Twenty-eight Big 12 student-athletes have been selected to receive 2023-24 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, the Conference announced.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 529 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $3.9 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and have been at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.200 on a 4.000 scale and participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee’s respective institution. The student-athletes must graduate from their respective member institutions and enroll in graduate or professional school of their choice within 15 months of their selection of the postgraduate scholarship.
| Baylor |
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua |
Men's Basketball |
| Baylor |
Shaylon Govan |
Softball |
| BYU |
Jacob Boren |
Football |
| BYU |
Kaavya Sawhney |
Women's Tennis |
| UCF |
Paul Rubelt |
Football |
| UCF |
Shannon Doherty |
Softball |
| Cincinnati |
Drew Hawthorne |
Men's Swimming |
| Cincinnati |
Grace Hirschmann |
Lacrosse |
| Houston |
Matt Byrnes |
Football |
| Houston |
Hedda Grelz |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Iowa State |
Benjamin Monroe |
Wrestling |
| Iowa State |
Ashley Bengtson |
Swimming & Diving |
| Kansas State |
Joe Placek |
Men's Track and Field |
| Kansas State |
Loren Hinkle |
Volleyball |
| Kansas |
Terry Robinson |
Men's Track and Field |
| Kansas |
Shira Elinav |
Soccer |
| Oklahoma State |
Carson Sager |
Men's Basketball |
| Oklahoma State |
Angelica Pfefferkorn |
Women's Golf |
| Oklahoma |
Josh Heindselman |
Wrestling |
| Oklahoma |
Ragan Smith |
Women’s Gymnastics |
| TCU |
Parker Hughes |
Men's Swimming |
| TCU |
Sydnie Young |
Women's Equestrian |
| Texas |
Gabriel Lozano Quiroga |
Football |
| Texas |
Kathia Nitsch |
Rowing |
| Texas Tech |
Caleb Dean |
Men's Track and Field |
| Texas Tech |
Onaara Obamuwagun |
Women's Track and Field |
| West Virginia |
Caleb Dowling |
Wrestling |
| West Virginia |
Laurna Atkins |
Rowing |