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CSC Announces Scholarship and Internship Grant Recipients for 2025-26

The organization will distribute more than $50,000 to deserving students (scholarships) and schools (internship grants) in the coming year.

The College Sports Communicators announces its newest class of scholarship and grant winners for the 2025-26 academic year, as the organization will distribute more than $50,000 to deserving students and schools in the coming year.

CSC Scholarship Committee members chose two schools to receive Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants worth $17,500 each; one $6,000 postgraduate scholarship recipient; two $2,000 undergraduate scholarship winners; and three new $1,000 Member-Child scholarship winners among the children of CSC members.

The scholarship and grant winners will be recognized during CSC’s annual convention at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort in Florida, June 8-11. Since presenting the first graduate scholarship in 1981, CSC has provided more than $1 million in grants to students working in athletic communication offices at member institutions and conferences.

The 2025-26 Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants ($17,500) were awarded to Crown College and Millikin University. Crown College Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Operations Jared Gilmore leads a one-person shop under Director of Athletics Steve Tebbs. Crown College, which is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, supports 18 NCAA Division III sports in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC).

Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Morgan Vogels leads the media efforts under Vice President for Athletics and Community Engagement Lori Kerans at Millikin University. Vogels coordinates media services for 22 NCAA Division III sports at the Decatur, Illinois school, which competes in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).

The Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants, which have been awarded since 1999 when CSC expanded its scholarship program in order to foster interest in the athletic communications field, provide funds for athletic communications offices to hire a graduate intern on a one-year basis, hoping the success of the program can help the school demonstrate the need for future full-time assistance.

Phil Langan was a College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer who worked at Ithaca, Princeton and Brown. He passed away in November of 2009. He served CSC as secretary-treasurer and Digest editor from 1972 to 1977.

Paige Trutna claimed the Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship ($6,000) for the second consecutive year. Trutna, who earned her bachelor’s degree as a dual major in journalism and sports media and communications with a 3.92 GPA from Nebraska in May of 2024, spent the three years in the Nebraska athletic communications office as a student assistant working for Associate Athletic Director for Communications Keith Mann. During her first year as a graduate intern at Nebraska, Trutna was the primary communications contact for a Husker softball program that advanced to the NCAA Knoxville Super Regional, and she promoted NFCA and Big Ten Conference Player-of-the-Year Jordy Bahl. She was also Nebraska’s cross country contact, while providing support to all of Nebraska’s full-time staff. As a student, she was the primary communications contact for the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team in 2024. She is pursuing a master’s degree in integrated media communications.

The Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship is named in honor of Langston Rogers, College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer, Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient who served as the sports information director at Ole Miss and is now a special assistant in retirement. The Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship is designed to assist a rising minority or female student working in athletics communications offices who have expressed an interest in pursuing a career in athletics communications and require financial assistance for their education.

The Fred Nuesch Undergraduate Scholarship award ($2,000) was awarded to Chloe Green from Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, and the Dave Wohlhueter Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,000) was awarded to Elijah Adams from Alfred State.

Green has officially spent three semesters as a student intern and photographer in the sports information office at Lewis-Clark while carrying a 4.0 GPA. Green, who provides support for the Warriors in a one-person NAIA shop for Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Alisha Alexander, also contributes graphic design, game management, videoboard display assistance and traditional media relations. Green is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State, which competes in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC).

Adams claimed the Wohlhueter Scholarship to assist in completing his bachelor’s degree as a sports management major at Alfred State in New York. Adams, who carries a 3.53 GPA, has served two seasons as a student assistant in the Alfred State athletic communications office, serving in traditional communications roles while also assisting with play-by-play and color commentary for several sports, including basketball, volleyball and soccer, for Director of Athletic Communications Will Rollison. The Pioneers compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) at the NCAA Division III level.

To be eligible for either the Postgraduate or Undergraduate Scholarships, candidates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average as full-time students and express an interest in pursuing a career in athletic communications.

The College Sports Communicators also awarded three Member-Child Scholarships for 2025-26.

Addison Bentley plans to major in political science at Central Michigan University in the fall of 2025. She is the daughter of Ferris State Associate Athletic Director Rob Bentley, who recently completed his 25th season in the NCAA Division II Bulldog Athletic Communications Office.

Carter Bradley, who recently completed his freshman year at Salisbury University, is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in political science-applied politics and communications-multimedia journalism. He also served as a student broadcaster on the Sea Gull Sports Network. He is the son of Stan Bradley, who recently completed his second year as an Athletic Development Officer at NCAA Division III Salisbury and is part of Salisbury’s CSC All-In Membership. He spent more than two decades at Maryland Eastern Shore.

Lauren Mann will be attending the University of Nebraska in the fall of 2025, after graduating from Lincoln Southwest High School with a 4.198 GPA. An academic all-state volleyball selection and a four-time letterwinner in track and field, Lauren is the daughter of Nebraska Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications Keith Mann, who has spent more than 20 years leading the athletic communications office for the Huskers.

The CSC Member-Child Scholarship program began in 2014. Member-Child scholarships are renewable for up to four years.

All-Time CSC Honorees

Postgraduate Scholarship (Langston Rogers Scholarship and Wylie Smith Scholarship)

1981        Craig Bohnert, Evansville
1982        John Lashway, Oregon
1983        Jay Hill, Michigan
1984        Jonathan Dukes, Georgia Southern
1985        Brian Teter, Illinois State
1986        Mark Berger, Ohio
1987        Chris McMurry, Northern Arizona
1988        Angela Hultman, Mankato State
1989        Beth Haag, Iowa State
1990        Stephanie Grimes, Boise State
1991        Lana Bandy, Purdue
1992        Amy Stabley, Central Michigan / Robert Hester, Northern Illinois
1993        Will Roleson, Miami (Ohio)
1994        Randy Hayson, Illinois State
1995        Stuart McFarland, Missouri / Sally Krauss, Western Kentucky
1996        Jeff Griesch, Nebraska
1997        Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Jeff Griesch, Nebraska
1998        Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Brian Gunning, Marshall
1999        Brian Gunning, Marshall / Heidi Roth, Syracuse
2000        Mark Fratto, Maryland / Andy Knappick, Illinois State
2001        Brad Caudill, Eastern Michigan / Susan Seabrook, Alabama-Birmingham
2002        Michelle Kelley, Colgate / Sean Wright, Westminster (Mo.)
2003        Brad Fischer, Wisconsin-La Crosse / Lainie Guiddy, West Virginia
2004        Eric Braley, Northern Iowa / Kristopher Sears, Indiana
2005        Michael Potter, Ball State / Erin Whiteside, Penn State
2006        Chris Yandle, Marshall / Jessica Calderone, Southeast Louisiana
2007        Caroline Domecq, Georgia / Kyle Chilton, Southern Virginia
2008        Jared Verner, Northwest Missouri State / Kendra Lee, Ohio State
2009        Laurie Wild, Northern Iowa / Britney Wright, Florida State
2010        Grant Abston, Texas / Mariel Brady, St. John’s
2011        Andrew Lentz, Tennessee / Britney Reddick, Kutztown
2012        Carli Todd, DePaul / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield
2013        Kim Carper, Vanderbilt / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield
2014        Kati Morse, Southeastern Louisiana / Kyle Skene, Millsaps
2015        Andrew Forhan, Whitworth / Akilah Laster, Oklahoma
2016        James Hajek, Nebraska / Lorie Garnett, Nebraska
2017        Nicole Praga, Arizona State / Andrea Beene, Oklahoma
2018        Lauren Simpson, Illinois State / McKenzie Pavacich, Arizona State / Scott Vander Sloot, Ashland University
2019        Jordyn Ballard, Black Hills State / Tyler Roper, Utah Valley / Shaylee Souza, Arizona State
2020        Amber Dubois, North Florida / Tim Heiduk, Concordina (Calif.) / Mary Murray, Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham
2021        Nicole Remedios, Illinois State / Morgan Turner, Northeast Conference
2022        Amanda Scott, Lander / Grant Cook, Grace College
2023        Nick Schmieg, Slippery Rock / Brandon Wirth, Ferris State
2024        Paige Trutna, University of Nebraska / Coreyon Chester, Texas Woman's University
2025        Paige Trutna, University of Nebraska

Undergraduate Scholarship (Dave Wolhueter Scholarship and Fred Neusch Scholarship)

1999        Kate Adams, Iowa State / Michelle La Scola, Northern Illinois / Casey Taylor, Christopher Newport
2000        Daniel Dykstra, Wheaton (Ill.) / Kimberly Frederick, Manhattan / Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State
2001        Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State / Shayla Reiff, Mt. Vernon Nazarene / Dustin Roberts, Oklahoma
2002        Branie Davidson, Northwest Missouri State / Shante Gree, Fayetteville State / Teri LaJeunesse, Michigan Tech
2003        Kimberly Gray Folkes, Virginia Tech / Adam Holtz, Bethany Lutheran / Laura Schoenberger, Pittsburg State
2004        Cassie Chance, Mississippi State / Nick Kiger, Colorado State
2005        John Vogel, Youngstown State / Monique Bowman, Capital University
2006        Todd Zeidler, Bemidji / Amy Robertson, Mississippi State
2007        Caleb Hawley, Oregon State / Christina Marshall, James Madison
2008        Andrew Middleman, Baldwin-Wallace / Kevin Flora, University of the Cumberlands
2009        Carli Todd, Tampa / David Bodman, La Salle
2010        Michael Benson, Southern Illinois-Carbondale / James Rodriguez, Baldwin-Wallace
2011        Adam K. Moussa, Memphis / Erica LaBranche, Stonehill
2012        Jake Faber, Pittsburg State / Ashley Goettl, Wisconsin-River Falls
2013        Casey Bonk, Pittsburgh / Lucy Montgomery, Washington-St. Louis
2014        Mike Mulcahy, New Mexico / Kourtney Freiburger, Purdue
2015        Nathan Edwards, San Jose State / Marisa Lombardo, Alvernia
2016        Morgan Romans, Eastern Kentucky / Christy Effendie, UC Davis
2017        Christopher Lawrence, Alaska Anchorage / Bailey Knecht, Northeastern
2018        Victoria Mills, Fort Wayne / Chelsea Lombardo, Adelphi / Liam Pickhardt, Linfield College
2019        Joseph Haueter, Mount Union / Kai Henson, St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) / Gabriel Vegas-Valente, Nebraska
2020        Noah Syverson, Berry College / Hannah Dumaine, Bryant / Miles Whitling, Idaho
2021        Hannah Dumaine, Bryant / Noah Roleson, Indianapolis
2022        Maddie Peterson, Nebraska / Anna Fox, North Central
2023        Abbey Curtis, College of Charleston
2024        Payton McClowry, Wheaton College / Teagan Schreiber, University of Colorado
2025        Chloe Green, Lewis-Clark / Elijah Adams, Alfred State 

Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant

1999        Alabama A&M, Wright State
2000        Central Oklahoma, Urbana (Ohio)
2001        Central State (Ohio), Cheyney
2002        Eckerd College, Hardin-Simmons
2003        St. Francis (N.Y.), Tennessee Tech
2004        Carroll College
2005        Wesleyan University
2006        Bellarmine
2007        Central College of Iowa
2008        Grand Canyon University
2009        Lake Erie College
2010        Illinois Wesleyan
2011        Ursinus
2012        DePauw
2013        Chicago State
2014        Gallaudet
2015        Elmhurst College
2016        Post University
2017        Connecticut College
2018        Wright State / The Sage Colleges
2019        Benedict College / Westminster College (Mo.)
2020        St. Francis (Ill.) / Chicago State
2021        Adams State / Coppin State
2022        Northern Iowa / Cornerstone
2023        Ashland University / Wartburg College
2024        Coppin State / Sioux Falls
2025        Crown College / Millikin University

Member-Child Scholarship

2014        Grace Neely (Kentucky)/Tony Neely (Kentucky)
                Dakota Hawkins (Winthrop)/Michael Hawkins (Francis Marion)
2015        Brinley Lowe (North Carolina)/Bob Lowe (Berry College)
                Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10 Conference)
2016        Fiona Lefresne (Missouri State)/Pete Lefresne (Saint Leo)
                Daniel Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)/Kevin Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)
2017        Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10)
                Kevin Mobley (Georgia)/Mike Mobley (Georgia)
2018        Peter Hartrick (Scranton)/John Hartrick (Binghamton)
                Karlee Bird (Linfield College)/Kelly Bird (Linfield College)
2019        Sam Sadowski (Tufts)/Chuck Sadowski (Bridgeport)
                Solomon Serba-Davis (North Carolina Wilmington)/Kyle Serba (North Carolina Central)
2020        McKenna DiCamillo (St. John Fisher)/Tom DiCamillo (State University of New York Athletic Conference)
                Hailey Yellin (Maryland)/Jason Yellin (Maryland)
2021        Hollan Griesch (Nebraska)/Jeff Griesch (Nebraska)
                Gavin Thor (Seton Hall)/Ira Thor (New Jersey City)
2022        Haylee Stancil (Lincoln Memorial))/Jay Stancil (Union (Ky.))
                Shelby Kindhart (Missouri State)/Rick Kindhart (Missouri State)
2023        Abigail Henry (Worcester Polytechnic Institute))/Brian Henry (West Florida)
                Tessa Wallington (UNLV)/Mark Wallington (UNLV)
2024        Tanner Caudill (Muskingum)/Tom Caudill (Muskingum)
                Grady White (Colorado State)/Beau White (CSC)
2025        Addison Bentley (Central Michigan)/Robert Bentley (Ferris State)
                Carter Bradley (Salisbury)/Stan Bradley (Salisbury)

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