Rhodes Scholar Winner Sydni Scott Sits Down With The NCAA

Rhodes Scholar Winner Sydni Scott Sits Down With The NCAA

1/5/2022 1:13:00 PM | Track and Field

The first Columbia female student-athlete to earn the honor, Scott talked to the NCAA about earning the award.

INDIANAPOLIS - Sports have taken Columbia track and field senior Sydni Scott places she never imagined. Recently, Scott, a long and triple jumper, was named one of the 32 recipients of the 2022 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the oldest and most prestigious scholarships in the world. Scott is one of two NCAA student-athletes selected for the prestigious honor this year, along with Army West Point track and field's Hannah Blakey.

"It's obviously an astronomical honor to have been selected," said Scott, the first female student-athlete from Columbia to be named a Rhodes Scholar. "It's just a huge honor to be able to continue the study that I'm so passionate about." ....

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