NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference named Marshall Cross Country and Track and Field senior Sydney Smith as one of eight student-athletes selected to receive a 2023 Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarship.
A four-year letterwinner in both Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field, Smith graduated from Marshall with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a 4.0 GPA and minors in Chemistry, Psychology and Pre-Professional Healthcare Studies. She will begin her MD at Marshall’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and looks to go into the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
“Sydney is the epitome of student-athlete,” Marshall Head Cross Country Coach Caleb Bowen said. “With her going to Medical School next year, she has had a rigorous academic career but was able to do so with a high grade point average and while being an All-Conference runner and a school record holder in the Steeplechase and Indoor 5K. She is everything you want in an athlete.”
The scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes with stated intentions to pursue a graduate degree following the completion of their undergraduate requirements and are sent directly to the graduate school of each recipient’s choice. The recipients were selected by the Sun Belt Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of Faculty Athletic Representatives from across the conference.
The full list of Sun Belt recipients are attached below:
2023 Sun Belt Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Overall Female Postgraduate Award Winner:
Korie Kreps, ULM (Softball)
Overall Male Postgraduate Award Winner:
Kacper Dworak, Louisiana (Men’s Tennis)
Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipients:
Mason Bennett, Troy (Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field)
Icie Cockerham, Southern Miss (Women’s Golf)
Dylan Evans, Southern Miss (Men’s Track & Field)
Alayna Maslinski, South Alabama (Volleyball)
Sydney Smith, Marshall (Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field)
Ana Tsiros, James Madison (Women’s Golf)
For all the latest information about Marshall track and field, follow @HerdTFXC on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!