Indianapolis,
Ind. ? University at Albany’s Stephan Hall has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for the 2006-07 fall sports season as announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Hall, who recently completed his senior season as a defender on the men’s soccer team, is presently pursuing a master’s degree in information technology systems. He graduated last May with a B.S. in urban planning and a dual minor in history and psychology.
Hall was chosen to the ESPN The Magazine University Division Men’s Soccer Academic All-America Team as a national first-team selection for the second straight year. He posted a 3.98 cumulative grade point average.
A two-time UAlbany captain, Hall started all 19 matches as a defender last fall and was second on the team in scoring with two goals and two assists. He led the Great Danes to a fourth-place finish in the America East Conference standings and the program’s third straight postseason tournament berth. Hall made 74 career starts as a collegian and totaled 10 goals and 15 assists.
A native of Denver, Colo., Hall has been selected as the America East’s scholar-athlete of the year in men’s soccer on two occasions. In 2005-06, he was awarded an ECAC Merit Medal as the school’s top senior male student-athlete and was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award. Hall also served as vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
The NCAA awards a total of 174 postgraduate scholarships annually ? 87 for men and 87 for women. The one-time, non-renewable grants of $7,500 each are given for the fall, winter and spring sport seasons to NCAA student-athletes in their final year of eligibility. The goal of the scholarship program, which recognizes the athletics and academic achievements, campus involvement and community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership recipients, is to promote and encourage postgraduate study by rewarding student-athletes through their participation in intercollegiate athletics.