Buri Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Truman women’s soccer student-athlete Megan Buri, a recent biology graduate from Parkville, Mo., was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship for the 2011 fall sports season.
Buri, a two-time CoSIDA Academic all-American, a three-time NSCAA all-region pick and a four-time all-MIAA performer, became the 18th Truman senior student-athlete to receive the NCAA’s prestigious award.
The one-time grants of $7,500 each are awarded for fall, winter and spring sports. Up to 174 are issued annually through the program, created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the NCAA’s most accomplished student-athletes.
Athletic and academic achievements, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated.
Buri previously had become just the second player in program history to be named a two-time CoSIDA Academic all-American, garnering first-team honors in 2011 following a spot on the second-team in 2010. She scored two goals and added a team-best seven assists this past season, with her 18 career assists ranking 10th in Truman history.
To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) and must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full- or part-time graduate student.
Buri, a two-time CoSIDA Academic all-American, a three-time NSCAA all-region pick and a four-time all-MIAA performer, became the 18th Truman senior student-athlete to receive the NCAA’s prestigious award.
The one-time grants of $7,500 each are awarded for fall, winter and spring sports. Up to 174 are issued annually through the program, created in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the NCAA’s most accomplished student-athletes.
Athletic and academic achievements, as well as campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, are evaluated.
Buri previously had become just the second player in program history to be named a two-time CoSIDA Academic all-American, garnering first-team honors in 2011 following a spot on the second-team in 2010. She scored two goals and added a team-best seven assists this past season, with her 18 career assists ranking 10th in Truman history.
To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) and must intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full- or part-time graduate student.
