UChicago’s John Paul Phillips Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

CHICAGO – College of Chicago swimmer John Paul Phillips acquired a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship on the conclusion of the 2022-23 tutorial yr. 

The NCAA distributes as much as 126 postgraduate scholarships yearly throughout the three sports activities seasons (fall, winter, and spring). Pupil-athletes can make the most of the $10,000 award in the direction of their present or future graduate diploma applications. Analysis standards contains athletic and tutorial excellence, group service, campus involvement, demonstrated management and volunteer actions.

Phillips produced the most effective outcomes of his profession within the 2022-23 season. The primary-year graduate scholar swam on the lads’s 400-yard medley relay group that positioned third total on the NCAA Division III Championships. Individually, he earned a further All-American honor by inserting 14th within the 200-yard backstroke. Phillips’ efforts helped the Maroon males obtain their highest group inserting ever on the nationwide meet with a third-place trophy.

Over the course of his intercollegiate profession, Phillips earned three All-American honors and 6 All-College Athletic Affiliation (UAA) accolades. He was a four-time NCAA nationwide qualifier, together with 3 times within the 200-yard backstroke.

Phillips will probably be coming into his second yr pursuing a Ph.D. in Medical Physics at UChicago this fall.

The Maroon group captain additionally held different management positions on campus. He was President of the Order of the “C” (2020-22) in addition to the Pupil-Athlete Advisory Committee (2021-22). The OOC is the oldest varsity lettermen’s group within the nation.

On the tutorial recognition facet, Phillips was named a First Crew Scholar All-American twice and Honorable Point out Scholar All-American as soon as by the School Swimming & Diving Coaches Affiliation of America (CSCAA). He was a four-time UAA All-Educational Crew honoree and earned 2023 Educational All-District standing from the School Sports activities Communicators (CSC).

Phillips has spent 2.5 years as a analysis assistant in UChicago’s medical physics lab. He was additionally an ORISE Summer season Fellow on the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration, the place he led improvement of an internet software for information assortment in a multi-year examine.