Five Cowgirls Named Recipients of Lage Award

March 03, 2021 | Cowgirl Equestrian

IRVING, Texas – Five Oklahoma State Equestrian student-athletes have been given the 2021 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.

Katie Schell, Kinsey Jones, Sydnee Gemar, Kalin Koechel and Kate Gauthier represent Oklahoma State Equestrian in earning the award in 2021. OSU had 15 recipients across all sports.

The award is in memory of Dr. Gerald 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. The award is in its 11th year and has recognized a total of 901 student-athletes.

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, who 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.