June 8, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio - University of Dayton Track & Field performer Kelly Pohlman was awarded an Atlantic 10 Postgraduate Scholarship, one of just four handed out by the conference.

The six-time Atlantic 10 Shot Put Champion was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team and to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team. The Most Outstanding Field Performer of the 2006 A-10 Indoor Championship, Pohlman graduated with a 3.79 GPA in Psychology.

On the field, she is a two-time A-10 Weight Throw Champion. Three of her A-10 shot put titles have come in Indoor, three in Outdoor. This past season, she finished third in A-10 in discus and hammer in outdoor.

She is also the UD school record holder in the hammer throw and the weight throw.

Unlike years past, the Atlantic 10 named one Academic Team for Track & Field, instead of an Indoor Track team and an Outdoor Track team. Pohlman had been named to both the Indoor and Outdoor Teams in each of the two previous seasons. Freshmen are not eligible.

UD placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship, the highest mark in the program's history.

Pohlman and teammate Amy Kremer qualified for the NCAAA Mideast Regional on May 26-27, in Knoxville, TN.

The other postgraduate scholarships awarded by the Atlantic 10 Conference went to Rhode Island's Melanie Kasparek, Daniel McGrath of La Salle and Kelly Tessar of Saint Louis.