Geunes, Rudnicki awarded Big Ten postgraduate scholarships
May 21, 2020 | General News, Men's Swimming & Diving, Softball
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The league will announce next week the recipients of its annual awards of $7,500 for student-athletes who plan to continue their education in a graduate-level program. The scholarship recipients are selected primarily on the basis of academic achievements.
Hailing from Gainesville, Florida, Geunes is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Graduating with bachelor's degrees in both chemistry and biochemistry, Geunes will be studying in the chemistry doctoral program at Princeton University in hopes of obtaining his Ph.D. He was recently named as a 2020 Scholar Athlete honor roll selection and a 2020 Athletic Board Scholar for earning the highest GPA on the men's swimming & diving team.
A freestyle and butterfly specialist, he is also a three-time competitor for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championships, competing in the 1650 free
A native of Madison, Wis., Rudnicki is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient in 2018 and 2019 (anticipated 2020). Most recently, she was named to the 2020 Scholar Athlete honor roll and a 2020 Athletic Board Scholar for earning the highest GPA on her team. Graduating with a bachelor's degree in accounting, Rudnicki will complete a summer internship with Deloitte in Chicago before pursuing her Masters of Accountancy.
She played in over 100 games for the Badgers, primarily as a pinch-runner and right field. In 2019, Rudnicki completed a perfect 5-5 on stolen base attempts and recorded a perfect fielding percentage in the outfield, while most recently helping Wisconsin seal a key 4-3 upset victory against third-ranked Oklahoma this spring. Rudnicki earned three consecutive appearances at the NCAA Tournament with Wisconsin in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
To be selected for a Big Ten postgraduate scholarship, students must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average, demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intend to continue their academic work at a graduate degree program. Two students from each Big Ten institution are annually awarded the $7,500 scholarships.
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