24 Horned Frogs Honored with Lage Academic Achievement Award

FORT WORTH – A total of 24 TCU student-athletes received the 2025 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award by the Big 12 Conference.

 

The award is the highest academic honor issued by the conference.

 

TCU’s 24 recipients are an institutional record. The Horned Frogs produced 13 Lage Award scholars in 2023 and 2024.

 

To be eligible for consideration, 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, must have 100 hours of earned credit and possess a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.

 

Of TCU’s sports, equestrian led the way with seven honorees. Swimming and diving saw six student-athletes earn the accolade while soccer (four), women’s track and field (three) and beach volleyball (two) all had multiple recipients. Women’s basketball and rifle rounded out TCU’s final tally with one award winner apiece.

 

The full list of TCU’s Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients is listed below:

 

Women’s Basketball

Agnes Emma-Nnopu

 

Beach Volleyball

Daniela Alvarez

Kaitlyn Bradley

 

Equestrian

Kylie Baker

Payton Boutelle

Tatum Keller

Jessica McAllister

Chloe Peebles

Ashleigh Scully

Victoria Zahorik

 

Rifle

Katie Zaun

 

Soccer

Sarah Brocious

Zoe Calyer

Seven Castain

Lauren Memoly

 

Men’s Swimming and Diving

Oli Cazaly

David Ekdahl

 

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Morgan Gore

Serena Gould

Anna Kwong

Ella Stein

 

Women’s Track and Field

Mckenzie Bailey

Maria Bienvenu

Samantha Callaway