Indiana University Athletics
Stone Earns Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship
5/12/2016 11:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday and, for the second year in a row, Indiana Women's Soccer saw a graduate receive the honor with Sarah Stone being awarded $7,500 to continue her education.
Stone joins Indiana Swimming and Diving's Curtis Goss as Indiana's recipients. Two students competing in intercollegiate athletics from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program are each awarded the scholarship, based on primarily academic achievements. Last season, Women's Soccer alum Rebecca Dreher received the scholarship, while Ciersten Burks earned it in 2012.
Stone, a goalkeeper from Evansville, Ind., played every minute of the 2015 season and finished second in the Big Ten with 93 saves. Additionally, she anchored a Hoosier defense that registered a scoreless streak of 463 minutes, the second-longest stretch in Indiana program history. Stone completed her Indiana career ranked second in shutouts with 14.0 and fourth all-time with 201 saves, making her one of only four Hoosiers to register 200-plus career saves.
In addition to her on-field performance, Stone is also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, a 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-Region pick and helped lead the team to four consecutive NSCAA Academic Team Awards. The Hoosiers also captured the Herbert Cup for the second consecutive Fall semester, an award given to the Indiana team with the highest GPA in a semester.
After graduating with a degree in Psychology last weekend, Stone plans to attend an accelerated nursing program and pursue a master's in psychiatric nursing.
This year's recipients span 20 different sports and will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines, including aerospace engineering, astrophysics, biochemistry, economics, forensics, genetics, medicine, public health administration, physiology and psychology.
Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarship. Students must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point-average, demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program.
The scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student's postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. In order to retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection.
Stone joins Indiana Swimming and Diving's Curtis Goss as Indiana's recipients. Two students competing in intercollegiate athletics from each of the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program are each awarded the scholarship, based on primarily academic achievements. Last season, Women's Soccer alum Rebecca Dreher received the scholarship, while Ciersten Burks earned it in 2012.
Stone, a goalkeeper from Evansville, Ind., played every minute of the 2015 season and finished second in the Big Ten with 93 saves. Additionally, she anchored a Hoosier defense that registered a scoreless streak of 463 minutes, the second-longest stretch in Indiana program history. Stone completed her Indiana career ranked second in shutouts with 14.0 and fourth all-time with 201 saves, making her one of only four Hoosiers to register 200-plus career saves.
In addition to her on-field performance, Stone is also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, a 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-Region pick and helped lead the team to four consecutive NSCAA Academic Team Awards. The Hoosiers also captured the Herbert Cup for the second consecutive Fall semester, an award given to the Indiana team with the highest GPA in a semester.
After graduating with a degree in Psychology last weekend, Stone plans to attend an accelerated nursing program and pursue a master's in psychiatric nursing.
This year's recipients span 20 different sports and will continue their education in a variety of different disciplines, including aerospace engineering, astrophysics, biochemistry, economics, forensics, genetics, medicine, public health administration, physiology and psychology.
Each Big Ten institution developed its own on-campus selection process when awarding the scholarship. Students must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point-average, demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program.
The scholarship will be used to pay expenses of the student's postgraduate education to include such related activities as research and teaching, as well as other expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board, required course-related supplies and books. In order to retain the scholarship, the recipient must be accepted into a full-time graduate degree program within three years from the fall semester after selection.
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