Detroit created a pair of endowed scholarships for student-athletes in good academic standing and announced the winners for the 2008-09 academic year.

The new Lee Graziotti Endowed Scholarship, intended to honor track and field student-athletes in good academic standing who “go above and beyond on the track and in the classroom” will go to John La Rocca and Danielle Poulin.

The Raymond J. and Catherine Nagle Endowed Scholarship, recognizing student-athletes in good academic standing who receive a recommendation from their head coach, will go to Gino McCathney (men’s tennis), Madeline Franko (women’s soccer), Caitlin McPartlin (softball), Craig Budzynski (fencing), and Ashlee McLemore (fencing).

All the winners were chosen by a committee.

“It is a pleasure to be able to recognize these student-athletes in a special way. These seven outstanding individuals should be proud of their selection, given we now have nearly 240 student-athletes at UDM,” Detroit Athletics Director Keri Gaither said. “These endowed scholarships will be awarded annually moving forward, honoring a new group of athletes each year. They offer a unique way to recognize young people.”