Beckie Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year

Junior soccer forward Janine Beckie was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the year Monday, the conference announced.

Beckie, along with five other Red Raider soccer players won Big 12 player awards. Beckie led the conference during the regular season in points (29), goals (13), and shots (103).

Beckie is the first Red Raider in program history to receive the award.

Seniors Jaelene Hinkle and Paige Strahan, along with Beckie, made the All-Big 12 First Team, while Lauren Watson and Hannah Devine made the second team. Freshman Cassie Conarty made the All-Newcomer team.

Hinkle was a unanimous selection to the first team. She has been named to one of the All-Big 12 teams in each of her four seasons at Tech.

Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players for Big 12 awards.

Tech will open the Big 12 Championship versus Texas at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City.