NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— The Atlantic 10 Conference announced the 15 A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship honorees for 2023. The prestigious honor is given to a graduating student-athlete from each of the league’s 15 members.
Over the last decade, the A-10’s Postgraduate Scholarship program has awarded $565,000 to 109 former student-athletes. Each of this year’s 15 honorees receives $5,000 to contribute towards full-time enrollment in a postgraduate or professional program. First instituted to provide continuing education opportunities for graduating student-athletes, the program awards $75,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. This marks the seventh year the Atlantic 10 has provided the scholarships to individuals from each Atlantic 10 campus.
“This is an exceptional group of student-athletes, and they are deserving of this prestigious honor,” stated Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. “I commend our membership on their commitment to funding this impactful scholarship and their steadfast support of their student-athletes, athletically and academically. We are proud to assist these extraordinary young women and men in their pursuit of a postgraduate degree.”
The class is comprised of 12 female and three male student-athletes, representing eight different sports with an average GPA of 3.81. The selection process involves the league’s athletic directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives.
2023 Postgraduate Scholarship Honorees
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| School |
Name |
Sport |
| Davidson |
Rachel Horowitz |
Women's Track & Field |
| Dayton |
Jessica Sheldon |
Women's Soccer |
| Duquesne |
Hailey Poling |
Women’s Volleyball |
| Fordham |
Helen Connolly |
Women's Track & Field |
| George Mason |
Stephanie Der |
Women's Volleyball |
| George Washington |
Justin Grady |
Men's Soccer |
| La Salle |
Elizabeth Mancini |
Women's Cross Country |
| Loyola Chicago |
Kathleen Simms |
Women's Cross Country |
| Massachusetts |
Nathaniel Cardoza |
Men's Soccer |
| Rhode Island |
Trinity Smith |
Women's Track & Field |
| Richmond |
Claire O'Shaughnessy |
Women's Swimming |
| St. Bonaventure |
Amara Young |
Women's Tennis |
| Saint Joseph’s |
Erica Behr |
Women's Soccer |
| Saint Louis |
Anna Walsh |
Women's Soccer |
| VCU |
Logan Amiss |
Baseball |
Over the last nine years, the average GPA of the honorees for the Postgraduate Scholarship Program has been 3.70 or higher. The program, which began honoring two student-athletes in 1991, has been so successful and well-received by both the recipients and the A-10 member institutions that it has expanded several times. The most recent expansion, which was adopted in January of 2015 and implemented that spring, now includes one representative from each A-10 school, which was expanded to include 15 members in 2022-23 following the addition of Loyola Chicago to the A-10.
To be considered for the Postgraduate Scholarship, student-athletes must have performed with distinction both in the classroom and in their respective sports throughout their career, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
The Postgraduate Scholarship Program is part of the conference’s broad-based commitment to student-athlete opportunities and academics. The conference consistently ranks at the top amongst all Division I Conferences in both Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and the Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA.