The H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship has been presented by the Southeastern Conference since 1986 to the league’s top male and female scholar-athletes.
The Southeastern Conference will name the 2016 recipients of the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship on April 28.
Highlights of Auburn’s nominees include:
Justin Youtsey, Men’s Diving, Auburn
• College of Education Dean’s List (2014-16)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013-15)
• National College Athlete Honor Society (2014-15)
• CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American (2013)
• Team representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee
• NCAA participant on the 1- and 3-meter boards as both a junior and senior
• Established new career highs on all three boards during his senior season
• Finished second on the 1-meter and fifth on the 3-meter at the 2016 Zone B Championships
• Placed fourth on the 3-meter and seventh on the 1-meter at the 2016 SEC Championships
• Won the 1-meter at six different events and the 3-meter twice during the 2015-16 season
• 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier
• Four-year letterwinner
Kala Faulkner, Soccer, Auburn
• Second Team NSCAA Scholar All-American (2014, 2015)
• Was one of just six players in Division I in 2015 to be a multi-year scholar All-American and the only player from the SEC
• NSCAA Third-Team All-American
• NSCAA First Team All-South Region
• All-SEC First Team
• SEC All-Tournament Team
• SEC Preseason Watch List
• Team captain and four-year letter winner
• Set the Auburn record for starts and consecutive starts in a career with 91
• Helped Auburn reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history
• Part of a defense that allowed just 23 goals over 23 games and posted 9 shutouts as a senior
• In four years was part of three NCAA Tournament teams
• Will graduate with a degree in exercise science
• Cumulative GPA 4.