The NCAA has awarded postgraduate scholarships of $5,000 each to 58 student-athletes (29 men and 29 women) at member institutions. The scholarships are for student-athletes in spring sports and are part of the NCAA's year-round postgraduate scholarship program. Earlier this year, the NCAA awarded scholarships to student-athletes in fall and winter sports.

The NCAA annually awards postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically and who are in their last year of intercollegiate athletics competition.

To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.200 (4.000 scale) or its equivalent and must have performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which the student-athlete was nominated. The student-athlete also must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time graduate student.

In addition, the student-athlete must have behaved, both on and off the field, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution and intercollegiate athletics.

Following is a list of the spring-sport postgraduate scholarship winners, with school, sport and major.

Women

Teresa Andreani, St. Joseph's University, softball, chemistry

Sarah Beeson, Stanford University, softball, human biology

Melissa Brousseau, Central Michigan University, outdoor track and field, interpersonal communication

Kristin Brune, Emporia State University, outdoor track and field, biology/pre-med

Sarah Byrd, Emory University, outdoor track and field, women's studies/writing

Amber Castonguay, Grand Valley State University, softball, biomedical science

Devon Courtney, Loyola Marymount University, water polo, communication studies

Jennifer DesPain, University of Tulsa, tennis, biology/pre-med

Ashlee Dobbe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, softball, science of food, nutrition/exercise

Megan Dunigan, Furman University, tennis, computer science/math

Tabitha Fendrick, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, outdoor track and field, social work

Lindsay Fossatti, California State University, Fresno, softball, kinesiology/exercise science

Kathryn Harrigan, Stetson University, softball, English

Kathryn Holmes, St. Mary's College of Maryland, lacrosse, biology

Princess Imoukhuede, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, outdoor track and field, chemical engineering

Megan Johnston, Cabrini College, softball, biology

Sarah Johnston, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, golf, management

Mily Kannarkat, Old Dominion University, tennis, biology

Heather Leverington, Emporia State University, outdoor track and field, recreation

Heather McCrea, Brown University, equestrian, biochemistry

Anna Mickelson, University of Washington, rowing, communications

Kate Pettit, Stanford University, water polo, human biology

Angela Ruocco, College of Notre Dame (Maryland), lacrosse, history/international relations

Brianne Schoonover, Wartburg College, outdoor track and field, accounting/business administration

Emily Shertzer, Moravian College, outdoor track and field, biology

Misty Swan, Stephen F. Austin State University, outdoor track and field, English

Porter Wilkinson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, lacrosse, political science

Elizabeth Yasser, Trinity University (Texas), tennis, English

Patricia Young, University of Louisville, outdoor track and field, exercise physiology

Men

Charles Bilezikjian, St. John's University (New York), baseball, elementary education

Anthony Brownlee, Central College (Iowa), outdoor track and field, economics

Jason Buckbee, Nebraska Wesleyan University, outdoor track and field, exercise science and wellness

Jude Burger, Wartburg College, baseball, mathematics

William Carbonara, University of the Incarnate Word, baseball, accounting

Greg Davies, Towson University, baseball, business administration

Peter "PJ" DiConza, John Hopkins University, lacrosse, sociology

Nicholas Gregorio, Montclair State University, outdoor track and field, physical education

Todd Grunander, Weber State University, outdoor track and field, zoology

Timothy Hartshorn, Baylor University, baseball, biology/pre-med

Jonathan Hietbrink, Central College (Iowa), golf, religion

Kirk Hippensteel, Stanford University, tennis, human biology

Tim Hobbs, Emory University, baseball, economics/mathematics

Jason Job, Ohio Wesleyan University, golf, mathematics/economics

Erik Kochert, Mary Washington College, outdoor track and field, chemistry

Frantisek Krepelka, Oklahoma State University, tennis, math/computer science

Andrew Lux, James Madison University, tennis, marketing

Clinton Olson, Pepperdine University, volleyball, psychology/Spanish

Roman Oravec, Southern Methodist University, outdoor track and field, marketing

Chris O'Riordan, Stanford University, baseball, political science

Andrew Park, University of Southern California, tennis, biology

Michael Plate,California State University, Bakersfield, golf, finance

Gustav Pousette, University of Kentucky, tennis, foreign language/international economics

Magnus Ramfelt, University of Denver, tennis, international economics

Steven Rowe, Texas Tech University, baseball, finance

Scott Russell, University of Kansas, outdoor track and field, pre-physical therapy

Luke Smude, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, baseball, politics

Eric Swedberg, Worcester State College, baseball, Spanish

Tucker Woolsey, Northwest Missouri State University, outdoor track and field, educational leadership