Abraham Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
June 26, 2009 | Women's Tennis
June 26, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Danielle Abraham from the Boston University women's tennis team has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for the 2009 spring sports season, as announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association earlier this week. A first-team all-America East doubles player, she will pursue medical school in the fall after recently graduating with a degree in biology.
Named this year to the America East's all-academic team for the second consecutive season, she played a critical role in helping BU clinch the doubles points against UMBC and Binghamton to capture the program's 16th straight league title. She also had an 11-6 record in singles.
Each of the 29 male and 29 female student-athletes will receive one-time scholarships of $7,500. These athletes competed in softball, golf, outdoor track and field, rowing, tennis, baseball and lacrosse. The NCAA awards a total of 174 postgraduate scholarships annually - 87 for men and 87 for women.
The goal of the scholarship program, which recognizes the athletics and academic achievements, campus involvement and community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership, is to promote and encourage postgraduate study by rewarding student-athletes through their participation in intercollegiate athletics.
