BYU women's soccer coach Jennifer Rockwood was named Big 12 Coach of the Year following the program's first Big 12 regular-season title, according to a November 9 report. The announcement, made Sunday afternoon, also included nine Cougars earning All-Big 12 honors.
The Cougars secured the conference title with an 8-1-2 record in Big 12 play and finished the regular season unbeaten at South Field with a 9-0-1 record. Rockwood's selection marks her first time receiving the Big 12 Coach of the Year award and her eighth Coach of the Year honor during 32 seasons at BYU.
Nine players received conference honors: Presley Freeman, Lucy Kesler, and Mika Krommenhoek were named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Bella Woods, Avery Frischknecht, and Mia Goettsche earned Second Team honors. Additionally, freshmen Anna Neff, Sydney Snow, and Kate Fuller were named to the All-Freshman Team.
In basketball, BYU's Robert Wright III was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The junior averaged 27.0 points and 3.0 assists per game in wins over Ohio State and Omaha. Wright III's performance included shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from 3-point range.
Delaney Gibb was also named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday. The junior recorded the first triple-double of the season by a Big 12 women's basketball player during a win over Montana on Saturday, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Krommenhoek led BYU in assists with five during the regular season, marking her first All-Big 12 First Team selection. Kesler earned her second consecutive spot on the All-Big 12 First Team, having started every game in the midfield. Freeman, who has started 63 consecutive games since 2024, earned her first career All-Big 12 First Team selection.
The BYU men's basketball team is scheduled to host Queens on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with a tip-off at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The women's basketball team will return to the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for an 11 a.m. MT tip-off against Bethune-Cookman.
