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Dennis Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
April 23, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Academic Services
Dennis will receive $10,000 to support graduate study
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville senior swimmer Julia Dennis was announced as one of 42 winter awardees for the 2025-26 Postgraduate Scholarship program.
Dennis will graduate in May of 2026 with a degree in Health and Human Performance/Exercise Science. The Oxford, Miss., native earned a cumulative GPA of 3.947, while also being named to the Dean's Scholar list in Spring and Fall of 2025. She also claimed First Team All-American honors in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, 50 free, and 100 free at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
The NCAA has awarded $10,000 to 42 exceptional student-athletes as part of its Postgraduate Scholarship program. These student-athletes, representing winter sports across all three NCAA divisions, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence and leadership within their communities.
Each year, the NCAA awards 126 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have completed their final year of athletics competition. The scholarships are distributed three times annually — in the fall, winter and spring — providing 21 scholarships each to men and women per season. The award is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship intended to support graduate study at an accredited institution.
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Dennis will graduate in May of 2026 with a degree in Health and Human Performance/Exercise Science. The Oxford, Miss., native earned a cumulative GPA of 3.947, while also being named to the Dean's Scholar list in Spring and Fall of 2025. She also claimed First Team All-American honors in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, 50 free, and 100 free at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
The NCAA has awarded $10,000 to 42 exceptional student-athletes as part of its Postgraduate Scholarship program. These student-athletes, representing winter sports across all three NCAA divisions, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence and leadership within their communities.
Each year, the NCAA awards 126 postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who have completed their final year of athletics competition. The scholarships are distributed three times annually — in the fall, winter and spring — providing 21 scholarships each to men and women per season. The award is a one-time, nonrenewable scholarship intended to support graduate study at an accredited institution.
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Stay up to date with Louisville swimming and diving at GoCards.com, and follow the team's Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts at @louisvillesd.
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