Oklahoma State University Athletics
Allie Rivers & Lana Duke
Cowgirl Soccer Duo Collects Academic Honor
February 27, 2018 | Cowgirl Soccer
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State soccer's Lana Duke and Allie Rivers have been awarded the 2018 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor, it was announced by the league office today.
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Duke and Rivers are two 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.
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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.
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Duke and Rivers both concluded their Cowgirl Soccer careers in 2017, helping OSU to a Big 12 regular season championship and a 16-4-3 record as the Cowgirls advanced to the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
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A native of Edmond, Okla., Duke is a human nutrition/pre-medical science major while Rivers, who hails from Trophy Club, Texas, is working towards a degree in psychology; both are set to graduate from Oklahoma State in May.
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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).
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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.
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Duke and Rivers are two 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.
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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.
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Duke and Rivers both concluded their Cowgirl Soccer careers in 2017, helping OSU to a Big 12 regular season championship and a 16-4-3 record as the Cowgirls advanced to the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
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A native of Edmond, Okla., Duke is a human nutrition/pre-medical science major while Rivers, who hails from Trophy Club, Texas, is working towards a degree in psychology; both are set to graduate from Oklahoma State in May.
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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).
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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.
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