SAN FRANCISCO – Maddie Musselman (women’s water polo) and AJ Vasquez (men’s soccer) have been awarded Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships, the conference office announced on Thursday morning. A total of 24 Pac-12 student-athletes were granted scholarships.
The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
A student-athlete must have met the following criteria to earn a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship:
- Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
- Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
- Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
- Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.
Musselman is headed to Temple University to continue her education in the College of Science and Technology (CST) Pre-Health Post Baccalaureate Program [Advanced Core in Health Science Program (ACHS)]. The 2022 MPSF Player of the Year led the Bruins in nearly every statistical category this past season with team-highs in goals (69, 3rd in MPSF), assists (39, 8th in MPSF), total points (108, 3rd in MPSF), steals (46, led MPSF), field blocks (17, 3rd in MPSF), and sprints won (.984, 60-1), which led the MPSF and the nation. Musselman became the school’s all-time leading scorer in 2022, finishing her collegiate career with 251 goals. She also became just the second Bruin in UCLA Women’s Water Polo history to earn First-Team All-America honors four times (2017-19, 2022), joining Rachel Fattal (2013-15, 2017) in that exclusive club. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games MVP also scored a personal-best six goals in a win at No. 6 Michigan during her senior season (Jan. 30, 2022).
Vasquez meanwhile is pursuing a master’s degree in education at UCLA. A four-year member of the UCLA men’s soccer program, Vasquez earned a starting spot on the Bruins’ back line as a true…
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