WASHINGTON --  The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Thursday the 14 A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship honorees for 2025. This prestigious honor is given to a graduating student-athlete from each of the league’s 14 members to provide financial benefits for advanced academic degrees.  
 
The class is comprised of 11 female and three male student-athletes, representing eight different sports with an average GPA of 3.78. The selection process involves the league’s athletic directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives.
 
“Providing this prestigious honor to Atlantic 10 student-athletes gives a very deserving group of academically driven young men and women the opportunity to extend their education and enrich their lives,” stated Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. “We have countless success stories of former postgraduate scholars who have used the funds to earn post graduate degrees in many areas. This commitment gives tangible context to an important part of the A-10’s commitment to the academic success of our student-athletes. I congratulate each of these deserving individuals and have no doubt all will continue to be tremendously successful.”
 
Over the last decade, the A-10’s Postgraduate Scholarship program has awarded $570,000 to 114 former student-athletes. Each of this year’s 14 honorees receives $3,000 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 $42,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. This marks the ninth year the Atlantic 10 has provided the scholarships to individuals from each Atlantic 10 campus.
 
2025 Postgraduate Scholarship Honorees
 

SCHOOL	NAME	SPORT	MAJOR
Davidson	Annica Valmassei	Women’s Track & Field / Swimming & Diving	Chemistry
Dayton	Haven Dwyer	Softball	Health Science with a concentration in Exercise and Movement
Duquesne	Mackenzie Leszczynski	Women’s Lacrosse	Biology
Fordham	Luisa Rosa		Computer and Information Sciences
George Mason	Alexandra Tyler	Women’s Swimming & Diving	Forensic Science
George Washington	Taylor Bernosky	Women’s Swimming & Diving	International Affairs with a concentration in International Economics
La Salle	Meghan Lyons	Rowing	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Loyola Chicago	Gabe Smit	Men’s Cross Country	Biology
Rhode Island	Owen Fleischer	Men’s Track & Field	politics, philosophy, economics, and law
Richmond	Izzy Blaylock	Women’s Track & Field	Health Science Biomedical Concentration
St. Bonaventure	Fiona McGovern	Women’s Lacrosse	English, Communication studies
Saint Joseph’s	Natalie Nevins	Women’s Soccer	Exercise Science
Saint Louis	Emily Gaebe	Women’s Soccer	Aquaculture and Fisheries Science / Biology
VCU	Eryn Byrd	Women’s Track & Field	Health, Physical and Exercise Science Major

 
 
Over the last 11 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.
 
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.