Oklahoma State University Athletics
Chamberland Receives Academic Honor for Cowgirl Equestrian
February 27, 2018 | Cowgirl Equestrian
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State equestrian's Kirsten Chamberland was awarded the 2018 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor, the league office announced today.
Chamberland is one of 14 student-athletes honored from Oklahoma State in 2018, a total that is tied for the most in the conference along with Kansas and Oklahoma. In all, 92 Big 12 student-athletes earned recognition.
In order to be eligible for the accolade, student-athletes must have lettered at least once in their career while maintaining residence at their institution for at least one academic year. The honoree, which can only be recognized once, should have 100 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.
Chamberland is in her senior season at OSU competing in the Horsemanship event. In her time at OSU, Chamberland has posted 11 wins and has helped the Cowgirl Horsemanship team rank fifth in the country. She was also named to the first-team NCEA All-Academic with an elite nomination honor for her academic achievements.
Hailing from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Chamberland is an animal science major with a pre-vet option. She is set to graduate from Oklahoma State in May.
The award is in memory of Lage, who served as the Oklahoma State faculty athletics representative with the NCAA and the Big Eight/Big 12 Conference from 1983 until his death in 2007. He was the chairman on three occasions (1985-86, 93-94 and 2003-04).
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship, scheduled for March 7-10 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
