Alabama Athletics Duo Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalists

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama's Sam Disette (men's swimming and diving) and Alba Cortina Pou (women's tennis) have been named finalists for the Southeastern Conference Men's and Women's Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarships, the league office announced Monday.

The H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship has been presented by the SEC to the league's top male and female scholar-athletes since 1986 and this year's winners will be named on May 18.

Sam DiSette

Men's Swimming & Diving | Major: Finance

Two-year CSCAA Scholar All-American, 2019, 2020
Four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
President's List (4.0 GPA) and Dean's List (3.5 GPA) student throughout his UA career
2021 NCAA Bronze Medalist
Three-year All-American, earning five first-team honors
Three-time Southeastern Conference Champion
SEC Championships Record Breaker
Three-year First Team All-SEC, 2019, 2020, 2021
Two-time University of Alabama record holder
Ranked seventh all-time at Alabama in the 50 freestyle

Alba Cortina Pou

Women's Tennis | Major: Undergraduate - Finance/Graduate - Master of Business Administration

2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District IV
2020 SEC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Four-year ITA Scholar-Athlete
2019 ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner
President's List (4.0 GPA) every semester of her Alabama career
2020 and 2021 SEC Women's Tennis Community Service Team
Member of the Alabama Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Two-time SEC Player of the Week

The SEC provides the league's male and female McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Postgraduate 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.

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