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Nineteen Big 12 student-athletes, coaches and assistant coaches were honored by the ITA with its ITA NCAA Division I Regional Awards.
Three head coaches and two assistant coaches garnered recognition in their respective regions, while 14 student-athletes capped off the 19 who received awards.
The ITA honors handed out to the Big 12 representatives were: ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Senior Player of the Year, ITA Player to Watch, ITA Most Improved Senior, Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award, ITA Assistant Coach of the Year and Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year.
Oklahoma led all Big 12 schools with six award winners, while TCU earned five.
Texas Tech’s Felicity Maltby was recognized for two awards, ITA Senior Player of the Year and ITA Most Improved Senior, while TCU’s Reese Stalder was the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award recipient. Both honorees represented the Texas Region.
The national award winners will be announced Inn Sunday, May 19, by the ITA.
A full list of award winners can be found below.
Big 12 ITA Regional Award Winners
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year
Women’s Coach of the Year — Todd Chapman, Kansas (Central)
Men’s Coach of the Year — Nick Crowell, Oklahoma (Central)
David Roditi, TCU (Texas)
ITA Assistant Coach of the Year
Women’s – Amy Sargeant, Oklahoma (Central)
Men’s – Devin Bowen, TCU (Texas)
ITA Rookie of the Year
Adrian Boitan, Baylor (Texas)
Mason Beiler, Oklahoma (Central)
Oleksandra Korashvili, Oklahoma (Central)
Ellie Douglas, TCU (Texas)
ITA Senior Player of the Year
Anastasia Rychagova, Kansas (Central)
Spencer Papa, Oklahoma (Central)
Alex Rybakov, TCU (Texas)
Felicity Maltby, Texas Tech (Texas)
ITA Player to Watch
Jake Van Emburgh, Oklahoma (Central)
Lisa Marie Rioux, Oklahoma State (Central)
Yuya Ito, Texas (Texas)
ITA Most Improved Senior
Sofia Blanco, Oklahoma State (Central)
Colin Markes, Texas (Texas)
Felicity Maltby, Texas Tech (Texas)
Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award
Reese Stalder, TCU (Texas)
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