The NCAA has awarded 58 postgraduate scholarships of $7,500 each to 29 men and 29 women who participated in spring sports, which include baseball, women's equestrian (an emerging sport), men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.

In addition to the spring sport honorees, the NCAA also earlier awarded 116 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes participating in fall and winter sports in which the NCAA conducts championships or is an emerging sport, for a total of 174 postgraduate scholarships annually.

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 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 at NCAA member institutions in August for fall sports, in November for winter sports and in January for spring sports. 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 award recipients are selected by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

Following are the 2003-04 postgraduate scholarship award recipients for spring sports:

Men

Jonathan Alleman, Brigham Young, accounting, volleyball; Nicklaus Ambrose, Nazareth, business administration/economics, golf; Richard Barker, Rice, mathematical economic analysis/managerial studies, tennis; William Barker, Rice, economics/kinesiology/managerial studies, tennis; Nicholas Barnes, Coe, English literature/Spanish, tennis; Manuel Brandeborn, Abilene Christian, marketing, outdoor track and field; Charles Bray, LaGrange, computer science, baseball; Benjamin Brittenham, Northern Colorado, sports exercise science, outdoor track and field; Paul Brozik, South Dakota, therapeutic recreation/psychology, outdoor track and field; Marius Dan, Wingate, finance, tennis; Peter Dean, Washington and Lee, chemistry, baseball; Rielly Embrey, San Diego State, kinesiology, baseball; Brady Endl, Wisconsin-Whitewater, finance, baseball; Bryan Fisher, LSU, marketing, tennis; Jordan Foster, Lamar, accounting, baseball; Bill Gassen, South Dakota, criminal justice, outdoor track and field; Willard Hurley III, Navy, quantitative economics, golf; Ryan Hybl, Georgia, sports studies, golf; Thomas Kwong, Saint Louis , biology, tennis; Luke Marrs, Texas A&M, kinesiology/sports management, outdoor track and field; Brian Murphy, Redlands, financial economics/accounting, tennis; James Reeves, Winthrop, chemistry/business administration, baseball; Brian Rohrer, Alabama, biology, outdoor track and field; Brendan Rokke, Southwest Minnesota State, psychology, baseball; Scott Sargrad, Haverford, mathematics, outdoor track and field; Brent Showalter, Wartburg, business administration, outdoor track and field; Peter Taylor, Washington (Maryland), mathematics; economics, tennis; Charles Weber, Eastern Illinois, psychology, tennis; Anthony Zitnik, Canisius, criminal justice; psychology, lacrosse.

Women

Kelly Albin, UC Davis, food science, lacrosse; Melissa Bickett, Michigan, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, outdoor track and field; Patricia Brooks, Agnes Scott, economics/business, tennis; Abigail Casillo, Samford, biology, softball; Laura Cherdack, UC Davis, communication, outdoor track and field; Karen Dennison, Indiana, sport marketing/management, golf; Dia Dohlman, Wartburg , business administration, outdoor track and field; Brianne Edwards, South Dakota, psychology, outdoor track and field; Jennifer Esker, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, physics, softball; Kelly Foley, Wartburg, psychology, outdoor track and field; Emily Fox, South Dakota, biology, outdoor track and field; Manda Geerts, Augustana (Illinois), communication sciences/disorders and psychology, outdoor track and field; Audrey Giesler, Indiana, biology, outdoor track and field; Rachael Goetz, Emporia State, economics, outdoor track and field; Heather Hamilton, Minnesota Duluth, psychology/women's studies, outdoor track and field; Maria Elizabeth Hoog, Texas A&M-Kingsville, kinesiology, softball; Jessica Johnson, Arkansas, marketing, outdoor track and field; Svetlana Khvalina, UMBC, political science, tennis; Sabine Krawietz, West Florida, psychology, tennis; Carrie Larsen, Pacific Lutheran, computer science/Spanish, outdoor track and field; Michaela Logue, North Carolina-Asheville, mathematics; physics, outdoor track and field; Margaret Moscato, Emory, biology, tennis; Rachael Park, Syracuse , history/political science/public administration, softball; Marciann Ridenbaugh, Kent State, integrated mathematics, softball; Megan Russell, Albion, economics/management, softball; Raegan Schultz, Central (Iowa), business management, outdoor track and field; Sara Silva, Denver, international studies, golf; Mary Still, Missouri Southern State, psychology/English, outdoor track and field; Amanda Thieschafer, North Dakota State , human performance and fitness, outdoor track and field.