Courtesy of UMAC Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS- Martin Luther College alum, Mason Cox, received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the NCAA announced in early July.

He is pursuing a master’s degree in sport and recreation management with a coaching emphasis at Wisconsin Lutheran.

While at Martin Luther, he was a member of the football and baseball teams. On the gridiron, he was a three-time All-Conference selection at wide receiver and ranks in the top five of two career categories. On the diamond, Cox was the 2024 NCAA Division III statistical champion with his .469 batting average. He set four career records and seven season records for the Knights and was a three-time All-Conference selection as an outfielder.

Cox is the first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient from Martin Luther and fifth student-athlete in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) history.

The NCAA awards up to 126 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically. The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times a year corresponding to each sport season (fall, winter and spring). Each sports season, there are 21 scholarships available for men and 21 scholarships available for women. All former student-athletes who earned an undergraduate degree from an NCAA member school are eligible to be nominated for an NCAA graduate degree scholarship, regardless of when they received their undergraduate degree.

The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created in 1964 to promote and encourage graduate education by rewarding the Association’s most accomplished student-athletes. Athletics and academic achievements, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership are evaluated.