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Iowa State University Athletics
08.15.2024 | Swimming and Diving, Men's Wrestling
AMES, Iowa – Former Iowa State student-athletes Ashley Bengtson (swimming) and Ben Monroe (wrestling) have been announced as recipients of the Big 12 Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, the conference announced Thursday afternoon.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 529 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.9 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
A complete list of recipients can be found below.
|
Baylor |
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua |
Men's Basketball |
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Baylor |
Shaylon Govan |
Softball |
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BYU |
Jacob Boren |
Football |
|
BYU |
Kaavya Sawhney |
Women's Tennis |
|
UCF |
Paul Rubelt |
Football |
|
UCF |
Shannon Doherty |
Softball |
|
Cincinnati |
Drew Hawthorne |
Men's Swimming |
|
Cincinnati |
Grace Hirschmann |
Lacrosse |
|
Houston |
Matt Byrnes |
Football |
|
Houston |
Hedda Grelz |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
|
Iowa State |
Wrestling |
|
|
Iowa State |
Swimming & Diving |
|
|
Kansas State |
Joe Placek |
Men's Track and Field |
|
Kansas State |
Loren Hinkle |
Volleyball |
|
Kansas |
Terry Robinson |
Men's Track and Field |
|
Kansas |
Shira Elinav |
Soccer |
|
Oklahoma State |
Carson Sager |
Men's Basketball |
|
Oklahoma State |
Angelica Pfefferkorn |
Women's Golf |
|
Oklahoma |
Josh Heindselman |
Wrestling |
|
Oklahoma |
Ragan Smith |
Women's Gymnastics |
|
TCU |
Parker Hughes |
Men's Swimming |
|
TCU |
Sydnie Young |
Women's Equestrian |
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Texas |
Gabriel Lozano Quiroga |
Football |
|
Texas |
Kathia Nitsch |
Rowing |
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Texas Tech |
Caleb Dean |
Men's Track and Field |
|
Texas Tech |
Onaara Obamuwagun |
Women's Track and Field |
|
West Virginia |
Caleb Dowling |
Wrestling |
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West Virginia |
Laurna Atkins |
Rowing |
Players Mentioned
Sprint/Mid Distance Free
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Wrestling
Thursday, April 16
Saturday, March 21
Friday, March 20
Friday, March 20
