The NCAA has awarded $10,000 postgraduate scholarships to 42 exceptional student-athletes as part of the 2024-25 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program. These student-athletes, representing fall sports across all three NCAA divisions, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence and leadership within their communities.
Each year, the NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have completed their final year of athletics competition. The scholarships are distributed three times annually — in the fall, winter and spring — providing 21 scholarships each to men and women per season. The award is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship intended to support graduate study at an accredited institution.
Established in 1964, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program promotes and encourages graduate education by recognizing the Association's most accomplished student-athletes. The program evaluates candidates on their athletic and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service and leadership. An equitable selection process ensures that all nominees, regardless of sport, division, gender or race, are considered fairly.
2024-25 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Fall Awardees
Men's Awardees
- Isaac Alonzo, Texas, cross country
- Carson Bedics, Auburn, cross country
- Jonathan Bruder, DePauw, football
- Aidan Cappellino, University of Chicago, football
- Christian Diederich, Minnesota-Morris, football
- Ryan Hartman, Augustana (South Dakota), cross country
- Cameron Hatler, Pomona-Pitzer, cross country
- Lyndon Hu, University of Chicago, soccer
- Colin Kirkpatrick, Pomona-Pitzer, cross country
- Benjamin Liscum, Penn State, soccer
- Logan Longo, Memphis, soccer
- Alec McCarty, DePauw, soccer
- Hogan Morton, Clemson, football
- Christian Newman, Furman, soccer
- Justin Pelic, Florida, football
- Riley Pittman, Stanford, water polo
- Tejas Sarna, Swarthmore, soccer
- Skylar Stidam, Indiana, cross country
- Collin Thompson, Concordia-Moorhead, football
- Zachary Weis, Nebraska Wesleyan, soccer
- Max Wiley, Wooster, soccer
Women's Awardees
- Bailey Anderson, Georgia, equestrian
- Ella Bakken, Augustana (South Dakota), cross country
- Macy Blackburn, Texas Tech, soccer
- Michaela Bosco, Trinity (Texas), soccer
- Cassie Carr, Washington and Lee, cross country
- Julia Causbie, Pacific Lutheran, soccer
- Gaelen Clayton, Washington University in St. Louis, soccer
- Chloe Connolly, Pomona-Pitzer, cross country
- Kat Esposito, Washington College, field hockey
- Mara Heppard, Rochester (New York), field hockey
- Karley King, Case Western Reserve, volleyball
- Paige Kluba, Piedmont, soccer
- Taylor Limbaugh, Texas Tech, cross country
- Madelyn Mason, Missouri S&T, volleyball
- Jaci Maze, Azusa Pacific, soccer
- Amber Nusser, UC Davis, equestrian
- Hailey Poe, North Central (Illinois), triathlon
- Maggie Storti, Case Western Reserve, soccer
- Sophie Tedesco, University of Chicago, cross country
- Callie Tucker, Tennessee, cross country
- Sarah Weber, Nebraska, soccer
Winter sports applications now open
Applications for winter sports participants are being accepted until March 21. Faculty athletics representatives or their designees must submit nominations via theNCAA Program Hub. For more information on the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program and the application process, visit theprogram page on ncaa.org.