SEC names Vanderbilt McWhorter Award Nominees

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (April 27, 2023) - Mabel Cummins of the Vanderbilt women's bowling team and Max Beck of the Commodores' men's cross country team have been nominated for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship by Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt's nominees include:

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Mabel Cummins, Vanderbilt	Bowling team	Neuroscience
Carries a 3.496 GPA in neuroscience Five-time Dean's list member Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll After graduation, plans to earn her Master's in Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt NTCA/NCAA Player of the Year, 2022-23 First Team All-American, 2022-23 Selected to Team USA, 2022-23 NTCA central All-Region Team, 2022-23 Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Year, 2022-23 Two individual first place titles, 2022-23 Won a silver medal competing for Team USA in IBF U21 World Championships team competition, 2022-23

ATHLETE	SPORT	MAJOR
Max Beck, Vanderbilt	Cross Country/Track & Field	Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree Six-time Vanderbilt Dean's List honoree Double major who owns a 3.962 grade-point average Three-year member of the Vanderbilt men's cross country team Competed at two SEC Cross Country Championships Competed in four of five meets during the 2022 season Recorded a personal best in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, shaving almost two seconds off his previous best time

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.