Heintschel, Shannon Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
March 28, 2018 | Field Hockey, General, Soccer
Cardinals have had five scholarship recipients over the past two years
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State soccer goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel and field hockey midfielder Carley Shannon have both been selected for prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. They will each receive a $7,500 scholarship toward the graduate degree program of their choice.
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The NCAA awards up to 175 postgraduate scholarships each year across all divisions for use toward an accredited graduate program. The organization recently announced 58 fall sport recipients, 29 of which came from the Division I level.
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Awardees are evaluated on their academic and athletic achievement, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership. The program rewards college athletes whose dedication and effort reflect the characteristics needed to succeed in graduate study.
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A two-time Academic All-American, Heintschel capped her career last fall as the winningest keeper in school history with 35 career victories. Her 0.77 goals against average over the past four years also set a school record and ranks third in Mid-American Conference annals.
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The three-year team captain from Oregon, Ohio, has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA on Ball State's chemistry, pre-med track. She will graduate in May and then plans to attend medical school. She was a CoSIDA Academic All-District, Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete selection in each of her final three seasons.
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Heintschel helped the Cardinals win two MAC regular season championships and three West Division titles in her career. In her final season, she was one of five players in the country named to the Senior CLASS Award First Team for women's soccer.
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Shannon earned four letters as a member of the Ball State field hockey team and served as team co-captain as a junior. An All-MAC Second Team selection as a senior, Shannon led the Cardinals with a total of nine points last fall on three goals and three assists.
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The midfielder from Williamsburg, Virginia, owns a 3.99 GPA as an exercise science major. She was named Academic All-MAC and was chosen as a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in each of her final three seasons.
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Shannon was also named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction for the 2016-17 academic year. Following graduation this May, she plans to pursue a master's degree in exercise science.
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Postgraduate scholarship awardees are chosen by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, which includes faculty athletics representatives, athletics administrators and a conference commissioner.
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Ball State had three student-athletes earn postgraduate scholarships last year -- Tanner Barton (men's swimming), Matt Helm (men's tennis) and Caleb Stayton (baseball). BSU recipients have claimed five of the nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships awarded to MAC student-athletes over the past two years.
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The NCAA awards up to 175 postgraduate scholarships each year across all divisions for use toward an accredited graduate program. The organization recently announced 58 fall sport recipients, 29 of which came from the Division I level.
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Awardees are evaluated on their academic and athletic achievement, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership. The program rewards college athletes whose dedication and effort reflect the characteristics needed to succeed in graduate study.
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A two-time Academic All-American, Heintschel capped her career last fall as the winningest keeper in school history with 35 career victories. Her 0.77 goals against average over the past four years also set a school record and ranks third in Mid-American Conference annals.
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The three-year team captain from Oregon, Ohio, has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA on Ball State's chemistry, pre-med track. She will graduate in May and then plans to attend medical school. She was a CoSIDA Academic All-District, Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete selection in each of her final three seasons.
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Heintschel helped the Cardinals win two MAC regular season championships and three West Division titles in her career. In her final season, she was one of five players in the country named to the Senior CLASS Award First Team for women's soccer.
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Shannon earned four letters as a member of the Ball State field hockey team and served as team co-captain as a junior. An All-MAC Second Team selection as a senior, Shannon led the Cardinals with a total of nine points last fall on three goals and three assists.
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The midfielder from Williamsburg, Virginia, owns a 3.99 GPA as an exercise science major. She was named Academic All-MAC and was chosen as a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in each of her final three seasons.
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Shannon was also named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction for the 2016-17 academic year. Following graduation this May, she plans to pursue a master's degree in exercise science.
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Postgraduate scholarship awardees are chosen by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, which includes faculty athletics representatives, athletics administrators and a conference commissioner.
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Ball State had three student-athletes earn postgraduate scholarships last year -- Tanner Barton (men's swimming), Matt Helm (men's tennis) and Caleb Stayton (baseball). BSU recipients have claimed five of the nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships awarded to MAC student-athletes over the past two years.
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