NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients from the MIAC

Updated March 2025

ALL-TIME NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 134
Gustavus Adolphus College 29
Carleton College 28
Bethel University 19
University of St. Thomas 18
Concordia College 12
St. Olaf College 6
College of Saint Benedict 5
Augsburg University 4
Hamline University 3
Macalester College 3
St. Catherine University 3
Saint John's University 3
Saint Mary's University 1
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BY SPORT 134
Football 29
Women's Cross Country/Track 25
Men's Cross Country/Track 12
Volleyball 12
Men's Soccer 11
Women's Basketball 9
Men's Basketball 7
Men's Tennis 7
Women's Swimming & Diving 5
Men's Swimming & Diving 4
Softball 3
Women's Hockey 3
Baseball 2
Women's Golf 2
Women's Soccer 2
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 4
Football 2
Baseball 1
Women's Soccer 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1990 Terry Mackenthun Football
1998 Ted Shultz Football
2014 Gary Mariscal Baseball
2017 Emily Gregg Women's Soccer
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 19
Football 6
Volleyball 6
Women's Basketball 2
Men's Basketball 1
Men's Cross Country 1
Men's Track & Field 1
Women's Cross Country 1
Women's Track & Field 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1999 Carrie Ritland Volleyball
2005 Matt Wassink Football
2005 Kyle Zimmermann Men's Basketball
2007 Kirby Carr Football
2008 Nikki Umhoefer Women's Cross Country
2010 David Benjamin Football
2012 Gavin Maurer Football
2012 Nicole Wreidt Volleyball
2013 Jonathan Mehlhorn Football
2016 Rachel Parupsky Women's Basketball
2016 Matthew Berens Men's Cross Country
2017 Carlee Hoppe Volleyball
2019 Karl Olsen Men's Track & Field
2019 Tina Hoppe Dalki Volleyball
2019 Dawson Brown Football
2020 Taite Anderson Women's Basketball
2020 Delia Labatt Women's Track & Field
2022 Allie Fauth Volleyball
2024 Emily Rossing Hobus Volleyball
CARLETON COLLEGE (MIAC YEARS ONLY)
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 27
Men's Soccer 8
Men's Cross Country/Track 5
Football 3
Women's Cross Country/Track 3
Women's Swimming & Diving 3
Men's Swimming & Diving 2
Volleyball 2
Men's Basketball 1
Women's Basketball 1
Women's Golf 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1983 Paul Vaaler Football, Baseball
1989 Anna Prineas Women's Cross Country/Track
1993 Arthur Gilliland Football
1995 Lydia Neilsen Women's Swimming & Diving
1997 Jonathan Bougie Men's Cross Country/Track
1999 Joshua Wilhelm Men's Basketball
2000 Sandra Helquist Women's Track & Field
2001 Carl Tape Men's Soccer, Men's Track & Field
2002 Angela Soucek Women's Swimming & Diving
2003 Jason Brown Men's Swimming & Diving
2004 Jeremy Schultz Men's Soccer
2004 Matt Hooley Men's Indoor Track & Field
2004 Britta Veitenheimer Women's Swimming & Diving
2005 Katherine Freeman Volleyball, Women's Basketball
2005 Daniel Bucy Men's Cross Country/Track
2005 Kristi Colbenson Women's Basketball, Women's Track & Field
2006 David Watson Men's Soccer
2006 Stephen Harris Men's Cross Country/Track
2007 Kassie Wells Women's Golf
2009 Ted Marschall Men's Swimming & Diving
2010 Robert Carlton Men's Soccer
2010 Ross Hamilton Men's Soccer
2011 Will Taylor Football
2011 Kelly Lovett Volleyball, Women's Track & Field
2012 Simone Childs-Walker Women's Cross Country/Track
2018 Donson Cook-Gallardo Men's Cross Country/Track
2019 Mark Roth Men's Soccer
2024 Justin Crawmer Men's Soccer
2024 Trevor Jones Men's Soccer
CONCORDIA COLLEGE
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 11
Football 3
Women's Basketball 2
Women's Soccer 2
Women's Track & Field 2
Men's Basketball 1
Men's Cross Country 1
Volleyball 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1988 Jessica Beachy Women's Basketball
2004 Nick Myran Men's Cross Country
2004 Jordan Talge Football
2004 Jessica Walden Volleyball
2006 Natalie Hanson Women's Track & Field
2006 Angie Pfeiffer Women's Track & Field
2008 Melanie Hageman Women's Basketball
2009 Levi DeVries Football
2011 Erika Swenson Women's Soccer
2015 Laura Prosinski Women's Soccer
2016 Jordan Bolger Men's Basketball
2025 Collin Thompson Football
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 29
Men's Tennis 5
Football 4
Women's Track & Field 4
Men's Swimming & Diving 2
Women's Cross Country 2
Women's Hockey 2
Baseball 1
Men's Basketball 1
Men's Cross Country 1
Men's Soccer 1
Men's Track & Field 1
Softball 1
Women's Basketball 1
Women's Golf 1
Women's Soccer 1
Women's Swimming & Diving 1
Volleyball 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1974 James Goodwin Football
1981 David Najarian Football
2002 Brian Bergstrom Football
2005 Rachel Batalden Volleyball
2005 Nichole Petersen Women's Track & Field
2005 Kristi Schneider Women's Track & Field
2005 Pete Schwingler Men's Tennis
2006 Roy Bryan Men's Tennis
2006 Jack Henkemeyer Men's Track & Field
2006 Ben Sherer Baseball
2007 Hailey Harren Women's Cross Country
2007 Alex Zupan Men's Cross Country
2008 Andy Bryan Men's Tennis
2008 Margaret Dorer Women's Hockey
2008 Trevor Whittwer Men's Basketball
2008 Connor Ziegler Men's Swimming & Diving
2009 Rachael Click Softball
2009 Kimbra Kosak Women's Golf
2009 Dave Pearson Men's Swimming & Diving
2010 Brianne Radtke Women's Basketball
2012 Brad Kruckeberg Football
2012 Ben Ceder Men's Soccer
2013 Beth Hauer Women's Cross Country
2013 Ally Voss Women's Track & Field
2014 Alissa Tinklenberg Women's Swimming & Diving
2015 Carolyn Draayer Women's Hockey
2015 Elizabeth Weiers Women's Track & Field
2018 Josie Mazzone Women's Soccer
2018 Gabe Steinwand Men's Tennis
2023 Nick Aney Men's Tennis
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 3
Football 2
Men's Basketball 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1985 Kyle Aug Football
1989 John Banovetz Men's Basketball
1991 Robert Hackney Football
MACALESTER COLLEGE
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 2
Men's Track & Field 1
Women's Cross Country/Track 1
Women's Track & Field 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
2016 Logan Hovie Men's Track & Field
2017 Kimber Meyer Women's Cross Country/Track
2019 Phoebe Aguiar Women's Track & Field
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 5
Women's Track & Field 3
Women's Basketball 1
Volleyball 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1996 Alexis Brunner Women's Track & Field
2000 Laura Wendorff Women's Basketball
2006 Leah Wurm Women's Track & Field
2010 Emma Jaynes Volleyball
2024 Fiona Smith Women's Track & Field
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 3
Softball 1
Women's Swimming & Diving 1
Women's Track & Field 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
2018 Kylie Macziewski Softball
2021 Sydney Grohman Women's Swimming & Diving
2023 Bryana Leverentz Women's Track & Field
SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 3
Football 3
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1992 Denis McDonough Football
1996 Christopher Palmer Football
2019 Will Gillach Football
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 1
Women's Track & Field 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
2007 Amanda Weinmann Women's Track & Field
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 6
Men's Cross Country 2
Men's Track & Field 2
Men's Basketball 1
Women's Cross Country 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1971 David Finholt Men's Basketball
2003 Megan Daymont Women's Cross Country
2008 David Swanson Men's Cross Country
2010 John Schantzen Men's Track & Field
2015 Grant Wintheiser Men's Cross Country
2016 Paul Escher Men's Track & Field
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT 18
Football 6
Women's Track & Field 5
Men's Basketball 2
Women's Basketball 2
Softball 1
Volleyball 1
Women's Hockey 1
YEAR RECIPIENT SPORT
1967 Daniel Hansard Men's Basketball
1975 Mark Dienhart Football
1995 John Tauer Men's Basketball
1997 Christopher Esterley Football
1998 Kirsten Vipond Women's Basketball
2000 Greg Kaiser Football
2001 Kara Hedin Women's Track & Field
2003 Jacob Barkley Football
2005 Brigid Power Women's Track & Field
2010 Alison Wright Softball
2010 Nikki Arola Women's Track & Field
2003 Andrew Hilliard Football
2012 Daniel Chapman Football
2015 Angela Tripp Women's Track & Field
2015 Erika Tripp Women's Track & Field
2017 Paige Gernes Women's Basketball
2018 Kathryn Larson Women's Hockey
2018 Whitney Lloyd Volleyball