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    Brown among Big Ten postgraduate scholarship recipients

    ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday, with $15,000 awarded to each institution. Twenty-nine student-athletes from the 14 Big Ten institutions who plan to continue their education at a graduate degree program were awarded the scholarship, based on primarily academic achievements.

    Of the 29 recipients, three were wrestlers: Matt Brown (Penn State), Joshua Polacek (Maryland) and John Coukos (Northwestern).

    Brown finished his career as an NCAA champion and three-time All-American at 174 pounds.

    Polacek posted a 6-13 record this past season at 125 pounds. Polacek won 18 matches as a redshirt freshman. He will graduate with a degree in general biology in Mayand will be attending Dental school in the fall.

    Coukos went 1-2 this season at 133 pounds and finished his collegiate career with a 10-29 career mark.
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