The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Falco, Johnson both receive Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
02.26.2020 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Track and Field student-athletes received the Big 12’s highest academic honor on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Track and Field juniors Sophia Falco and Jake Johnson were named recipients of the 2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 office announced Wednesday. The award is the Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor.
Falco, a native of Bradenton, Fla, is an All-American performer in the women's long jump. She earned the honor at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin last June, placing 19th with a 6.02m/19-9 mark on her home track. She is majoring in Management Information Systems at Texas.
Johnson, a native of Allen, Texas, has previously been named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection and been recognized on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll during his collegiate career. He is an honors student studying Mechanical Engineering at UT.
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award is in its 10th year and has recognized a total of 780 conference student-athletes. 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).
In order to be eligible for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, 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 100 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.
The award's recipient names will be featured on the video board at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships, scheduled for March 11-15 at the Sprint Center and Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
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