24 Horned Frogs Honored with Lage Academic Achievement Award
8/27/2025 11:00:00 AM | General, Academics
Is the highest academic accolade issued by the Big 12 Conference
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
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
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