COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Two-time All-American Shea Groom was selected for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, the organization recently announced.
The NCAA awards one-time, educational grants to 58 student-athletes for the fall, winter and spring seasons. This edition of winners (29 men and 29 women) represents fall sports participants who will receive a non-renewable grant of $7,500 for use in an accredited postgraduate program.
Groom, who owns a 3.57 grade-point average in Recreation, Park and Tourism Science, garnered Capital One Academic All-America distinction in 2014 and was selected Scholar All-America First-Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as a junior and senior.
An NSCAA All-America First Team selection and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, finished her senior season with 39 points on 16 goals and seven assists.
For her career, Groom appeared in 85 matches, including 80 starts. Her 41 goals and 107 points both rank sixth on Texas A&M's career charts.
Groom was selected by FC Kansas City in the second round of the 2015 National Women's Soccer League Draft and recently signed a contract with the squad. The Liberty, Missouri native has also been involved with the U.S. Soccer Under-23 National Team in 2015.
The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually, 87 for men and 87 for women. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
The postgraduate scholarship program was created by the NCAA in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the Association's most accomplished student-athletes through their participation in NCAA championship and/or emerging sports.
Groom Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Two-time All-American Shea Groom was selected for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, the organization recently announced.