Albaugh, Mihlbauer Earn Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship
6/7/2022 2:19:00 PM | Baseball, Equestrian, General
The duo is two of 20 that were recognized by the Big 12 Conference
FORT WORTH – Jacey Albaugh of equestrian and Augie Mihlbauer of baseball were two of 20 Big 12 student-athletes to receive the 2021-22 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship.
Albaugh registered a career-high 11 victories in the flat event this past season, going 11-5-3 overall. The Mclean, Va., native matched a career-high with a pair of Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) selections on the year. Albaugh won a total of 27 events, with a combined six MOP's in her career and was a three-time Big 12 and NCEA All-Academic honoree in her career.
Mihlbauer went 3-0 for the Horned Frogs and finished with a 3.00 ERA in a team-high 26 appearances. The Mukwonago, Wisc., native ranks second all-time in career appearances with 89. Mihlbauer was one of eight baseball players in the Big 12 to finish with a GPA of 4.0 this past year. He was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 performer and was an Academic All-American as a freshman in 2019.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 481 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
Albaugh registered a career-high 11 victories in the flat event this past season, going 11-5-3 overall. The Mclean, Va., native matched a career-high with a pair of Most Outstanding Performer (MOP) selections on the year. Albaugh won a total of 27 events, with a combined six MOP's in her career and was a three-time Big 12 and NCEA All-Academic honoree in her career.
Mihlbauer went 3-0 for the Horned Frogs and finished with a 3.00 ERA in a team-high 26 appearances. The Mukwonago, Wisc., native ranks second all-time in career appearances with 89. Mihlbauer was one of eight baseball players in the Big 12 to finish with a GPA of 4.0 this past year. He was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 performer and was an Academic All-American as a freshman in 2019.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 481 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
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