Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award Recipients

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Aug. 27, 2025) – A total of 34 student-athletes from West Virginia University have been named recipients of the 2024-25 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the league announced on Wednesday.

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,who can only be recognized once,should have 90 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 or higher 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 sence 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).

2024-25 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award Recipients

WVU Student-Athletes Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll

several West virginia University student-athletes have been recognized for their academic achievements, earning a spot on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall 2023 semester.

The following Mountaineers were honored:

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Preston Bennett
Justin Heimes
Adam McDonald
Maxwell Nielsen
Wesley Schauer

Morgan Burton
Sarah Krusinski
Abigail Sullivan
* Mia Walters