitions. After 57 and 58 Big 12 honorees in Fall and Winter, respectively, the Cougars’ Spring all-academic teams totaled 78 athletes.
Bella Folino of women’s soccer, Eliza Millar-Crossman of women’s gymnastics and Chloe Temples of softball earned the Cougars' most prestigious individual academic accolades in 2023-24. Folino was recognized with the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award at the College Cup while Millar-Crossman and Temples claimed Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year awards in their respective sports.