STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford standouts Lauren Wegner and Hannah Levy each earned Pac-12 postgraduate scholarships on Friday.
The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. To qualify, they must have completed their final year of athletics eligibility, maintained a minimum 3.0 grade-point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
Wegner was a double major and standout for the Cardinal softball team. The second baseman was one of three players to start every game in 2017, and finished her senior campaign with 27 hits, 18 runs and 16 RBI, including a walk-off sacrifice fly on Senior Day against No. 9 Arizona. She graduated with degrees in biology and history, and was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree during her career as well as a two-time NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
Levy, a four-time Intercollegiate Rowing Association national champion, raced in the second varsity eight twice, winning the Grand Final at the WIRA Championships and placing second in the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic. Levy was also named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete in her senior year and graduated with a degree in psychology. The program standout received the Spirit of Stanford Award at the Student-Athlete Board Awards this year, which is presented Presented to a charismatic student-athlete who excels at his/her sport and is an effective leader on and off the field.
Student-athletes awarded this scholarship plan to pursue postgraduate education in best-in-class graduate programs at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, including several Pac-12 universities. They will study everything from medicine and law to business, dentistry, education, and more.
In 1999, the Postgraduate Scholarship Program was created to both honor and financially assist some of the Conference's most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for careers in their chosen industries. The Pac-12 annually awards up to 24 scholarships of $9,000 each to former and graduating student-athletes across the conference. Through its institutional selection process, each Pac-12 institution may select two student-athletes to be awarded the scholarship.