2015 GSC Hall of Fame Spotlight: Ronda Price
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HERE for the complete 2015 GSC Hall of Fame release.
Career Highlights
- Volleyball student-athlete at North Alabama from 1996-99.
- Was a four-year starter and helped her squad to a 156-22 combined record, four-straight GSC Championships and two NCAA Division II Regional Championships.
- Was the recipient of the GSC Commissioner's Trophy in 1998.
- Was the recipient of the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (CCA) National Female Scholar Athlete of the Year (2000).
- Set an NCAA DII record for career kill attempts (6,091) and attempts in a four-game match (81).
- Along with her sister Ronda, is one of only nine UNA student-athletes all-time to have earned both All-America and Academic All-America. Was an AVCA Second Team All-America in 1998-99 and was a CoSIDA Academic All-America in 1998 (Third Team) and 1999 (First Team).
- Was selected as the Alabama Sports Writers Association State Small College Athlete of the Year in 1997.
- Was the GSC East Division Freshman of the Year (1996) and GSC Co-Player of the Year (1997).
- Academic All-GSC (1997-99) and CoSIDA Academic All-District IV in 1997 and 1999.
- Along with her sister Ronda, the two were highlighted in a feature on ncaa.com as part of an ongoing series called, "After the Game".
- Following her graduation from UNA in 2000, she attended the Indiana University School of Medicine, where she both graduated and fulfilled her residency.
- Was awarded an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 2000.
- Was inducted into the UNA Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility in 2011.
- She currently works at Associated Anesthesiologists in Fort Wayne, Ind., as a board certified Anesthesiologist.
Institutional Statement
"Ronda is not only one of the most-honored and decorated student-athletes in North Alabama history, but that in the Gulf South Conference as well. She is a perfect example of the true 'student-athlete'. She excelled in both the classroom and on the court and was extremely involved in community service. She has gone on to earn her medical degree and works as an anesthesiologist - while also being a wife and mother of four."
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HERE for the NCAA's 'After the Game' feature on the Price sisters.
Previous 2015 GSC Hall of Fame Spotlights
5/18/2015 - Tommy Thomas, Valdosta State
5/19/2015 - Rachel Price, North Alabama
5/20/2015 - James E. Harris, Alabama Huntsville