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Gabby Smith Earns Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship
July 27, 2018 | Women's Tennis, Features
The Pac-12 Conference announced the 24 recipients of the Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2017-18 Academic Year today (July 27). Women's tennis player Gabby Smith was USC's female recipient of the award.
The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade-point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
Academically, Smith excels in the classroom. Smith graduated with a degree in accounting and boasted a 3.493 cumulative GPA. She was accepted into BYU's Accountancy – Tax master's program and will begin her graduate studies in the fall. The two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team member was also named the 2018 Pac-12 Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
On the court, senior co-captain Smith leads the Women of Troy. The 2017 All-Pac-12 First Team performer and 2016 ITA Doubles All-American has been a top-50 national player in singles in the 2017-18 year. She finished the 2017-18 season with a 23-14 singles record highlighted by victories over five opponents ranked in the ITA top 16. She left USC with a 95-45 (.679) career singles record.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
•Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
•Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
•Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
•Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
•Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.
The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to up to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade-point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
Academically, Smith excels in the classroom. Smith graduated with a degree in accounting and boasted a 3.493 cumulative GPA. She was accepted into BYU's Accountancy – Tax master's program and will begin her graduate studies in the fall. The two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team member was also named the 2018 Pac-12 Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
On the court, senior co-captain Smith leads the Women of Troy. The 2017 All-Pac-12 First Team performer and 2016 ITA Doubles All-American has been a top-50 national player in singles in the 2017-18 year. She finished the 2017-18 season with a 23-14 singles record highlighted by victories over five opponents ranked in the ITA top 16. She left USC with a 95-45 (.679) career singles record.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
•Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
•Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
•Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
•Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
•Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.
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