Nebraska senior track and field athlete John Welk has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, in addition to the Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship he received earlier this year.

A native of Bismarck, N.D., Welk was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for men’s track and field, becoming the first Husker track and field athlete to earn that honor. He graduated in May with a degree in nutrition science and 3.99 GPA. Earlier this year, Welk was named Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and the Big Ten Medal of Honor winner.

Welk was a two-time All-American as part of NU’s 4×100-meter relay team for Coach Gary Pepin’s men’s track and field squad. He was also a two-time NCAA Elite 89 award winner with the best GPA at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. Welk garnered three academic All-Big Ten accolades in his standout Husker career and added a third Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honor this summer.

The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually, 87 for men and 87 for women. The $7,500 scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. Each sports season (fall, winter and spring), there are 29 scholarships available for men and 29 scholarships available for women. The scholarships are one-time, non-renewable grants.