Post by azsod73 on Jun 15, 2013 8:20:44 GMT -6
This news release is more than a month old but I do not believe it received the appropriate attention! Alexa Duling has had an outstanding career at USD, both on the track and in the classroom. She is an exceptional student athlete.
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The NCAA has selected South Dakota track and field student-athlete Alexa Duling as the female recipient of the 2013 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. Duling will receive a renewable $24,000 scholarship while attending medical school at Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.
The Walter Byers Scholarship is awarded annually to one male and one female NCAA student-athlete in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and potential for future success. Winthrop soccer player Matt Horn was named the male recipient.
“This is an unbelievable feeling and I am truly honored to receive this award,” said Duling. “This is the culmination of what I have accomplished as an athlete and as a student at USD and offers support in the career goals that I have set for myself.” (A photo of Duling competing in the 400 meter hurdles is available for download at www.usd.edu/press/news/images/releases/Alexa_USD.jpg)
“I could not be more proud of Alexa,” added USD Athletics Director David Herbster. “This award goes well beyond her athletic abilities and speaks to her academic achievements and her character. Alexa winning this award conveys a message that South Dakota student-athletes can and will continue to compete for both academic and athletic excellence on a national level.”
To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a graduating senior or enrolled in graduate study at an NCAA member institution. Winners must have attained an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, competed on a varsity team at an NCAA member school, evidenced superior character and leadership, and demonstrated that participation in athletics and community service positively influenced the recipient’s personal and intellectual development.
On the track, Duling has earned All-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles and qualified for the Olympic Trials in the event. She earned Academic All-America honors in 2012 and was named Great West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011 – the league’s highest individual honor.
“My staff and I are proud of what Alexa has accomplished during the last five years,” said USD women’s track and field coach Lucky Huber. “She exemplifies everything that is good about collegiate athletics.”
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The NCAA has selected South Dakota track and field student-athlete Alexa Duling as the female recipient of the 2013 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. Duling will receive a renewable $24,000 scholarship while attending medical school at Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.
The Walter Byers Scholarship is awarded annually to one male and one female NCAA student-athlete in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and potential for future success. Winthrop soccer player Matt Horn was named the male recipient.
“This is an unbelievable feeling and I am truly honored to receive this award,” said Duling. “This is the culmination of what I have accomplished as an athlete and as a student at USD and offers support in the career goals that I have set for myself.” (A photo of Duling competing in the 400 meter hurdles is available for download at www.usd.edu/press/news/images/releases/Alexa_USD.jpg)
“I could not be more proud of Alexa,” added USD Athletics Director David Herbster. “This award goes well beyond her athletic abilities and speaks to her academic achievements and her character. Alexa winning this award conveys a message that South Dakota student-athletes can and will continue to compete for both academic and athletic excellence on a national level.”
To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a graduating senior or enrolled in graduate study at an NCAA member institution. Winners must have attained an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5, competed on a varsity team at an NCAA member school, evidenced superior character and leadership, and demonstrated that participation in athletics and community service positively influenced the recipient’s personal and intellectual development.
On the track, Duling has earned All-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles and qualified for the Olympic Trials in the event. She earned Academic All-America honors in 2012 and was named Great West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011 – the league’s highest individual honor.
“My staff and I are proud of what Alexa has accomplished during the last five years,” said USD women’s track and field coach Lucky Huber. “She exemplifies everything that is good about collegiate athletics.”
