INDIANAPOLIS — Following a successful playing career that concluded in the national quarterfinals, University of Puget Sound senior volleyball player Rachel Gross was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, as announced by the NCAA this week.
Gross, a history and Spanish major, picked up a multitude of awards in the fall after helping to lead the Loggers deep into the postseason. On top of being named First-Team All-Northwest Conference and All-West Region, she was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team. A total of 58 NCAA student-athletes were awarded educational grants through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. The winners represent fall-sports participants who will receive a one-time, nonrenewable grants of $7,500.
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics and academic achievements, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated. |
