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.

Six of the top seven women’s volleyball teams in the world will be coming to Omaha, Neb., to compete in the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round July 22-26 at the CenturyLink Center.

The U.S. Women’s National Team, ranked No. 1 in the world and winners of last year’s FIVB World Championship, finished the nine-match preliminary round ranked third with an 8-1 record and 24 points – its onlyblemish a five-set loss to No. 3 China (9-0, 26 points), which finished second in the preliminary round. China finished second to Team USA in last year’s World Championship.

Former Huskers Jordan Larson-Burbach, Kelsey Robinson and Kayla Banwarth have played important roles throughout the tournament and will continue to do so when play begins on Wednesday against Japan at 8:05 p.m.

FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Page | Finals Schedule | U.S. Women’s Home Page

Brazil, ranked No. 2 in the world, concluded the preliminary round 9-0 with a perfect 27 points. No. 5 Italy and No. 7 Russia ended the preliminary round 5-4 overall with 14 points for fourth and fifth place in the standings. No. 4 Japan, at 4-5 with 13 points, was the sixth and final team to qualify after defeating Thailand today and coupled with Germany’s victory over Serbia.

The U.S. opens the Finals against Japan on July 22, followed by Italy on July 23 and Russia on July 24. All three matches will be played at 8:05 p.m. CT.

On the fourth day of competition, Team USA faces Brazil at 5 p.m. CT. The Americans will challenge China on July 26 at Noon CT in a match to be shown live on NBC in the United States.

FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round Schedule (all times CT)

July 22
Brazil vs. China, 3 p.m.
Italy vs. Russia, 5 p.m.
USA vs. Japan, 8:05 p.m. | Live Stream

July 23
Brazil vs. Russia, 3 p.m.
Japan vs. China, 5 p.m.
USA vs. Italy, 8:05 p.m. | Live Stream

July 24
Brazil vs. Japan, 3 p.m.
China vs. Italy, 5 p.m.
USA vs. Russia, 8:05 p.m. | Live Stream

July 25
China vs. Russia, 3 p.m. CT
USA vs. Brazil, 5 p.m. CT | Live Stream
Italy vs. Japan, 8:05 p.m.

July 26
USA vs. China, Noon | NBC
Italy vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Japan vs. Russia, 5 p.m.

A cold-shooting second half proved costly for Terran Petteway and the Atlanta Hawks in a 75-68 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League semifinals on Sunday.

The Hawks, who finished 4-3 in Las Vegas, built a 12-point halftime lead, but shot just 10-of-37 (27 percent) the second half, as the Spurs advanced to Monday’s title game.

Petteway, who had double-figure outings in each of his last two games, had seven first half points, but missed all eight of his shots from the floor after halftime. He finished with seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 26 minutes of work.

Petteway finished the Las Vegas Summer League averaging 10.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in seven games, including six starts.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has dismissed sophomore wide receiver Kevin Gladney.

The school announced the move Friday without disclosing a reason or other details.

Gladney, of Akron, Ohio, was redshirted in his first season in 2013 and played seven games in 2014. He was one of 21 Huskers who earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2014.

Terran Petteway put on an electrifying shooting display, helping the Atlanta Hawks to 91-83 win over the Dallas Mavericks in NBA Summer League on Saturday.

Petteway put together his best offensive performance in summer league, scoring 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-6 guard/forward hit his first eight shots from the field, as the Hawks outscored Dallas, 21-13 in the second quarter to overcome an early deficit.

Petteway, who is averaging 11.5 points per game in Summer League, also added six rebounds, two assists and a pair of blocked shots in the win. The Hawks will take on San Antonio in the semifinals Sunday at 5 p.m. (CT) on NBA TV.