Augustana senior women's soccer standout Maggie Hoscheit (St. Charles East HS, St. Charles, Ill.) was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, it was announced today. Hoscheit, the team captain and a defensive stalwart for the Vikings throughout her career, is the 30^th student-athlete in school history to win the coveted award.
 
Hoscheit 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."
 
She was also a two-time Capital One Academic All-American, winning that prestigious honor following both her junior and senior seasons.
 
Hoscheit was an extremely successful player for head coach Scott Mejia's Vikings throughout her career and obviously excelled in the classroom as well. She was a fixture in the back line of the Augustana defense for all four years but especially in the last two years. A team captain the last two seasons, she was a first team all-conference selection in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin as a junior and again as a senior. She was also was an all-Midwest Region selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She helped the Vikings win the CCIW title in 2012 and advance to the NCAA Division III national tournament. Augustana finished 2012 with a 16-5-0 overall record.
 
This past year the Vikings finished with a 12-5-4 mark and a 4-2-1 record in the CCIW. Augustana advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament for the second straight season and for the sixth time in school history. Hoscheit was a first team all-conference selection for the second year in a row. She was the top defender for a team that has allowed just 13 goals in 21 games for a 0.59 goals-against-average. Augustana recorded a total of 12 shutouts throughout the season.
 
During her time as a player she has helped the Vikings to a record of 52-20-10.
 
Hoscheit, the daughter of John and Teri Hoscheit of St. Charles, Illinois, is a biology major with a 3.88 grade point average. She was the winner of the Jack Swartz Award in the CCIW last fall for her combination of academic excellence and athletic prowess.
 
An active participant in community activities, Hoscheit has participated in a seven-day live-in mission trip at the Missionaries of Charity's Gift of Peace Home in Washington, D.C. each of the last two summers. She is involved in Athletes Giving Back on the Augustana campus as well as Relay for Life and the Augustana Dance Marathon. She served as the soccer team's leader for the college's local girl scouts "Girl in Sports Day" last spring. She also has served as a Salvation Army food bank volunteer and worked as a hospice volunteer.
 
 
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
2014	Maggie Hoscheit	Women's Soccer
2014	Erik Westerberg	Football