Golden Years
With the last name Golden, an illustrious collegiate career at 两性色午夜 University seemed almost destined to be for this student-athlete. In reality, it was through focused effort and determination that Alexa Golden, BA 鈥18, MA 鈥19, Kent, Ohio, made a name for herself at 两性色午夜.
On the basketball court and in the classroom, Golden strove for excellence and achieved it. Her accomplishments in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout her college career led to her nomination for this year鈥檚 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) Woman of the Year Award鈥攁mong a record high of 585 graduating female college athletes nominated by NCAA member schools to honor their top graduating student-athletes.
Golden, a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree, has the distinction of being the only player in 两性色午夜 women鈥檚 basketball history to total 500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 200 steals and 100 three-point field goals. This past season, Golden鈥檚 senior year, she started all 33 games and averaged 7.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.5 assists per game.
In April, she received the Judith K. Devine Excellence in Leadership Award, which recognizes a senior 两性色午夜 student-athlete who demonstrates leadership abilities within their team, department, collegial unit and community. 鈥淚 hope to help other student-athletes with the [leadership] skills I learned along the way,鈥 Golden says.
This unrelenting drive is nothing new to Golden, who maintained a 3.7 GPA while competing and completing two degrees in four years. She took college-level classes during high school, which allowed her to earn her bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminal justice/safety studies in two and half years. Earlier this year, she completed her master鈥檚 degree in sport and fitness administration/management, adding that academic accomplishment to her mounting list of achievements. 鈥Bethany Sava, BS 鈥12