SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference announced today the 24 outstanding Pac-12 student-athletes who have been named recipients of Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2021-22 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 2021-22 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);
- 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 architecture to business, nursing, engineering, education, finance, 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 2021-22 Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients:
School |
Name |
Sport |
Graduate Institution & Area of Study |
Arizona |
Dana Parker |
Beach Volleyball |
University of Arizona |
Arizona |
Trevor Volpe |
M Track & Field |
University of Arizona |
Arizona State |
Nicole Soto |
W Soccer |
TBD |
Arizona State |
Elijah Warren |
M Swimming & Diving |
TBD/Medicine |
California |
Ema Rajic |
W Swimming & Diving |
University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy |
California |
Charlotte Wesselmann |
W Rowing |
Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Colorado |
Andrea Arnold |
Skiing |
Charles University First Faculty of Medicine Doctor of Medicine |
Colorado |
Aaron McCoy |
M Track & Field |
CMCI Strategic Communication Design |
Oregon |
Sara Buchner |
Acrobatics & Tumbling |
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
Oregon |
Devin Lewis |
Football |
University of Oregon Sports Product Management |
Oregon State |
Colette Yamaoka |
W Gymnastics |
University of Washington Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership |
Oregon State |
Lane Stigall |
Wrestling |
TBD/Medicine |
Stanford |
Eva Nates |
W Rowing |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering |
Stanford |
Nick Mayhew |
M Rowing |
Cambridge University MPhil in Management |
UCLA |
Maddie Musselman |
W Water Polo |
Temple University College of Science and Technology (CST) Pre-Health Post Baccalaureate Program [Advanced Core in Health Science Program (ACHS)] |
UCLA |
AJ Vasquez |
M Soccer |
University of California, Los Angeles Education |
USC |
Sarah Nelson |
W Volleyball |
University of Southern California MS in Finance and MS in Social Entrepreneurship |
USC |
Matthew Harrison |
M Water Polo |
University of Southern California |
Utah |
Anna Busatto |
W Track & Field/XC |
University of Utah PhD in Biomedical Engineering |
Utah |
Joachim Lien |
Skiing |
University of Utah |
Washington |
Makayla Woods |
W Soccer |
University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work |
Washington |
Max Schwartzkopff |
M Rowing |
TBD |
Washington State |
Chloe Larson |
W Swimming & Diving |
South Dakota State University Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
Washington State | Will Burghardt | M Basketball | TBD |