T?trault Earns Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1"?>Irving, Texas ? Nebraska gymnast Stephen T?trault was among 24 Big 12 student-athletes who were selected as recipients for the 2007-08 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, announced Monday by the Big 12 Conference.

 

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The $7,500 grants, which began at $2,500 in 1996-97, are given in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member who passed away in March of 2005. The panel for the scholarships consisted of three faculty representatives, one senior women administrator and one athletic director.

 

T?trault, a Lincoln, Neb. native, was a standout all-arounder for the Husker gymnastics team for four years. T?trault, a three-time NCAA All-American, was not only an outstanding athlete, but his success in the classroom remains unparalleled. T?trault, a three-time College Gymnastics Association Scholar-Athlete, recently earned back-to-back CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. T?trault was named the 2008 Nebraska Student-Athlete of the Year for his tremendous academic efforts. He is also a seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. T?trault, a mathematics major with a pre-med emphasis, is set to graduate in August.

 

Nebraska Track and Field star Kim Shubert was also named a Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship recipient for Nebraska.

In order to receive the scholarship, the student-athlete must have had a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, participated in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics and completed their athletic eligibility. In addition, he or she must also graduate from their institution within 15 months or receiving the scholarship and then enroll in graduate or professional school within two years of graduation.

 

Stephen T?trault Honors

• CoSIDA Academic First-Team All-America (2008)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team (2008)
• Nebraska Student-Athlete of the Year (2008)
• 2008 Jim Hartung Award Recipient
• NCAA Event Preliminaries (PB, HB, PH) (2008)
• MPSF Championships (PH-4th) (2008)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American Third-Team (2007)
• NCAA All-American (2005 - V, 5th); (2007 - AA, 7th; PH, 6th)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team (2007)
• MPSF Gymnast of the Week (3/20/2007)
• Husker 24 (2007)
• MPSF 15th Anniversary Team Honorable Mention
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; Fall: 2004, 2005, 2006)
• MPSF Academic All-Conference (2006, 2007, 2008)
• CGA First-Team All-America Scholar-Athlete (2005, 2006, 2007)
• MPSF Championships (PH-4th) (2006)
• NCAA Event Preliminaries (PH, HB) (2006)
• NCAA Event Finals (AA) (2006)
• MPSF Championships Event Finals (AA-3rd; PH-4th; V-2nd) (2005)
• MPSF Gymnast of the Year Nominee (2005)
• NCAA Event Finals (AA-10th) (2005)