IRVING, Texas - Old Dominion University senior swimmer Logan Teal was one of 14 recipients of the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship Awards today. This is the eighth year the award has been named for Dr. Castañeda, who served Rice University for 46 years as an educator, coach and Faculty Athletics Representative before he passed away in November 2008. The conference annually awards the $4,000 Postgraduate Scholarships to graduates as selected by the C-USA Faculty Athletics Representatives and approved by the Board of Directors.
Teal swam distance events for Old Dominion the past four years, serving as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. A native of Holly Springs, North Carolina, he earned his degree with a double major in finance and business analytics with a 3.63 GPA. Teal made the Dean’s List six semesters during his career and was a three-time selection to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. He has been admitted to NC State’s Institute for Advanced Analytics and will be pursuing his master’s in analytics.
2016 JIM CASTAÑEDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Alexis Betancourt, Softball, Charlotte
Robin Spiegel, Men’s Soccer, FIU
Derek Moise, Football, Florida Atlantic
Diamond Every, Women’s Track & Field, Louisiana Tech
Jack Hopkins, Men’s Soccer, Marshall
Nayara Moraes, Women’s Tennis, Middle Tennessee
Kedron Sowells, Men’s Track & Field, North Texas
Edwin Logan Teal, Men’s Swimming, Old Dominion
Solomiya Zinko, Women’s Tennis, Rice
Mary Pursell, Volleyball, Southern Miss
Elaine Simon, Women’s Tennis, UAB
Cameasha Turner, Women’s Basketball, UTEP
Kauwela Neal, Women’s Soccer, UTSA
Rachel Engle, Volleyball, WKU