This web page was created programmatically, to learn the article in its authentic location you'll be able to go to the hyperlink bellow: https://byucougars.com/news/2026/06/30/byu-mens-swim-and-dive-claims-multiple-academic-big-12-honorsand if you wish to take away this text from our website please contact us [ad_1] IRVING, Texas - BYU men's Swim and Dive had two athletes on earn the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement award and six athletes claim Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Jonah Ho and Ethan Purcell were named Dr. Gerald Lage academic achievement recipients following the 2025-2026 season. 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 90 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination. 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). Lage had been a member of the Oklahoma State family since 1966, when he joined the College of Business Administration as an assistant professor. During his tenure at OSU, he served as the director of graduate studies in the department of economics (1974-77), head of the department of economics and finance (1978-84), director of the OSU Center for International Trade and Development (1985-87), and associate dean for research and graduate programs in the college of business administration (1997-2004). To view the full release visit the Big 12 Website. Student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team must be new, first-time/incoming freshmen who have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. The student-athletes must have participated in at least one of their team’s scheduled contests and must have been a member of their respective team for their sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment. BYU had six men's swim and dive athletes qualify: To view the full release, visit the Big 12 Website. [ad_2] This web page was created programmatically, to learn the article in its authentic location you'll be able to go to the hyperlink bellow: https://byucougars.com/news/2026/06/30/byu-mens-swim-and-dive-claims-multiple-academic-big-12-honorsand if you wish to take away this text from our website please contact us