Myla Toole Named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient

CINCINNATI - Myla Toole was recently named one of 42 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. She is the first Xavier student-athlete to earn the scholarship.

Toole was named a NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country All-Academic Athlete on Feb. 2. In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and finish in the top-25 (or 10 percent) at the NCAA Regional Championships or as an All-American at the NCAA Championships.

The Winchester, Ohio, native placed 15th at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31, becoming the first female Musketeer to earn all-conference honors since 2021 (Rachel Butler). Toole led the Musketeers to a fifth-place finish at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships, matching the team's highest finish at the conference championship since 2019.

Toole finished her cross country career ranked fourth in school history in both the 5K and 6K races.

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP

The NCAA has awarded $10,000 postgraduate scholarships to 42 exceptional student-athletes as part of the 2025-26 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program. These student-athletes, representing fall sports across all three NCAA divisions, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence and leadership within their communities.

Each year, the NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have completed their final year of athletics competition. The scholarships are distributed three times annually — in the fall, winter and spring — providing 21 scholarships each to men and women per season. The award is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship intended to support graduate study at an accredited institution.

Established in 1964, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program promotes and encourages graduate education by recognizing the Association's most accomplished student-athletes. The program evaluates candidates on their athletic and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service and leadership.

FALL AWARDEES

MEN'S AWARDEES
Avery Book, Glenville State, football
Luke Chandler, Trinity (Texas), soccer
Samuel Edwards, Michigan State, football
Michel Feldman, Queens (North Carolina), soccer
Lucas Florsheim, Pomona-Pitzer, cross country
Noah Francis, Thomas More, cross country
Logan Garnica, Utah State, cross country
Alexis Ibarra, William Jewell, soccer
Kyle Johnson, Wheaton (Illinois), soccer
Tristan Martinez, Clemson, football
Joshua Mason, Michigan State, soccer
Elliot Miller, Wooster, soccer
Gabriel Nichols, Carleton, cross country
Tanner Pulice, Stanford, water polo
Rodger Rivera, Texas, cross country
Stirling Sakashita, University of Chicago, football
Will Sangpachatanaruk, Johns Hopkins, soccer
Gabe Scales, Ole Miss, cross country
Tanner Talley, Kansas, cross country
Timothy Treinen, Johns Hopkins, soccer
Aidan Westerberg, North Central (Illinois), soccer

WOMEN'S AWARDEES
Bethany Arabe, Point Loma, soccer
Natalie Barnouw, MIT, soccer
Riley Beach, Iowa State, cross country
Ella Becker, Cornell College, volleyball
Lila Brown, Dickinson, soccer
Erin DiSandro, Muhlenberg, field hockey
Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford, volleyball
Helen Gutierrez, Furman, soccer
Manu Johnsen, Kennesaw State, volleyball
Caroline Kelly, Tufts, soccer
Cristina Lopez, Vassar, field hockey
Rebecca Mantione, Hobart/William Smith, field hockey
Amanda McNally, Stockton, cross country
Leena Mehendale, MIT, soccer
Ilsa Newland, Trinity (Texas), soccer
Olivia Olson, Central Missouri, volleyball
Eleni Panagopoulos, Johns Hopkins, volleyball
Myla Toole, Xavier, cross country
Reagan Whatley, Trinity (Texas), volleyball
Ally White, Wittenberg, volleyball
Leonie Witt, Lake Erie, soccer

ALl-time BIG EAST AWARDEES

2025-26 - Myla Toole - Xavier - Women's Cross Country
2023-24 - Gray Ricca - Villanova - Men's Soccer
2022-23 - Lindsay Dickinson - UConn - Field Hockey
2022-23 - Claire Jandewerth - UConn - Field Hockey
2021-22 - Jonathan Honore - Georgetown - Football
2020-21 - Allisa Barber - Marquette - Volleyball
2020-21 - Kristin Barbour - Villanova - Women's Soccer
2020-21 - Antonia Tiedtke - UConn - Field Hockey
2020-21 - Fran Tonejc - DePaul - Men's Tennis
2019-20 - Nicholas Monkemeyer - Creighton - Men's Cross Country
2018-19 - Thomas Baldwin - Butler - Football
2018-19 - Kyle Decker - DePaul - Men's Indoor Track

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