The University of Tulsa rower Emalia Seto (M-ah-lia See-toe) was selected as the female recipient of the NCAA's 2016 Jim McKay Scholarship, it was announced today by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).
The Jim McKay Scholarship Program was established in 2008 to honor one of the most prominent figures in sports journalism. Annually, one female and one male student-athlete are awarded a one-time $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship for outstanding academic performance and are encouraged to pursue a career in the sports communication industry.
Seto, from El Dorado Hills, California, has maintained a 3.617 grade point average in Communication with a minor in sociology, while earning four letters with the Golden Hurricane rowing team.