SEATTLE (July 7) ­ Paul Mach has become Seattle Pacific University's third winner of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship this year.

Mach (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King's), a track and field All-American and Academic All-American, becomes the Falcons' 18th NCAA honoree. Earlier this year soccer's Jennifer Hull and gymnast Corrie McDaniel earned postgraduate scholarships.

It marks the first time Seattle Pacific student athletes have won three times in one year. Mach is the first male track and field athlete since 1998 and the program's third overall.

Mach, a computer science major with a 3.76 GPA, finished fourth in the NCAA 800 meters after winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title while setting a conference record. He ranks No. 2 all-time among SPU 800 runners and 400 hurdlers, and is a member of the record-holding 1600 relay.

Last month, Mach repeated as an Academic All-American, and received the Falcon Award for Excellence.

The NCAA has awarded 58 postgraduate scholarships of $7,500 each to 29 male student-athletes and 29 female student-athletes who participated in spring sports. Including fall and winter sports, a total of 170 postgraduate scholarships were awarded.