DURHAM, N.C. – Awarded for her on and off-course accomplishments, Duke women’s golf recent graduate Virginia Elena Carta has been selected one of 21 female student-athletes to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
The recent ACC nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year has distinguished herself in academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership. She will receive a $10,000 scholarship to be used for postgraduate study. Carta will be attending the University of Cambridge in England in October. She will spend 10 months earning a master’s degree in environmental policy with a focus on sustainable development and small-scale farming.