Northwest Christian's Michelle Fletcher has been named the U.S. Bank Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Fletcher, a junior on NCU’s cross country and track & field teams, boasts a cumulative GPA of 4.0 in Biology. She earned Academic All-Conference and Daktronics-NAIA National Scholar Athlete honors in both cross country and track.
Fletcher earned All-CCC honors and NAIA All-American honors as she helped lead the Beacons to the 2015 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship. She finished 3rd at the CCC Championship and 10th at the NAIA National Championship.
In Track & Field, she won the CCC 3000m Steeplechase Championship and finished fourth in the 5000m run at the CCC championships. Fletcher went on to earn All-American honors with a fourth-place finish at the NAIA National Championship. Her points were a key factor in the Beacons 11th-place finish which was the highest in school history and led the entire conference.