Scott Walker, the Executive Director of Academic Services for Student-Athletes, announced the recipients of the annual Big Ten Post-Graduate Scholarship – Aiden Flynn of men’s soccer and Victoria Grieder of women’s rowing.
Flynn was a team captain, a three-time Fall Academic All-Big Ten selection and has earned special recognition with a 4.0 grade point average over the course of three seasons. During his senior season, he saw action in 30 career games and made three starts on defense netting his first career goal in a historic upset over No. 10 Maryland on his first-ever penalty kick attempt.
Grieder is a College Rowing Coaches Association All-American and a two-time CRCA Athletes to Watch. Grieder earned CRCA All-America Second Team honors in 2024, coxing the Varsity 8 to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She was previously a Big Ten Championships bronze medal winner with the 2nd Varsity 8 in 2023, followed by a 14th-place national finish in the boat at NCAA Championships that season. Grieder won gold with Team USA at the U23 World Rowing Championships in 2023 and at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships.
