MKA Alum Receives Prestigious NCAA Elite 89 Award

MKA congratulates Chrissy McIntosh, MKA Class of 2010 and Cornell University Class of 2014, who was presented with the 2012 NCAA Elite 89 Award for Men’s and Women’s Fencing following her participation in the NCAA Fencing Championship at Ohio State University. She is Cornell’s first ever recipient of this prestigious award.

The Elite 89 Award "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 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships." McIntosh, who is majoring in Biological Studies, has a 3.893 GPA and fences Foil for the Division 1 school.