NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Sun Belt Conference announced eight student-athletes selected to receive the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarship, and among the selections was South Alabama volleyball player Alayna Maslinski.

A two-year letterwinner for the Jags after transferring from Christian Brothers, Maslinski earned a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science from South Alabama with a 4.0 GPA. She previously earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Christian Brothers. Maslinski plans to pursue a master's degree from the University of South Alabama's Physician Assistant Program, beginning this summer, with the goal of becoming a Sports Medicine Physician Assistant.

She was joined by Troy's Mason Bennett (men's cross country and track & field), Southern Miss' Icie Cockerham (women's golf), Southern Miss' Dylan Evans (men's track & field), Marshall's Sydney Smith (women's cross country and track & field), and James Madison's Ana Tsiros (women's golf) who all were awarded $3,750 scholarships.
ULM's Korie Kreps (softball) and Louisiana's Kacper Dworak (men's tennis) were the top honorees, each receiving an $8,125 scholarship.

The scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes with stated intentions to pursue a graduate degree following the completion of their undergraduate requirements and are sent directly to the graduate school of each recipient's choice. The recipients were selected by the Sun Belt Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of Faculty Athletic Representatives from across the conference.

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