PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis' Alex Klatt, a member of the Tigers men's track and field team, has been selected to receive one of the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference's Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships, the league office announced Thursday. Each institutional winner receives a $2,000 scholarship.
Klatt holds a 3.61 grade-point average and is a computer science major. He graduates from the University of Memphis in May.
The Billings, Mont., native was named a United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Academic All-America in 2015-16. He is a two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honoree (2014-15, 2015-16) and has also earned Memphis Athletics Tiger 3.