AUBURN, Ala. - Former Auburn swimmer TJ Leon has been named one of three finalists for the NCAA’s Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship.
Leon competed for the Auburn men from 2010-2014, earning two NCAA relay titles and five All-America selections while serving as a team captain. The Mobile, Ala., native graduated from Auburn in December 2014 with a degree in biomedical sciences and was named a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship last fall.
He was also the recipient of the Cliff Hare Award presented annually to the top male student-athlete at Auburn and was the winner of the 2014 SEC Men’s Swimming and Diving Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.