LOGAN, Utah — Utah State cross country/track & field senior Mark Crandall was awarded one of 21 postgraduate scholarships by the NCAA for male student-athletes competing in fall sports. 

Crandall is the sixth Aggie to earn one of these scholarships since 2000, joining Maurice Jenkins (men's track & field, 2001-02), Tylee Newman-Skinner (women's track & field, 2017-18), Kashley Carter (women's cross country, 2018-19), Chase Nelson (football, 2020-21) and James Withers (men's track & field, 2016-19). 

Crandall will receive a one-time, $10,000 scholarship from the NCAA Postgraduate Committee. The committee awards 126 postgraduate scholarships annually to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who have received their undergraduate degree.  

After finishing a master's of science degree in kinesiology at Utah State, Crandall plans to attend physical therapy school in 2025 with the award. 

The native of Shelley, Idaho, is a four-time Mountain West Scholar Athlete, three-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree and was part of two USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams for Cross Country in 2020 and 2022. 

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About the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 

The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually.  The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. 

The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring).  Each sports season there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program. 

All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated by that school for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.  

The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage graduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports. Athletics and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership are evaluated.  An equitable approach is employed in reviewing an applicant's nomination form to provide all student-athlete nominees an opportunity to receive the graduate award, regardless of sport, division, gender or race.  In maintaining the highest broad-based standards in the selection process, the program aims to reward those individuals whose dedication and effort are reflective of those characteristics necessary to succeed and thrive through graduate study. 

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