TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving student-athlete Enna Selmanovic has been awarded the Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award, as announced by the American Athletic Conference.
The award is given to one male and one female student-athlete across the conference and includes a $5,000 scholarship to be applied to postgraduate education expenses and a trophy. Student-athletes are nominated by Faculty Athletic Representatives, Director of Athletics and athletic academic advisors. The conference FARs decide on the winners. Selmanovic becomes the second Bearcats female to win the award; Juliana Madzia of track and field earned the scholarship in 2017 and is currently in medical school at UC.
Selmanovic had a promising future in the pool before suffering a career-ending injury. Since then, she has overcome obstacles to be a spokesperson for mental health awareness and a leader in the conference on the issue. Her remarkable story was shared this past year through NCAA Champions Magazine when she was chosen to be on the cover of the publication. Selmanovic has been involved in numerous panels for the AAC and the NCAA and was the NCAA Division I SAAC Co-Vice Chair. This June, she was honored with The Jed Foundation's Student Voice of Mental Health Award at the foundation's annual gala.
Selmanovic graduated from UC this spring with a major in biological sciences and minor in psychology. She is currently continuing her education as a clinical research coordinator at the Mount Sinai Brain Injury Research Center in New York City.
The award is given to one male and one female student-athlete across the conference and includes a $5,000 scholarship to be applied to postgraduate education expenses and a trophy. Student-athletes are nominated by Faculty Athletic Representatives, Director of Athletics and athletic academic advisors. The conference FARs decide on the winners. Selmanovic becomes the second Bearcats female to win the award; Juliana Madzia of track and field earned the scholarship in 2017 and is currently in medical school at UC.
Selmanovic had a promising future in the pool before suffering a career-ending injury. Since then, she has overcome obstacles to be a spokesperson for mental health awareness and a leader in the conference on the issue. Her remarkable story was shared this past year through NCAA Champions Magazine when she was chosen to be on the cover of the publication. Selmanovic has been involved in numerous panels for the AAC and the NCAA and was the NCAA Division I SAAC Co-Vice Chair. This June, she was honored with The Jed Foundation's Student Voice of Mental Health Award at the foundation's annual gala.
Selmanovic graduated from UC this spring with a major in biological sciences and minor in psychology. She is currently continuing her education as a clinical research coordinator at the Mount Sinai Brain Injury Research Center in New York City.