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Swimming's Elise Lankiewicz Awarded A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship
5/18/2017 2:05:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The accolades continue for Davidson swimming senior Elise Lankiewicz, who was announced Thursday afternoon as one of 14 winners of the Atlantic 10's postgraduate scholarship. A graduating student-athlete from each of the league's 14 members will receive the prestigious award.
Lankiewicz leaves Davidson with quite the storied career, holding 12 school records and another five in the league. She made program history after she qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, becoming just the third Wildcat to do so. A Bryant Scholar and three-time A-10 Performer of the Year, Lankiewicz was also a three-time member of the conference's All-Academic squad. She also tied a conference record after earning six Performer of hte Week awards, tying for the most in a single season and was a three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention recipient.
A member of Beta Beta Beta, she also was a team captain at Davidson's Relay for Life event the past three years helping organize teammates and assisting in fundraising for the event. Lankiewicz has also worked as a travel grant advisor for the Dean Rusk International Studies Program and served as a four-year member of Turner Eating House raising funds on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
All 14 honorees will receive $5,000 to contribute towards full-time enrollment in a postgraduate or professional program. Designed to provide graduating student-athletes the opportunity to continue their education, the program awards $70,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. This marks the third straight year the Atlantic 10 has provided the scholarships to 14 individuals, and over the past six years, the A-10's Postgraduate Scholarship program has awarded over $250,000 to 64 former student-athletes.
Full Atlantic 10 Release
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The accolades continue for Davidson swimming senior Elise Lankiewicz, who was announced Thursday afternoon as one of 14 winners of the Atlantic 10's postgraduate scholarship. A graduating student-athlete from each of the league's 14 members will receive the prestigious award.
Lankiewicz leaves Davidson with quite the storied career, holding 12 school records and another five in the league. She made program history after she qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, becoming just the third Wildcat to do so. A Bryant Scholar and three-time A-10 Performer of the Year, Lankiewicz was also a three-time member of the conference's All-Academic squad. She also tied a conference record after earning six Performer of hte Week awards, tying for the most in a single season and was a three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention recipient.
A member of Beta Beta Beta, she also was a team captain at Davidson's Relay for Life event the past three years helping organize teammates and assisting in fundraising for the event. Lankiewicz has also worked as a travel grant advisor for the Dean Rusk International Studies Program and served as a four-year member of Turner Eating House raising funds on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
All 14 honorees will receive $5,000 to contribute towards full-time enrollment in a postgraduate or professional program. Designed to provide graduating student-athletes the opportunity to continue their education, the program awards $70,000 in scholarship funding to former A-10 student-athletes. This marks the third straight year the Atlantic 10 has provided the scholarships to 14 individuals, and over the past six years, the A-10's Postgraduate Scholarship program has awarded over $250,000 to 64 former student-athletes.
The selection process, which involves the league's athletic directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletic representatives, resulted in a class with an average GPA of 3.71. The class is comprised of 10 female student-athletes and four males, representing six different sports.
2017 Postgraduate Scholarship Honorees
2017 Postgraduate Scholarship Honorees
| Name | School | Sport | Undergraduate Major |
| Elise Lankiewicz | Davidson | Swimming & Diving | Biology |
| Hunter Johnston | Dayton | Cross Country | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sammy Kline | Duquesne | Volleyball | Biology/Health Science |
| Turner Block | Fordham | Soccer | Psychology |
| Michelle Wallerstedt | George Mason | Track & Field | Integrative Studies - Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Brooke Bean | George Washington | Soccer | Journalism & Mass Communication |
| Christina Bascara | La Salle | Softball | Biology |
| Kelsey Crawford | Massachusetts | Track & Field | Kinesiology |
| Alexander McGrainer | Rhode Island | Cross Country/Track & Field | Business Administration (Marketing) |
| Hannah Matheson | Richmond | Swimming & Diving | Journalism |
| Allison Field | St. Bonaventure | Cross Country/Track & Field | Chemistry |
| Jack Magee | Saint Joseph's | Cross Country/Track & Field | Finance & Financial Planning |
| Kacey Bright | Saint Louis | Soccer | Exercise Science |
| Brooks Vial | VCU | Baseball | Science (Health Sciences concentration) |
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