BC's Rhodes Wins NCAA Elite 88 Award
Pole Vaulter Adds All-American Performance at Championships
BEREA, Ohio - Bridgewater College
junior Christina Rhodes received the NCAA Elite 88 Award
at Wednesday evening's NCAA Division III Track & Field
Championship banquet held at Baldwin-Wallace College. She
followed that up with a sixth place showing in the pole vault
competition to earn NCAA All-America recognition.
The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true
essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has
reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship
level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest
academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented
to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point
average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 88
championships.
The ODAC has now won two of the 25 NCAA Division III Elite 88
distinctions. Randolph-Macon College senior forward Kevin
Voelkel took home the inaugural honor for men’s basketball in
March at the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championships
in Salem, Va.
Rhodes (Dayton, Va./Turner Ashby H.S.) has won the ODAC pole vault
title in each of her three years during both the indoor and outdoor
seasons. She is participating at the Division III Outdoor
Championship Meet for the second consecutive year, and entered the
event ranked 11th in the 20-competitor field. She
bettered her showing by five places, tying for sixth after clearing
3.73 meters (12’2.75”). The top eight finishers
earn NCAA All-America recognition.
In the classroom, Rhodes boasts a 4.0 grade point average as a
liberal studies major. She was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance
Women's Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the 2010 ODAC
Championship Meet.
This release is courtesy of the Bridgewater College
sports information department and the ODAC.
