SAN FRANCISCO –– The Pac-12 Conference announced today the 23 outstanding Pac-12 student-athletes who have been named recipients of Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year. The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
- Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
- Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
- Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
- Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
- Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.
Student-athletes awarded this scholarship plan to pursue postgraduate education in best-in-class graduate programs at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, including several Pac-12 universities. They will study everything from medicine and law to business, dentistry, engineering, education, and more.
In 1999, the Postgraduate Scholarship Program was created to both honor and financially assist some of the Conference’s most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for careers in their chosen industries. The Pac-12 annually awards up to 24 scholarships of $9,000 each to former and graduating student‐athletes across the conference. Through its institutional selection process, each Pac-12 institution may select two student-athletes to be awarded the scholarship.
Below is the list of 2019-20 Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients:
Undergraduate |
Name |
Sport |
Graduate Institution, Area of Study |
Arizona |
Crystal Akpede |
W Track & Field |
Arizona/Doctorate of Pharmacy |
Arizona |
Matthew Salerno |
M Swimming & Diving |
Ohio State University/ Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Arizona State |
Jamie Ruden |
W Basketball |
Covenant Theological Seminary/ Master of Arts in Ministry |
Arizona State |
Kyle Williams |
Football |
TBD/Medicine |
California |
Sam Ebstein |
M Soccer |
University of Chicago/Master in Computer Science |
California |
Noemie Ip-Ting Thomas |
W Swimming & Diving |
University of British Columbia/MBA |
Colorado |
Courtney Fedor |
W Soccer |
DeSales University/Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies |
Colorado |
Benjamin Saarel |
M XC/Track & Field |
California/Physics |
Oregon |
Alyssa Hinojosa |
W Soccer |
Oregon/Master in Advertising and Brand Responsibility |
Oregon |
Darya Kaboli-Nejad |
Softball |
University of San Francisco Law School/Juris Doctor |
Oregon State |
Isis Lowery |
W Gymnastics |
Oregon State/Master of Education |
Stanford |
Bailey Perez |
M Gymnastics |
Georgetown McDonough School of Business/Master of Science in Finance |
Stanford |
Michelle Xiao |
W Soccer |
Stanford University School of Medicine/Medical School (MD) |
UCLA |
Jacqueline Garner |
W XC/Track & Field |
Southwestern Law School/Juris Doctor Degree |
UCLA |
Millen Trujillo |
M XC/Track & Field |
Harvard Law School/J.D. Degree |
USC |
Rae Lan |
M Tennis |
University of Cambridge/Master of Philosophy in Health, Medicine, and Society |
USC |
Katarzyna Pilch |
W Rowing |
University of Cambridge/Master of Philosophy in Education (Arts, Creativity & Education) |
Utah |
Grace Englund |
W Track & Field |
University of Florida/Masters in Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management |
Utah |
David Micevski |
M Tennis |
Utah/Master of Science in Finance |
Washington |
George Esau |
M Rowing |
Washington/MSRE or MBA |
Washington |
Michaela Nelson |
W Gymnastics |
TBD/Masters in Public Health |
Washington State |
Ella Cowan de Wolf |
W Rowing |
Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Washington State |
Desiree Stinger |
W Track & Field |
University of San Francisco/Masters in Sports Management |