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Sixteen University of Kansas student-athletes have been honored with the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic achievement, the 2023 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, it was announced Friday.

Kansas Women’s Basketball standout Holly Kersgieter has been named the recipient of the 2022-23 Marlene Mawson Exemplary Woman Student-Athlete Award. The award recognizes Kersgieter for her exemplary performance on the court, in the classroom and in the community.

Seniors Rylee Anderson, Mackenzie Bravence, Haleigh Harper, Holly Kersgieter and Rachel Langs were named the 2022-23 Marlene Mawson Exemplary Woman Athlete Award Finalists on National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Wednesday.

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to 2023. As always, this time of year offers a unique opportunity to reflect on a past year that included so many remarkable highlights.

Kansas Athletics student-athletes had a banner fall semester in the classroom, recording a combined department grade point average of 3.33, establishing a new non-COVID era record.

The Big 12 Conference announced the Fall Academic All-Big 12 Teams on Tuesday. Kansas placed 74 student-athletes on the teams, 67 on the first team and seven on the second team.

Kansas Athletics unveiled its strategic plan on Wednesday, which will serve as a roadmap to future success in an everchanging world of college athletics.

Fresh off three straight wins to open the 2022 season, Kansas Football is set to return to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday to host Duke in the final non-conference game of the season.

Student-athletes from the Kansas Athletics programs got to walk the red carpet and celebrate the 2021-22 athletic year on Sunday evening at the Rock Chalk Choice Awards, which were hosted at the Lied Center on KU’s campus.

The Rock Chalk Choice Awards committee has announced the awards for the 2022 Rock Chalk Choice Awards, which will take place on Sunday, September 11, at 6 p.m. at the Lied Center on the KU Campus. Among the awards that will be presented during the program are Male and Female Athlete of the Year, True Blue Award and Best Jayhawk in a Supporting Role.