Alex McMurtry is the seventh Gator gymnast awarded a NCAA postgraduate scholarship. (Photo: Matt Stamey/UAA Communications)
McMurtry Latest Gator NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 | Gymnastics
Fifty-six Gators have received a NCAA postgraduate scholarship -- including each of the past three years.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gator gymnast Alex McMurtry is Florida's 56th student-athlete to receive a postgraduate scholarship. McMurtry is the seventh Gator gymnast awarded a NCAA postgraduate scholarship since 1982.
The NCAA's postgraduate scholarship program awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually. The $7,500 scholarships are given to 29 men's and 29 women's student-athletes three times per year, corresponding with the fall, winter and spring seasons.
McMurtry achieved at the highest levels in both the athletic and academic arenas during her Gator career. The four-time NCAA champion (2015 team; 2017 all-around, bars; 2018 vault) is one of 10 in NCAA history to record a 'GymSlam' – a 10.0 in each apparatus. McMurtry is the third UF gymnast to receive a NCAA postgraduate scholarship who posted a 10.0 as a Gator (McMurtry, Savannah Evans and Amy Myerson).
The 2017 and 2018 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year owns a 3.98 grade point average in applied physiology & kinesiology- exercise physiology. At the 2017 NCAA Championships, McMurtry became the first Gator in any sport to receive the NCAA Elite 90 Award (given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at each of the 90 NCAA championships sites). She graduates this summer and then prepares to start physician assistant studies.
Other McMurtry career highlights include:
Past Florida Gymnastics NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Alex McMurtry, Gymnastics, 2018
Savannah Evans, Gymnastics, 2008
Teal Chiabotti, Gymnastics, 2001
Amy Myerson, Gymnastics, 1996
Anita Botnen, Gymnastics, 1988
Lynn McDonnell, Gymnastics, 1984
Ann Woods, Gymnastics, 1982
The NCAA's postgraduate scholarship program awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually. The $7,500 scholarships are given to 29 men's and 29 women's student-athletes three times per year, corresponding with the fall, winter and spring seasons.
McMurtry achieved at the highest levels in both the athletic and academic arenas during her Gator career. The four-time NCAA champion (2015 team; 2017 all-around, bars; 2018 vault) is one of 10 in NCAA history to record a 'GymSlam' – a 10.0 in each apparatus. McMurtry is the third UF gymnast to receive a NCAA postgraduate scholarship who posted a 10.0 as a Gator (McMurtry, Savannah Evans and Amy Myerson).
The 2017 and 2018 Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year owns a 3.98 grade point average in applied physiology & kinesiology- exercise physiology. At the 2017 NCAA Championships, McMurtry became the first Gator in any sport to receive the NCAA Elite 90 Award (given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at each of the 90 NCAA championships sites). She graduates this summer and then prepares to start physician assistant studies.
Other McMurtry career highlights include:
- 2017 Honda Award
- 22-time All-American (14 NCAA / 8 NACGC Regular Season)
- 2017 SEC Gymnast of the Year
- 2018 SEC Event Specialist Gymnast of the Year
- Six-time SEC champion (2018 vault, uneven bars; 2017 all-around, floor exercise; 2016 beam, 2015 vault)
- 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 All-SEC
- 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2017 & 2018 NACGC Southeast Region Gymnast of Year
- Shares Florida records for the five events
- 2016 (third team) & 2017 (first) CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 2017, 2016 & 2015 NACGC Scholastic Academic All-American
- 2017 & 2018 SEC Scholar-Athlete Gymnast of the Year
- 2016, 2017 & 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Past Florida Gymnastics NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Alex McMurtry, Gymnastics, 2018
Savannah Evans, Gymnastics, 2008
Teal Chiabotti, Gymnastics, 2001
Amy Myerson, Gymnastics, 1996
Anita Botnen, Gymnastics, 1988
Lynn McDonnell, Gymnastics, 1984
Ann Woods, Gymnastics, 1982
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