Long, Odgers Named Gautt Scholarship Recipients
Jun 07, 2022 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Kansas State's Logan Long (football) and Kate Odgers (rowing) were two of the 20 student-athletes selected by the Big 12 Conference to receive the 2021-22 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, announced by the league office this afternoon.
Long recently earned his graduate certificate in public administration and received his bachelor's degree in political science in May of 2021. During his time with K-State football, Long was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
Odgers also graduated in May with a degree in biology. Odgers was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 481 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding start to the 2021-22 academic year by both individual student-athletes and by its teams.
The soccer program was honored this season by the United Soccer Coaches with its third Team Academic Award, while the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recognized both Wildcat cross country programs as an Academic All-America team for their work in the classroom. The Wildcats also saw eight student-athletes receive the 12th annual Dr. Gerald Land Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.
K-State student-athletes have been recognized by the conference with 177 Academic All-Big 12 recipients.
Ayoka Lee of the K-State women's basketball team and Brookelynn Entz of the soccer program were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First and Third Teams, respectively. Football's Landry Weber and Deuce Vaughn, baseball's Dylan Phillips and women's track and field's Kassidy Johnson and men's track and field's TJ Shankar were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team.
K-State Athletics saw 93 student-athletes receive their degrees in graduation ceremonies in Bramlage Coliseum during the 2021-22 academic year.
In the latest graduation rate data released by the NCAA in December, K-State's all-sport graduation rate of 92% tied for the highest in department history, while eight programs recorded Big 12-best graduation figures.
Long recently earned his graduate certificate in public administration and received his bachelor's degree in political science in May of 2021. During his time with K-State football, Long was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
Odgers also graduated in May with a degree in biology. Odgers was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 481 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had an outstanding start to the 2021-22 academic year by both individual student-athletes and by its teams.
The soccer program was honored this season by the United Soccer Coaches with its third Team Academic Award, while the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recognized both Wildcat cross country programs as an Academic All-America team for their work in the classroom. The Wildcats also saw eight student-athletes receive the 12th annual Dr. Gerald Land Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.
K-State student-athletes have been recognized by the conference with 177 Academic All-Big 12 recipients.
Ayoka Lee of the K-State women's basketball team and Brookelynn Entz of the soccer program were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First and Third Teams, respectively. Football's Landry Weber and Deuce Vaughn, baseball's Dylan Phillips and women's track and field's Kassidy Johnson and men's track and field's TJ Shankar were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team.
K-State Athletics saw 93 student-athletes receive their degrees in graduation ceremonies in Bramlage Coliseum during the 2021-22 academic year.
In the latest graduation rate data released by the NCAA in December, K-State's all-sport graduation rate of 92% tied for the highest in department history, while eight programs recorded Big 12-best graduation figures.
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