Grace Oglesby Wins the 2020 Weaver-James-Corrigan Award
April 14, 2020 | Swimming & Diving
Senior Flyer races to the top of the class
Watch Grace's acceptance speech here. (Grace begins at 1:29 mark)Â
University of Louisville swimmer Grace Oglesby was named a recipient of the 2020 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
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The student-athletes were originally going to be honored at the annual Cone Health ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Luncheon presented by ESPN on Wednesday, April 8 at a luncheon will be hosted by the Nat Greene Kiwanis Club at the Sheraton Four Seasons Guilford Ballroom in Greensboro, North Carolina. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the event.
One of the top butterflyers in the nation, Grace Oglesby is a five-time NCAA finalist and earned a gold in the 200 butterfly. The school record-holder in the 400 medley relay and the second-fastest butterfly performer in program history, Oglesby is a 12-time individual ACC finalist and won the 200 butterfly in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The Goshen, Kentucky native is majoring in Sport Administration and has earned both All-ACC Academic Team and Scholar All-America honors twice in her career.
University of Louisville swimmer Grace Oglesby was named a recipient of the 2020 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
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The student-athletes were originally going to be honored at the annual Cone Health ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Luncheon presented by ESPN on Wednesday, April 8 at a luncheon will be hosted by the Nat Greene Kiwanis Club at the Sheraton Four Seasons Guilford Ballroom in Greensboro, North Carolina. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the event.
One of the top butterflyers in the nation, Grace Oglesby is a five-time NCAA finalist and earned a gold in the 200 butterfly. The school record-holder in the 400 medley relay and the second-fastest butterfly performer in program history, Oglesby is a 12-time individual ACC finalist and won the 200 butterfly in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The Goshen, Kentucky native is majoring in Sport Administration and has earned both All-ACC Academic Team and Scholar All-America honors twice in her career.
- Dean's List, Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Red & Black Scholar, Chi Alpha Sigma
- Â Ranks second all-time in UofL history in the 100 fly & 200 fly, and third in the 200 IMÂ
- Â UofL program record-holder in the 400 medley relayÂ
- Â Swam the butterfly leg on the bronze medal 200 and 400 medley relays at 2020 ACCs.Â
- Â Swam the butterfly leg on the winning 400 medley relay at 2018 ACCsÂ
- Her time of 1:50.80 in the 200 fly at 2019 NCAAs was the fifth-fastest performance in history in that eventÂ
- Has already earned ACC Swimmer of the Week honors so far this seasonÂ
- Named All-American in 100 and 200 fly in the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020Â
- 5x individual NCAA finalist
- 200 fly (Bronze, 2019)
- 100 fly (8th, 2019)
- 200 fly (7th, 2018)
- 100 fly (7th, 2018)
- 100 fly (15th, 2017)Â
- 12x individual ACC finalist
- Â 200 fly (Gold, 2020)
- 100 fly (Bronze, 2020)
- 200 IM (15th, 2020)
- 200 fly (Gold, 2019)
- 100 fly (Silver, 2019)
- 200 IM (Bronze, 2019)
- 200 fly (Gold, 2018)
- 100 fly (Gold, 2018)
- 200 IM (7th, 2018)
- 200 fly (4th, 2017)
- 100 fly (5th, 2017)
- 200 IM (18th, 2017)Â
- Best times:
- 100 fly - 50.75
- 200 fly - 1:50.80
- Â 200 IM - 1:56.33Â
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