Meghan Root selected as NCAA Jim McKay Scholar

Syracuse's Meghan Root and Marco Salas of Arizona State each will receive a $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship, awarded by the NCAA to college athletes who demonstrate achievement in sports communication or public relations or hope to contribute to the field.

Root, a forward on the Syracuse women's soccer team, graduated with a degree in public relations this spring. Salas, an offensive lineman on the Arizona State football team, graduated with a degree in sports journalism this spring.

The McKay Scholarship recognizes a student-athlete's outstanding academic achievements and potential to make major contributions to the sports communications industry. The scholarship was created in 2008 to honor pioneer sports journalist Jim McKay, and the recipients are selected by the NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship Committee.

To read more about Meghan and the Jim McKay Graduate Scholarship Award, follow this link.