AUBURN, Ala. - Former Auburn swimmer Tofey Leon has been named recipient of the prestigious 2015 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship was established by the NCAA in 1988 and annually awards $24,000 to one male and one female student-athlete, who possesses outstanding academic achievement as well as the potential for success in postgraduate studies.
"Tofey exemplifies all of the good qualities of intercollegiate athletics and is very deserving of this prestigious scholarship," Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs said. "He has excelled in the pool, in the classroom and in the community.