Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Pair Awarded Scholarships
June 08, 2010 | Cowgirl Soccer
June 8, 2010
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State student-athletes Bridget Miller and Anton Bobytskyi have been awarded 2009-10 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, the conference office announced today.
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 249 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
Miller was a four-year standout for the Cowgirl soccer team, starting a school-record 91 matches and leading OSU to four NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Big 12 championships. The Wylie, Texas native graduated in May with a degree in health and human promotions/exercise and health She was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree and an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team pick in 2009.
A member of the Cowboy tennis team, Bobytskyi graduated last month with a degree in economics. A native of Donetsk, Ukraine, he was OSU's No. 2 singles player during the 2010 spring season. He earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors for the second-straight year in 2010.
Criteria for the Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships includes a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution and completion of athletics' eligibility. The student-athletes also must graduate from their respective member institutions within 15 months of their selection for a postgraduate scholarship and are expected to enroll in graduate/professional schools within two years of graduation. Three faculty representatives, one senior woman administrator and one director of athletics form the selection panel for the awards.
