W&L's Van Devender Awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Washington and Lee senior forward Anne Van
Devender (Jackson, Miss./Choate Rosemary Hall) has been awarded a
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate
Scholarship. The award is a $7,500 scholarship for academic work
beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time
graduate student.
Van Devender was one of 29 female student-athletes from all NCAA
Divisions to receive the scholarship after participating in a fall
sport. The NCAA awards 174 scholarships annually in the fall,
winter and spring seasons. Van Devender's selection gives W&L
nine winners in the last seven years and 28 W&L athletes have
been so honored since 1970.
"It feels a little bittersweet to see the word 'Postgraduate'
associated with an athletic award, but I am honored to be one of
the selected athletes," said Van Devender. "The award is really a
testament to the support of the W&L community. Student-athletes
are able to thrive at W&L because of the cooperation of the
athletic department and faculty. I would like to specifically thank
Coach Neil Cunningham, Dr. Ellen Mayock, Jan Hathorn and Dr.
Kenneth Lambert for their endorsement in the scholarship
process."
A computer science major with a concentration in women's studies,
Van Devender was a four-year letterwinner and a team captain for
the W&L women's soccer team. She led the squad and finished
fourth in the ODAC in scoring during the 2008 season with 45 points
on 17 goals and 11 assists. Van Devender was named the 2008 Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Scholar-Athlete of the Year and
was tabbed to the First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America squad.
A three-time First Team All-ODAC, All-State and All-Region honoree
and a two-time All-America selection, Van Devender finished her
career ranked second all-time at W&L in career goals (64),
career assists (33) and career points (161).
Van Devender plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Computer Science following
graduation from W&L.
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