SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 Conference today announced that former Sun Devil student-athletes Elisha Davis (women's basketball) and Blake Elliott (men's track and field) have been named recipients of Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2015-16 academic year. Davis and Elliott are among 23 Pac-12 student-athletes who will receive the scholarships worth $9,000 each.
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at point guard, Davis concluded her career No. 2 on ASU's all-time list for career assists (483) and also finished second on ASU's all-time list for most career assists in the NCAA Tournament (34). Over the last three seasons Davis helped lead the Sun Devils to 78 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2015. Davis, who earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors each of the last three seasons, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication in December 2015 and is currently working toward her Master's degree in Communication. Since the conclusion of her career, Davis has also been named a recipient of ASU's Kajikawa Award (annually presented to one male and one female graduating senior student-athlete in recognition for his/her contributions at Arizona State University), the Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal (annually awarded at each institution to the outstanding senior male and female student-athletes who exhibit the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics, and leadership) and has been named a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year.
Elliott, a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honoree, earned his way onto the Sun Devil track and field team as a local walk-on from Dobson High School in Chandler, Ariz. The psychology major held a 3.93 grade point average for his undergraduate degree and will now be pursuing his PhD in psychology moving forward. In his three seasons, Elliott – who also has a twin brother, Kyle, on the track and field team – has primarily competed in the 800-meter run and the 4x400 relay for the Sun Devils.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at point guard, Davis concluded her career No. 2 on ASU's all-time list for career assists (483) and also finished second on ASU's all-time list for most career assists in the NCAA Tournament (34). Over the last three seasons Davis helped lead the Sun Devils to 78 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2015. Davis, who earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors each of the last three seasons, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication in December 2015 and is currently working toward her Master's degree in Communication. Since the conclusion of her career, Davis has also been named a recipient of ASU's Kajikawa Award (annually presented to one male and one female graduating senior student-athlete in recognition for his/her contributions at Arizona State University), the Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal (annually awarded at each institution to the outstanding senior male and female student-athletes who exhibit the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics, and leadership) and has been named a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year.
Elliott, a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honoree, earned his way onto the Sun Devil track and field team as a local walk-on from Dobson High School in Chandler, Ariz. The psychology major held a 3.93 grade point average for his undergraduate degree and will now be pursuing his PhD in psychology moving forward. In his three seasons, Elliott – who also has a twin brother, Kyle, on the track and field team – has primarily competed in the 800-meter run and the 4x400 relay for the Sun Devils.
To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
- Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
- Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
- Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
- Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
- Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.