Messenger - Vol. 4, No. 4, Page 9 1995 Scholar-athlete Adams Travis Adams, Delaware '95, a cross-country/track and field standout at the University of Delaware, has been awarded a prestigious National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) postgraduate scholarship, one of 97 scholarships awarded nationwide. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded to student athletes in sports other than football and basketball, who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and who perform with distinction in varsity competition. Adams plans to continue his studies in biomechanics at the University of Oregon. A chemistry and physics double major with a 3.86 grade point average, he was a team co-captain and four-year standout in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. He led the Blue Hens to three North Atlantic Conference (NAC) track team titles during his career. Adams, who won the NAC outdoor 10,000- meter event in May, placed seventh at the 1994 NAC cross-country championships in November and was fifth in the 1995 NAC indoor championships in the 5,000 meters in February. He owns nine career top-eight finishes in NAC track championship action, and he earned All-East notice by finishing 10th in the 10,000 meters at the 1994 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) outdoor championships. Adams is a two-time Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Medal of Merit award winner.