In 2004, after being discharged, she started working as an Alexandria firefighter. Army private stationed in Germany when she started playing flag football. Once I had that clipboard, I was kind of motivated on the sideline.”

“The coach noticed and asked me if I wanted to hold his clipboard…. “I’d be watching my brother playing and I was just observing to the point where I was calling out plays,” Matthews recalled. The team’s coach was impressed enough to make her his assistant. Watching Sunday football was a special event for her family, she said, and her interest in the game started by watching her brother play on the George Washington Middle School football team. Williams High School, where she played varsity basketball. In fact, she’s been involved in professional football just as long as she’s been with AFD - 19 years.Īn Alexandria native, Matthews joined the U.S. In her off-duty hours, though, she’s the founding owner of the Washington Prodigy women’s pro-football team.

Matthews is a senior instructor at the Alexandria Fire Department’s academy, training the city’s freshest recruits how to run into burning buildings and save lives. You might say Tiffany Matthews wears a lot of hats. Alexandria firefighter Tiffany Matthews (staff photo by James Cullum) All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.įor more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.Įligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. The Elite 90, 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. She finished the six-kilometer race in 100th scored position in 21 minutes, 49.1 seconds.

Dick helped the Pitt State women to an 18th place team finish. The Peculiar, Mo., native was presented the award prior to Saturday's national championships at Joplin, Mo. PITTSBURG - Marissa Dick, a redshirt junior at Pittsburg State University, was selected as the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Championships.ĭick, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication, carries a 4.00 GPA.

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