Alison Grubbs Awarded Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Lake Forest College standout caps off sparkling career

LAKE FOREST, IL - Alison Grubbs (Cullom, IL/Tri-Point H.S.) of Lake Forest College has been awarded a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Grubbs was one of ten women's basketball players from across the country to receive the award. 

A double major in Biology and Secondary Education, Grubbs plans to pursue her Master's degree in Education.

Grubbs, the second-leading scorer in school history, is arguably the most-decorated women's basketball player ever at Lake Forest. She was a four-time All-American including a first team selection this year. She was a three-time Midwest Conference Player of the Year pick (1998, 2000, and 2001) and a four-time MWC First Team honoree. Grubbs is Lake Forest's career leader for steals (258), free throws made (450), free throw percentage (83.5%), three-point field goals made (215), and three-point field goal percentage (42.6%). She ranks second for field goals made (523) and third for assists (300). After her senior season, Grubbs received the Jostens Trophy as the nation's most outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III women's basketball.

Her presence in the classroom has been equally impressive. She is a Deerpath Scholar, a member of the Tri-Beta National Biology Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society, and a Dean's List selection. Grubbs has been named to the Midwest Conference Academic All-Conference team three times and honored as a 2000 and 2001 Academic All-District First Team selection. She was a 2001 Second Team Verizon Academic All-American.

To qualify for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must have an overall grade-point average of 3.000 (on a 4.000 scale) and must have performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which the student-athlete was nominated.