Tollerud Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
7/27/2018 3:05:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
INDIANAPOLIS – Recent Kent State graduate Sam Tollerud has been selected as one of the 29 women's spring sports recipients of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which recognizes student-athletes with plans on attending graduate school for their athletic and academic achievements, along with their work in the community and demonstrated leadership.
Tollerud earned 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team honors in June and graduated with a degree in exercise science with a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester. She is enrolled in the physician assistant program at the University of Findlay.
The top pole vaulter in Kent State history, Tollerud owns the indoor (13'-9.25") and outdoor (13'-10") program records. She qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in each of her four seasons and concluded her career as a four-time All-MAC honoree.
At the Mid-American Conference Honors Dinner in May, Tollerud was presented with the Medal of Excellence, which is awarded annually to one male and one female student-athlete from each institution who showed evidence of academic success, athletic excellence, leadership and service.
The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically, and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $7,500 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sports season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season, there are 29 scholarships available for men and 29 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program.
All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.
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