BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior All-American and Alabama native Mason Mathias has been named a H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Post Graduate Scholarship nominee, the Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday.
Mathias, a mechanical engineering student from Leeds, Ala., owns a 4.00 cumulative grade point average and was named the Men’s SEC Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A two-time member of the All-SEC Second Team (2023, 2024), Mathias was named a College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American (2022, 2023, 2024) and a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American (2024). He also earned spots on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024) and the CSC Academic All-District Team (2023, 2024, 2025).
His 8:52.41 in the 1000 free against Alabama was the second-fastest time in program history. Mathias is the school record holder in the 500 free (4:10.82) and 1000 free (8:51.45). He is also second all-time in the 1650 free (14:42.99) and fourth all-time in the 1000 free (8:51.45).
Mathias holds six All-American honors between the 500 free, 1650 free and 800 free relay. He aided the school record in the 800 free relay (6:11.03).
About the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Post-Graduate Scholarship
The SEC provides the league’s male and female McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Post-Graduate Scholarship recipients with a $20,000 post-graduate scholarship. The 30 remaining male and female finalists for the award will also receive a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship.
The award recipients are chosen by a committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from the 16 SEC institutions and are announced in April, as well as honored by the league membership in late May at SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla.
Last year’s McWhorter Award recipients were Lukas Engelhardt of the Ole Miss men’s tennis team and Elizabeth Franklin of the Razorbacks’ women’s soccer team.