INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA has awarded $10,000 postgraduate scholarships to 42 exceptional student-athletes as part of the
2025-26 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program. These student-athletes, representing fall sports across all three NCAA divisions, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence and leadership within their communities.
Among the honorees, is William Jewell's Alexis Ibarra. A member of the men's soccer program and Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Ibarra is one of six Division II student-athletes selected and the only representative from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Each year, the NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have completed their final year of athletics competition. The scholarships are distributed three times annually — in the fall, winter and spring — providing 21 scholarships each to men and women per season. The award is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship intended to support graduate study at an accredited institution.
Established in 1964, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program promotes and encourages graduate education by recognizing the Association's most accomplished student-athletes. The program evaluates candidates on their athletic and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service and leadership.