Seven Wildcats Earn Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award
Feb 26, 2020 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State student-athletes continue to receive recognition for their excellence in the classroom, as seven Wildcats received the 10th annual Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, which is the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor, in an announcement by the league office on Wednesday.
The seven recipients from K-State are: Brynn Carlson, volleyball (redshirt junior, dietetics/kinesiology/nutrition and health/nutrition and kinesiology; master's in nutrition, dietetics and sensory sciences), Katie Cramer, soccer (senior, kinesiology), Aubrey Gilchrist, rowing (junior, microbiology), Laramie Hall, soccer (senior, psychology), Helene Ingvaldsen, track and field (senior, management/marketing), Brock Monty, football (junior, financial management) and Shaelyn Ward, track and field (junior, kinesiology/nutrition and kinesiology/gerontology).
In total, 89 student-athletes from Big 12 member institutions earned the honor in 2020. 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).
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.
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding 2019-20 academic year.
In fall 2019 commencement ceremonies, K-State athletics saw 21 student-athletes receive their degrees.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 70 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football and soccer. Football's Adam Holtorf was named a finalist for the Campbell Trophy and collected the Big 12 Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, while Denzel Goolsby was named to the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
In addition, football's Holtorf and Dalton Schoen, volleyball's Carlson and volleyball and women's basketball's Peyton Williams were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VII in their respective sports. Holtorf was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team.
K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients – Kansas State
Brynn Carlson, R-Jr. Volleyball, Dietetics/Kinesiology/Nutrition and Health/Nutrition and Kinesiology/Master's in Nutrition, Dietetics and Sensory Sciences
Katie Cramer, Sr., Soccer, Kinesiology
Aubrey Gilchrist, Jr., Rowing, Microbiology
Laramie Hall, Sr., Soccer, Psychology
Helene Ingvaldsen, Sr., Track & Field, Management/Marketing
Brock Monty, Jr., Football, Financial Management
Shaelyn Ward, Jr., Track & Field, Kinesiology/Nutrition and Kinesiology/Gerontology
The seven recipients from K-State are: Brynn Carlson, volleyball (redshirt junior, dietetics/kinesiology/nutrition and health/nutrition and kinesiology; master's in nutrition, dietetics and sensory sciences), Katie Cramer, soccer (senior, kinesiology), Aubrey Gilchrist, rowing (junior, microbiology), Laramie Hall, soccer (senior, psychology), Helene Ingvaldsen, track and field (senior, management/marketing), Brock Monty, football (junior, financial management) and Shaelyn Ward, track and field (junior, kinesiology/nutrition and kinesiology/gerontology).
In total, 89 student-athletes from Big 12 member institutions earned the honor in 2020. 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).
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.
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding 2019-20 academic year.
In fall 2019 commencement ceremonies, K-State athletics saw 21 student-athletes receive their degrees.
To date K-State student-athletes have been recognized with the following honors: 70 Academic All-Big 12 recipients which includes record numbers for football and soccer. Football's Adam Holtorf was named a finalist for the Campbell Trophy and collected the Big 12 Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, while Denzel Goolsby was named to the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
In addition, football's Holtorf and Dalton Schoen, volleyball's Carlson and volleyball and women's basketball's Peyton Williams were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VII in their respective sports. Holtorf was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team.
K-State ranks among the league's best in terms of academic success as it continues to set a national standard in terms of APR, as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA standard.
2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients – Kansas State
Brynn Carlson, R-Jr. Volleyball, Dietetics/Kinesiology/Nutrition and Health/Nutrition and Kinesiology/Master's in Nutrition, Dietetics and Sensory Sciences
Katie Cramer, Sr., Soccer, Kinesiology
Aubrey Gilchrist, Jr., Rowing, Microbiology
Laramie Hall, Sr., Soccer, Psychology
Helene Ingvaldsen, Sr., Track & Field, Management/Marketing
Brock Monty, Jr., Football, Financial Management
Shaelyn Ward, Jr., Track & Field, Kinesiology/Nutrition and Kinesiology/Gerontology
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