Adam CoolingJust days before his 23rd birthday, Adam Cooling, Minnesota State senior wrestler, learned that he is a recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.
The Mankato, Minn.-based school announced Tuesday that Cooling is one of just 174 student-athletes in the nation to earn this honor, and only the eighth Minnesota State student in the history of the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.
The NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship is awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. The one-time, non-renewable scholarships of $7,500 are awarded three times a year, corresponding to each sports season (fall, winter and spring). Cooling is one of 29 male winter-sport athletes -- along with 29 women student-athletes -- who will receive the NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship, to be used in an accredited graduate program.
Cooling plans on attending graduate school in the fall of 2018 in hopes of attaining a doctorate in Physical Therapy.
A Medelia, Minn. native, Cooling has performed impressively in the classroom and on the mat during his time at Minnesota State. He was a two-time NCAA All-American, placing third at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in 2016 and 2017. Cooling completed his senior season with a 36-3 record; his career mark of 108-24 puts him fifth on the Minnesota State wrestling program's list for career wins. For all those reasons, Cooling was named Minnesota State Athletics' recipient of its Don Buchanan Award as the school's top senior male student-athlete for 2016-17.
Cooling was a two-time CoSIDA All-American (first team in 2017, second team in 2016). In addition, Cooling was twice an All-NSIC First Team honoree, a three-time D2WCA All-Academic First Team member, and a three-time NSIC Winter All-Academic Team member. The 174-pound Maverick mat star was also a 2016-17 NSIC Myles Brand Award honoree, and a Maverick Achievement Award recipient as a senior scholar-athlete. Cooling completed his educational career at Minnesota State with a 3.88 grade point average, earning a degree in exercise science.
"I am deeply honored and humbled to have been awarded the NCAA postgraduate scholarship," said Cooling. "The ability to combine athletics and academics during my four years at Minnesota State was a blessing and dream come true. The opportunity to be a member of this program and University has held me to the highest standard, allowing for my development in multiple aspects of life. Throughout my four years, I was surrounded by many people that greatly influenced my experience and allowed me to excel by providing constant support and guidance. For that, I am indebted and very grateful for those family and friends, coaches, professors, and members of the athletic department. The NCAA postgraduate scholarship makes it possible to continue my education in hopes of influencing the life of others as mine once was at Minnesota State."
Minnesota State University-Mankato is a four-year public school located in the south-central part of the state. Founded in 1868, Minnesota State has an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students.
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