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NCCU’s Alcox and Crenshaw Named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars

Lawrence Davis III @LawDavis13 @SpecMagSports

DURHAM, NC — A pair of Eagles were recognized as 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars as announced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, including North Carolina Central University volleyball outside hitter Christine Alcox and track and field jumper Bhrandi Crenshaw.

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education sponsors the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards to honor students of color who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field and demonstrated a commitment to community service and student leadership.

AsheAlcox and Crenshaw were selected as Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in their senior season at NCCU with their names in the April 29th edition of the magazine. They were both previously recognized as NCCU Student-Athletes of the Month.

Alcox played in 80 matches for the Eagles. She averaged over two kills per match in her career at NCCU, including a team-best 2.49 kills per set in 2019. The NCCU Players’ Choice Award winner in 2018 was a MEAC Co-Rookie of the Week in 2017 and a Davidson Invitational All-Tournament Team selection in 2019. Alcox blasted a career-high 18 kills in a match against Bethune-Cookman University.

Alcox, who resides in Carrboro, North Carolina, was a kinesiology major with a concentration in fitness and wellness at NCCU before graduating in May of 2021. She is a multiple MEAC All-Academic Team honoree, who also collected the NCCU Debra Saunders-White Leadership Award in 2019 and the Chekeria Reid Sportsmanship Award in 2021. Alcox has also served as the vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Crenshaw has competed in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump for the Eagles. She has accumulated five medals at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The two-time team MVP is a two-time MEAC champion in the triple jump was an NCAA regional meet qualifier in 2019 and has a career-best hop, skip, and jump distance of 12.72 meters.

Crenshaw, who hails from Alexandria, Virginia, was a criminal justice major at NCCU before graduating in December of 2020. She has collected numerous awards, including the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team and Eagle Excellence award to go along with being a Dean’s List student-athlete, who also participated with the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ).