SEC names Auburn nominees for McWhorter Award

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 12, 2023) - Jacob Quattlebaum of the Auburn football team and Emma Kurtz of the Tiger equestrian squad have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by Auburn University.

The H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship has been presented by the Southeastern Conference since 1986 to the league's top male and female scholar-athletes.

The Southeastern Conference will name the 2023 recipients of the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship on May 2

Highlights of Auburn's nominees include:

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Jacob Quattlebaum,  Auburn	Football	Electrical Engineering
2020-21 SAAC President, 2020-21 SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, 2020-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District, 2022 Burlsworth Trophy nominee, 2022 Active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes Currently enrolled in the MBA program Third-year starting long snapper

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Emma Kurtz, Auburn	Equestrian	Exercise Science
Chi Alpha Sigma national student-athlete honor society 2022 graduate in finance with a 3.94 GPA Four-time NCEA All-Academic First Team SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2020, 2021, 2022 Will graduate with a master's degree in business administration Eight-time NCEA All-American SEC Fences Rider of the Year, 2022 All-SEC, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 SEC All-Freshman Team, 2019 Will finish her career as one of the best in Jumping Seat in the sport's history Among Auburn's best in Fences & Flat as she's among the program's Top 5 in career wins

The SEC provides the league's male and female McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Post-Graduate Scholarship recipients with a $20,000 post-graduate scholarship. The 26 remaining male and female finalists for the award will also receive a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship.

The award recipients are chosen by a committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from the 14 SEC institutions and are announced in May, as well as honored by the league membership at SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla.

Last year's McWhorter Award recipients were Mississippi State football student-athlete Austin Williams and Lisa Gunnarsson of the LSU women's track & field team.