Samet Honored With A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship
5/26/2016 11:27:00 AM | General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson men's track & field runner Daniel Samet was honored today as one of 14 recipients of the annual Atlantic 10 Postgraduate Scholarship, as announced by A-10 Conference Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.
It is the second time in the 25-year history of the program that each institution has had a graduating student-athlete receive the prestigious award.
Designed to provide graduating student-athletes the opportunity to continue their college education, the program awards $70,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. All 14 honorees will receive $5,000 to contribute towards full-time enrollment in a graduate or professional program.
"This is one of the most prestigious honors the A-10 bestows," stated A-10 Commissioner McGlade. "Providing this opportunity to student-athletes who are dedicated to their academic and athletic success is an important part of the Atlantic 10's commitment to our student-athletes. I congratulate each of these deserving individuals and wish them luck as they pursue their advanced degrees."
Samet, a two-time Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference honoree and Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient, earned Cross Country All-Conference honors based on his performance at 2014 and 2015 Cross Country Championships. Samet was the bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters at both the 2015 and 2016 Outdoor Track & Field Championships with times of 30:56.17 and 30:33.08, respectively. He was named the A-10 Cross Country Performer of the Week in both 2014 and 2015. Samet also received the 2013 Davidson Outdoor Track Coaches Award and was named the 2014 Davidson Cross Country Most Valuable Player. While at Davidson, he has been a member of the Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society, the Pi Delta Phi National Honor Society and Phi Beta Kappa. Samet served as an Assistant Teacher of French and Francophone Studies along with serving as a Writing Center Tutor.
Samet also excelled in the classroom, graduating this May with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and French Studies and a grade point average of 3.84.
This year's recipients represent nine sports. The class is comprised of seven female student-athletes and seven males and the average GPA of the 14 individuals is 3.74. The selection process involved the league's athletic directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives.
The Postgraduate Scholarship Program is part of the conference's broad-based commitment to student-athlete opportunities and academics. The conference consistently ranks at the top amongst all Division I Conferences in both Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and the Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA.
The program, which began honoring two student-athletes in 1991, has been so successful and well-received by both the recipients and the A-10 member institutions that it has expanded several times. The most recent expansion, which was adopted in January, 2015 and implemented that spring, now includes one representative from each A-10 school. To be considered for the Postgraduate Scholarship, student-athletes must have performed with distinction both in the classroom and in their respective sports throughout their career, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community. The postgraduate program, which began in 1991 honoring one male and one female student-athlete, first expanded to four recipients in 1997 and then to 10 in 2014.
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