IRVING, Texas – Texas landed 17 student-athletes on the 2018 Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team, the league announced Tuesday. Ten Longhorns earned first-team selections while seven Longhorns collected second-team honors.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, the men's swimming and diving Academic All-Big 12 Team consists of 30 first-team members and 14 second-team selections. First-team honorees have maintained a minimum 3.20 grade-point average, while second-team members have maintained a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify for the team, student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA either cumulatively or during the previous two semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team's scheduled contests.