The NCAA has awarded 58 postgraduate scholarships of $6,900 each to 29 men and 29 women who participated in spring sports. Recipients were selected from among student-athletes in baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, and women's water polo.

The 58 winners complete the total of 174 postgraduate scholarships the NCAA awarded during the 2002-03 academic year. In addition to the spring-sport honorees, the NCAA awarded 116 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes participating in fall and winter sports in which the NCAA conducts championships.

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 have behaved, both on and off the field, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution and intercollegiate athletics. The student-athlete also must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time graduate student.

Nomination forms are sent to faculty athletics representatives for fall sports in September, for winter sports in late November and for spring sports in February. Applications also may be completed online. Selections are made three times each academic year. The application must be submitted during the appropriate seasonal category for the sport. Candidates are screened by seven regional selection committees and the winners are selected by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

Following is the list of 2002-03 postgraduate scholarship winners for spring sports.

Men

Ross Bennett, Baylor, baseball, biology; Dylan Bird, Emory tennis, neuroscience/behavioral biology/French; Emil Bove, Albany, lacrosse, public policy/economics; Samuel Burley, Pennsylvania, outdoor track and field, environmental studies; James Cameron, Furman, tennis, health and exercise science; Rob Condiotty, Redlands, tennis, business administration; Douglas Connor, Wisconsin-La Crosse, outdoor track and field, biology/biomedical sciences/biochemistry; Daniel Conti, Holy Cross, outdoor track and field, mathematics; Eric Dudley, Washington State, outdoor track and field, mechanical engineering; Christopher Dunne, Florida Southern, tennis, chemistry/biology; Kyle Foster, Emory, baseball, chemistry/computer science; Ryan Gorman, Southwest Texas State, outdoor track and field, political science; Brian Hallett, Kent State, outdoor track and field, industrial technology; Alexander Hartman, Mississippi, tennis, managerial finance; Richard Hite, Emory, outdoor track and field, biology/mathematics; Jiri Jezek, Oklahoma State, tennis, computer science/German; Sean Kenney, Assumption, tennis, economic theory; Scott Kofmehl, Juniata, volleyball, international political economy; Corey Lawson, Saint Louis, baseball, communication; Gregory Lee, UC Davis, tennis, computer science; Santiago Lorenzo, Oregon, outdoor track and field, exercise movement science; David Martin, Stanford, tennis, American studies; Joshua Mastison, Indiana State, outdoor track and field, political science; Christopher Mitchell, Oklahoma, tennis, zoology; Vincent Ng, Ohio State, tennis, biology; Royce Owens, McMurry, baseball, finance and marketing; Josh Phifer, Air Force, baseball, operations research; Frederick Thompson-Williamson, Appalachian State, outdoor track and field, health promotions; Brent Wanner, Wake Forest, golf, mathematical economics.

Women

Susan Churchwell, UC Davis, softball, communications; Victoria Courmes, Barry, tennis, health science studies; Brandi Cross, Massachusetts, softball, economics; Megan Daymont, St. Olaf, outdoor track and field, economics/mathematics; Candace Donald, Wingate, softball, athletic training; Sopagna Eap, UC Davis, outdoor track and field, psychology; Jacqueline Frank, Stanford, water polo, human biology; Mariko Holbrook, Brandeis, outdoor track and field, biology; Kaila Holtz, Massachusetts, softball, international studies and communication; Jessica Jensen, Buena Vista, outdoor track and field, biology; Katja Karrento, San Diego State, tennis, cellular and molecular biology; Krista Keir, Ohio State, outdoor track and field, sports and leisure studies; Kara Kerscher, North Carolina, rowing, exercise and sport science/Spanish; Johanna Kline, Rowan, outdoor track and field, chemical engineering; Megan Koeller, Wisconsin-Whitewater, softball, biochemistry; Bridget Lee, Scranton, lacrosse, psychology/philosophy; Jenifer McCulley, Goucher, outdoor track and field, biology/chemistry; Kacey Montgomery, Tennessee, rowing, biology; Amy Mortimer, Kansas State, outdoor track and field, accounting; Erika Proko, Washington and Lee, tennis, neuroscience; Ellannee Richardson, Washington State, outdoor track and field, sociology and criminal justice; Melissa Roberts, Emory, softball, physical therapy; Callie Schoenherr, Northern Colorado, outdoor track and field, kinesiology exercise; Merissa Sexsmith, West Virginia, outdoor track and field, speech pathology; Katie Shea, Ball State, softball, economics/psychology; Sarah Tighe, Vassar, tennis, chemistry; Jessica White, Cedar Crest, lacrosse, neuroscience/pre-med; Laura Widman, Seattle Pacific, outdoor track and field, psychology; Sarah Wuertz, Emporia State, outdoor track and field, elementary education.