SEC names Missouri McWhorter Award Nominees

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 21, 2023) - Arianna Fisher of the Missouri women's track and field team and Jarrett Jaques of the Tigers' wrestling team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by the University of Missouri.

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 Missouri's nominees include:

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Arianna Fisher, Missouri	Track & Field	Elementary Education, Educational and Counseling Psychology
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award Finalist, 2022 Dr. Pepper Go Teach Scholarship Grand Winner, 2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll, 2022, 2021, 2020 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2018-19 Collegiate Sportswoman of the Year (WIN for Columbia), 2022 Indoor First Team All-American in Triple Jump, 2022 Outdoor Second Team All-America in Triple Jump, 2022 Indoor School Record Holder in the Triple Jump (13.58m/44-7) Outdoor School Record Holder in the Triple Jump (1.63/44-8) Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America in Triple Jump, 2021

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Jarrett Jaques, Missouri	Wrestling	Communication
Four-time NWCA Division I Scholar All-American, 2019, 2002, 2021, 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team, 2022 Academic All-MAC, 2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2018-19 Five-time NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier NWCA Honorable Mention All-American (157 pounds), 2020 MAC Champion (157 pounds), 2019 MAC 2nd Place (157 pounds), 2020 Big 12 5th Place (157 pounds), 2022 29th wrestler in Missouri program history to earn 100 wins in his career 102 wins ranks 22nd in program history

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.