ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana senior quarterback/athlete
Alek Jacobs (Rock Island HS, Rock Island, Ill.) has been awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The organization announced its selections on Wednesday, with Jacobs becoming the 42nd Viking and 13th Augustana football player to earn the award.
Jacobs receives a $10,000 scholarship for part-time or full-time graduate study at a university or professional school. The grants are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
The son of Andrea and J.P. Jacobs of Rock Island, Illinois, Alek is an economics and political science major who carries a 3.95 grade point average. He plans on attending law school following his graduation this May. He has twice captured Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America and is a nominee for this year's National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy.
The versatile 5' 11", 195-pound Jacobs has played all over the field in his first three seasons at Augustana. He's seen action at quarterback, running back and wide receiver, while also serving as the Vikings' primary kick returner. He was a first team All-CCIW selection as a kick returner in 2018 after setting school records for kickoff returns (30) and yardage (733) and leading the conference with an average of 24.6 yards per return. He is also Augustana's career record holder for kickoff returns (52) and yardage (1193).
Jacobs has rushed for 1,261 yards and 15 touchdowns in three seasons, averaging 4.8 yards per carry. He's completed 65 of 122 passes for 543 yards and three touchdowns and caught 15 passes for 69 yards and another score. He ranks sixth in school history in career kickoff return average (22.94), eighth in completion percentage (53.3) and ninth in all-purpose yards per game (85.1).
AUGUSTANA NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARS
| YEAR |
ATHLETE |
SPORT |
| 1968 |
Jeff Maurus |
Football |
| 1970 |
Tim Dodge |
Wrestling |
| 1971 |
Ken Anderson |
Football |
| 1975 |
Bruce Hamming |
Basketball |
| 1976 |
John Stanek |
Men's Track & Field |
| 1977 |
Joe Thompson |
Football |
| 1986 |
Steve Sanders |
Football |
| 1995 |
Rachel Knapp |
Women's Track & Field |
| 1995 |
Tommy King |
Football |
| 1996 |
Ryan Carpenter |
Football |
| 1998 |
Alison Wolak |
Women's Track & Field |
| 1998 |
Chris Meskan |
Football |
| 2000 |
Mackenzie Hay |
Football |
| 2001 |
Kim Baier |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Rudy Kovachevich |
Men's Cross Country |
| 2003 |
Todd Baldwin |
Football |
| 2004 |
Manda Geerts |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2005 |
Steve Broski |
Baseball |
| 2006 |
Nick Johnson |
Men's Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Meghan Voiland |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Samantha Knox |
Softball |
| 2009 |
Keli Coleman |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2009 |
John Wagle |
Baseball |
| 2009 |
Blaine Westemeyer |
Football |
| 2010 |
Max Petersen |
Men's Track & Field |
| 2012 |
Matt Bowman |
Men's Track & Field |
| 2013 |
Greg Patton |
Men's Track & Field |
| 2013 |
Sarahbeth Jones |
Women's Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Maggie Hoscheit |
Women's Soccer |
| 2014 |
Erik Westerberg |
Football |
| 2015 |
Josh Eisenberg |
Men's Track & Field |
| 2015 |
Becca Sund |
Women's Cross Country |
| 2015 |
Thomas Enke |
Football |
| 2015 |
David Voland |
Track & Field |
| 2015 |
David Devore |
Track & Field |
| 2016 |
Ben Ryan |
Basketball |
| 2016 |
Keith Sands |
Track & Field |
| 2017 |
Hannah Lohmeier |
Soccer |
| 2018 |
Sam Totten |
Tennis |
| 2019 |
Mike Powers |
Baseball |
| 2019 |
Brandon Wilkerson |
Track & Field |
| 2021 |
Alek Jacobs |
Football |
