University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
TQ Newsome Earns C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship
6/9/2022 12:00:00 PM | Football
DALLAS – Southern Miss linebacker TQ Newsome was announced as one of 14 recipients of Conference USA's Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship on Thursday. 2022 marks the 14th 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. Every season, C-USA grants the $4,000 scholarship to distinguished graduates selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives and approved by the Conference USA Board of Directors.
Newsome boasted a 3.940 GPA as he earned his B.S. of Exercise Science with a minor in Chemistry after four years on the Southern Miss football team. The inside linebacker will be attending Southern Miss' Exercise Science graduate program before heading to medical school. He is a three-time President's and Dean's List selection while also earning the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal twice.
He's a member of the Honor's College and has research being published on Methods and Pose on Performance of Two Modern American Football Helmets. He has totaled 33 career tackles in 21 games played, 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. The Gulfport native posted a career-high three seven tackles in a win against FIU last season and recorded 1.5 sacks in the regular season finale.
Newsome boasted a 3.940 GPA as he earned his B.S. of Exercise Science with a minor in Chemistry after four years on the Southern Miss football team. The inside linebacker will be attending Southern Miss' Exercise Science graduate program before heading to medical school. He is a three-time President's and Dean's List selection while also earning the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal twice.
He's a member of the Honor's College and has research being published on Methods and Pose on Performance of Two Modern American Football Helmets. He has totaled 33 career tackles in 21 games played, 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks. The Gulfport native posted a career-high three seven tackles in a win against FIU last season and recorded 1.5 sacks in the regular season finale.
2022 Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Rocio Safont, Charlotte, Women's Tennis
Lily Richman, Florida Atlantic, Beach Volleyball
Madison Lewis, FIU, Softball
Torren Kalaskey, Marshall, Women's Golf
Gretchen Mead, Middle Tennessee, Softball
Lyric Choice, North Texas, Women's Track and Field
Steele Netterville, Louisiana Tech, Baseball
John Morton, Old Dominion, Football
Nicole Lennon, Rice, Volleyball
TQ Newsome, Southern Miss, Football
Brady Greene, UAB, Baseball
Reynaldo Flores, UTEP, Football
Adrian Rodriguez, UTSA, Men's Basketball
Kenlie Barrett, WKU, Women's Golf
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