University of Georgia Athletics
Lyons Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
July 25, 2024 | Equestrian
ATHENS – Georgia equestrian graduate Caitlin Lyons has been named a Fall 2023-24 women's recipients of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
The Mead, Washington native, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.96 GPA to earn a bachelor's degree in Ecology and completed a bachelor's in French this May. She is also currently enrolled in the Master of Natural Resources program. She is an equestrian representative for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was inducted into the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy in 2020.
She is a three-time recipient of the University of Georgia Presidential Scholar Honors and has been named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll every semester for four years. She is a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree and was placed on the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) All-Academic First team three times. She was named the 2023 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was recognized as one of two SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award winners for the University of Georgia.
Her accomplishments in the ring include being named Reining Rider of the Year in 2022 when she also received All-SEC recognition. She was selected to the NCEA All-America Reining Second Team and was later named the Most Valuable Player in Reining for UGA that season.
The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. 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 one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program.
The Mead, Washington native, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.96 GPA to earn a bachelor's degree in Ecology and completed a bachelor's in French this May. She is also currently enrolled in the Master of Natural Resources program. She is an equestrian representative for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was inducted into the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy in 2020.
She is a three-time recipient of the University of Georgia Presidential Scholar Honors and has been named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll every semester for four years. She is a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree and was placed on the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) All-Academic First team three times. She was named the 2023 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was recognized as one of two SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award winners for the University of Georgia.
Her accomplishments in the ring include being named Reining Rider of the Year in 2022 when she also received All-SEC recognition. She was selected to the NCEA All-America Reining Second Team and was later named the Most Valuable Player in Reining for UGA that season.
The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. 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 one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 scholarships available for women for use in an accredited graduate program.
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