Sarahbeth Jones (Warren Township HS, Wadsworth, Ill.) added to Augustana's growing number of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners recently. The talented distance runner was the second Viking this spring to be named the winner of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for spring sports. She joins men's track & field standout Greg Patton (Bloomington HS, Bloomington, Ill.) as Augustana award winners for this prestigious honor.
 
Jones was one of just 29 female athletes across all divisions to be awarded the postgraduate scholarship by the NCAA. The $7,500-dollar grant is awarded by the NCAA to "student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition."
 
Jones was excellent both as a distance runner on the track and as a student in the classroom during her four years at Augustana, which began in the fall of 2009. She is the 28th student-athlete in Augustana history to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
 
Just over four weeks ago, Jones was named to the Capital One Academic All-District team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. She was a first team selection and was joined on that team by her teammate Kierra Smith (Creston HS, Creston, Iowa).
 
Jones put together one of the most decorated track careers in Augustana history. In her senior year, Jones was a three-time CCIW champion and set five school records, four individually. At the outdoor CCIW meet, she pulled off a rare double by winning both the 5000 and 10,000 meter races. For her career, Jones won a total of six CCIW championships and owns or is part of 11 school records. She just missed out on being an All-American in both her junior and senior years, placing ninth in the NCAA Division III 5000 in 2012 and ninth in the 1500 in 2013.
 
Sarahbeth is the daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Jones of Glen Allen, Virginia. Jones graduated from Augustana with a degree in communication studies and English and had a grade point average of 3.60.
 
Release written by student assistant Leo Anderson
 
2012-13 NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

NAME	SPORT	SCHOOL
Kayla Braud	Softball	Alabama
Leslie Brost	Track & Field	North Dakota State
Brigid Byrne	Track & Field	U.S. Naval Academy
Emily Canales	Track & Field	Redlands
Raven Chavanne	Softball	Tennessee
Jasmine DePompeo	Lacrosse	U.S. Naval Academy
Amy Dressen	Softball	Southwest Minnesota State
Elizabeth Evans	Track & Field	Rose-Hulman
Constance Ezugha	Track & Field	Arizona State
Maria Foehse	Tennis	Alabama
Olivia Galati	Softball	Hofstra
Kathryn Gross	Track & Field	Seattle Pacific
Brittany Hammer	Softball	Seton Hall
Sally Hansen	Track & Field	Utah Valley
Kaaren Hatlen	Softball	Pacific Lutheran
Kelsey Horton	Softball	Florida
Shari Huber	Softball	Luther
Sarahbeth Jones	Track & Field	Augustana
Laura Krull	Tennis	Grinnell
Jenny Liles	Tennis	University of the South
Jenna Martson	Softball	Missouri
Whitney McAteer	Golf	Northeastern State
Lindsay Menton	Lacrosse	Gettysburg
Ashley Olen	Lacrosse	LIU Post
Alexis Paine	Track & Field	Alabama
Hope Robbins	Softball	Arkansas
Leah Sack	Lacrosse	Kenyon
Holly Schell	Softball	Immaculata
Kara Wang	Tennis	Pomona-Pitzer

 
AUGUSTANA ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED NCAA POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

YEAR	ATHLETE	SPORT
1968	Jeff Maurus	Football
1970	Tim Dodge	Wrestling
1971	Ken Anderson	Football
1975	Bruce Hamming	Basketball
1976	John Stanek	Men's Track & Field
1977	Joe Thompson	Football
1986	Steve Sanders	Football
1995	Rachel Knapp	Women's Track & Field
1995	Tommy King	Football
1996	Ryan Carpenter	Football
1998	Alison Wolak	Women's Track & Field
1998	Chris Meskan	Football
2000	Mackenzie Hay	Football
2001	Kim Baier	Women's Track & Field
2002	Rudy Kovachevich	Men's Cross Country
2003	Todd Baldwin	Football
2004	Manda Geerts	Women's Track & Field
2005	Steve Broski	Baseball
2006	Nick Johnson	Men's Track & Field
2007	Meghan Voiland	Women's Track & Field
2007	Samantha Knox	Softball
2009	Keli Coleman	Women's Track & Field
2009	John Wagle	Baseball
2009	Blaine Westemeyer	Football
2010	Max Petersen	Men's Track & Field
2012	Matt Bowman	Men's Track & Field
2013	Greg Patton	Men's Track & Field
2013	Sarahbeth Jones	Women's Track & Field