STANFORD, Calif. – Recent graduate and Stanford women's lacrosse standout Dillon Schoen was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for her academic and athletic achievements.
Schoen graduated with a degree in Product Design and a 3.72 GPA. She was a three-time conference all-academic selection, including Pac-12 first team honors as a senior. On the field, the midfielder played in every game over her four seasons in Cardinal, and helped lead Stanford to the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament championship in 2018. A team captain as a senior, Schoen finished her career among the top 10 all-time at Stanford in games played (76), caused turnovers (68) and shots (241).
Among her community service efforts, Schoen raised more than $50,000 in back-to-back years for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Schoen's father passed away from cancer in the Fall, and she dedicated her senior season to him, wearing his old college jersey number (85). Schoen has also participated in the Stanford Summer Service Learning Program out of the school's prestigious engineering program, an international community service project in Kabale, Uganda that was tasked to design and implement a financially sustainable and feasible community health insurance system in the Kigali region. She founded Stanford Smart Woman Securities, a not-for-profit that has offered a 10-week seminar series to other undergraduates on investing and portfolio management. She was also involved in Stanford's OneLove campaign against domestic violence and worked with the Palo Alto New Opportunity homeless shelter and Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative. This summer she travels to India to work for the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission.
"Dillon has the heart of a champion," said head coach Amy Bokker. "She was a tremendous leader for us on and off the field. When her father, Jon, passed away from cancer in September, she inspired all of us by wearing his jersey number and honoring him each and every day with the passion and strength in which she played. She has set an example of what a Stanford student-athlete should be as a two-time all-conference performer, three-time All-Academic honoree and an active community member. She is the epitome of what makes us all so proud to be Cardinal."
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners receive a one-time grant of $7,500. To qualify, they must be in their final year of eligibility and plan to pursue graduate studies within the next three years. In addition to maintaining at least a 3.2 grade-point average, they must perform with distinction in their sport and be nominated by their institution's faculty athletics representative.
Stanford's overall total of NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients is now 167.