ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Senior linebacker Thomas Enke (Millard West HS, Omaha, Neb.) was presented with an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.  He enjoyed a decorated career at Augustana on the gridiron as well as in classroom.  The senior holds a 3.99 GPA as a biochemistry major.
 
Enke is Augustana's 33^rd student-athlete and 12^th football player to be awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in school history.  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".
 
During his time as a Viking, Enke has been a consistent model for hard work and determination as he was a two time varsity letter recipient via special teams entering his final season.  Through three seasons with the Vikings Enke had only compiled two solo tackles and five assists.  During his senior campaign he earned a starting spot by the third game of the year and didn't look back as he concluded the season as the Viking's seventh leading tackler.  He totaled 36 total tackles (22 solo and 14 assists) with 6.5 tackles for losses of 41 yards and 4.5 sacks for 37 yards.  The linebacker also had two pass deflections, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
 
On homecoming weekend this season Enke erupted for his best game against Wheaton when he had 7 total tackles (6 solo and 1 assist), 2.5 tackles for losses of 4 yards and 1.5 sacks for losses of 3 yards. 
 
Enke's strong senior season earned him second team honors on the All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin team. He was also named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team and is a two-time Academic All-CCIW team member.
 
He served as an undergraduate research assistant in the radiation oncology department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the summer of 2013. From August of 2013 until the present he has been a researcher in the chemistry department at Augustana. He has also served as both a lab proctor and a tutor in the school's chemistry department the last two school years.
 
Enke won the undergraduate award in analytical chemistry, the organic chemistry achievement award and the first-year chemistry student achievement honor.  Enke is also a member of the Aristeia honor society.  He was recently admitted to the University of Nebraska Medical School for next fall and is the son of Charles and Carol Enke of Omaha, Nebraska.

 
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
2015	Josh Eisenberg	Men's Track & Field
2015	Becca Sund	Women's Cross Country
2015	Thomas Enke	Football