Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Rebecca Quebedeaux of the Louisiana Tech cross country team was honored by Conference USA as one of 11 recipients for the prestigious Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship, the league announced on Thursday.
Every season, C-USA grants a $4,000 scholarship to distinguished graduates selected by the league’s Faculty Athletics Representatives and approved by the Conference USA Board of Directors.
Quebedeaux just wrapped up her junior season in which she set personal bests in the 5K and 6K with times of 20:29.6 (Warhawk Invitational) and 24:14.9 (Watson Collegiate Cross Country Classic) respectively. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native completed her degree in three years with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing while boasting a 3.95 GPA.
Quebedeaux was recently accepted into the Master of Business Administration at LA Tech and serves as a member of the Executive Board for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The recent graduate is a three-time CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medalist honoree and a two-time CUSA Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week.
One recipient from each of the conference’s 11 schools is honored with the scholarship each year.
2024 marks the 16th year the award has been named after Dr. Jim Castañeda, who served Rice for 46 years as an educator, coach, and Faculty Athletics Representative before he passed in 2008.
