Fresno State Athletics
Djilianova & Price Recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Awards
7/14/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
July 14, 1999
Fresno, Calif. - Fresno State already has made itself known on the field but in the classroom is where the Bulldogs have making a louder noise on the national level.
The NCAA announced the names of 107 student-athletes who will receive NCAA postgraduate scholarships, including a pair of All-Americans in tennis standout Dora Djilianova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) and two-time NCAA indoor pole vault champion Melissa Price (Kingsburg).
In 1964, the NCAA created a postgraduate scholarship program honoring outstanding student-athletes from member institutions who also are outstanding scholars. Receiving a $5,0000 scholarship for postrgraduate study at a university or professional school of choice, Djilianova and Price are the third and fourth female student-athlete and third straight Bulldog who is a female to receive the award.
Djilianova, who was the 1999 GTE Academic All-American of the Year (At-Large), is the schools all-time leader in victories (men or women) with 123 and finished her senior year as the No. 5 player in the nation in singles. Helping her team advance to the final 16 of the NCAA Tournament, she was on the Deans List every semester at Fresno State and is the second female to be a three-time GTE Academic All-American. She is a four-time member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Associations All-Academic Team and plans to attend law school this fall.
Price, who just completed competition in the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain, is Fresno States first female individual national champion and will participate in the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg at the end of the month. The three-time WAC All-Academic and WAC Scholar-Athlete was also a member of the Deans List eight semesters while being a three-time All-American. This world-class athlete is a two-time NCAA champion in the indoor pole vault (1999, 98) and is the current NCAA recordholder in the indoor (13-11 1/4) and outdoor (14-3 1/2).
The NCAA awards 174 scholarships each year to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically, and are in their last year of intercollegiate athletics competition. Criteria for nomination include: a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00, enrolled in school in final year of competition, performed with distinction as a member of a varsity sport, intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time graduate student, and behaved both on and off the field with dignity.
FRESNO STATE NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS Year Name, Sport, Major 1970 Henry Corda, Football 1974 Dwayne Westphal, Football, Business 1974 Roger George, Track, Marketing 1987 Wendy Martell, Basketball, Physical Education 1983 William Griever Jr., Football, Biology 1994 Tommy Minor, Baseball, Physiology (Pre-Med) 1997 Robyn Yorke, Softball, Liberal Studies 1999 Dora Djilianova, Tennis, Business Melissa Price, Track & Field, Business
