GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four student-athletes from the University of Pittsburgh have been selected as 2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipients, the league announced Wednesday. The ACC honored 54 student athletes across the conference with the award.
 
The Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
 
This year's list includes three student-athletes who will also receive the Thacker Award and nine student-athletes who plan to pursue professional careers in their chosen sports and were named honorary recipients.
 
Jackson Walti of men's soccer and Felix Wolter of men's track & field each received the Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford scholarship. Olivia Miller of gymnastics was awarded the Jim and Pat Thacker scholarship. Cal Adomitis, a football graduate, was selected as an honorary recipient.
 
This year's class of postgraduate scholarship recipients will be highlighted in a one-hour show on ACC Network that will air in May.
 
JACKSON WALTI – MEN'S SOCCER – SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
Walti is a four-year letter winner and three-year captain of the Pitt men's soccer team who has helped guide the Panthers to back-to-back ACC Coastal Division Championships and Elite Eight appearances. The Vevey, Switzerland, native has recorded four goals and five assists in his career all while captaining a midfield that has finished in the top-10 in scoring offense the past two seasons. Walti has started in 76 of 79 games and has been very dependable in his position, logging over 7,000 minutes played on the pitch. The grad student has earned multiple accolades throughout his time at Pitt, including 2021 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region Second Team and 2021 All-ACC Second Team honors. He also was named to the United Soccer Coaches South All-Region Third Team and All-ACC Second Team in 2020 and has been named to the All-ACC Academic Team three times. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Sustainable Engineering and has been named on the Dean's List in every semester while at Pitt.
 
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