George Washington University Athletics
Miranda Horn Named A-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Winner
5/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. â€" George Washington women's soccer graduate Miranda Horn has been named an Atlantic 10 Postgraduate Scholarship winner, the league announced on Thursday.
A two-time captain, Horn led the Colonials between the pipes with a career-high 89 saves in 2017 and ranks fourth on GW's all-time career-saves list with 314 saves. In addition, Horn cemented her position as GW's all-time career shutouts leader in 2017 with her 31st career shutout and led the conference with a career-high 10 clean sheets, eight of which took place in A-10 play.
Horn also excelled in the classroom, capping her career with her third-straight A-10 Academic All-Conference nod. An international affairs and history major, Horn finished her undergraduate studies with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 and was a fixture on both the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and GW Athletics Academic Dean's List throughout her career. She completed her senior honors thesis in History in 2017.
Off the field, Horn was also involved with the Grassroots Project and helped create and teach lessons about HIV and AIDS transmission and prevention to middle school students. The Hamilton, Ontario, native, also volunteered with the National Book Festival, Project North Star, and a local soccer clinic teaching DC elementary school students soccer skills.
Athletic performance, academic achievement and involvement in the community were considered during the selection process. This year's awardee class has an average GPA of 3.74 and is comprised of 10 females and four males from six different sports.
Horn is one of 14 scholarship recipients, one from each Atlantic 10 member school. The other recipients include: Sarah Sears from Davidson, Jackie Kawamoto from Dayton, Alexandra Santer from Duquesne, Christopher Bazzini from Fordham, Sharon Dorsey from George Mason, Fabian Bergman from La Salle, Alexander DeSantis from Massachusetts, Amanda Nardella from Rhode Island, Lauren McRae from Richmond, Jordan Powers from St. Bonaventure, Kristen Kelbon from Saint Joseph's, Aaliyah Covington from Saint Louis, and Taylor McCormick from VCU.
