Halley Powers named River States Conference Bill Melton Champion of Character 2021-2022
Oakland City (Ind.) University cross country and track & field student-athlete Halley Powers has been chosen as the River States Conference Bill Melton Champion of Character Award winner for 2021-22
The RSC Bill Melton Champion of Character Award annually recognizes student-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics and the embodiment of the NAIA Champions of Character values.
The award is named for former RSC (then called KIAC) Commissioner Bill Melton.
It promotes and recognizes the core values of the NAIA Champions of Character program: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.
Powers is this year's female honoree from the RSC, and she will have her name forwarded on to the national ballot as a candidate for the NAIA Leroy Walker Award, of which the Bill Melton Award is modeled after.
Nominated by their institution, candidates must be at least a junior with a 3.0+ GPA.
Other considerations for the award are campus and community leadership, embracing the five core values and athletic achievement.
The award was established in 2015-16, and the honoree is selected after a vote of the RSC Champions of Character Committee.
Powers is an exemplary member of the Oakland City cross country and track & field teams.
She is a team captain, a two-time team MVP in cross country and a team MVP in track and field.
She has been one of the top three runners for the Mighty Oaks her entire career.
She is studying early childhood education, special education and Christian studies at Oakland City.
Powers has a 3.17 GPA, and she will be a senior in the fall.
She has been Oakland City's RSC Champions of Character honoree three years in a row 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Powers is noted as being a team leader on and off the track/course.
She is an ordained minister who leads bible study for her fellow students and members of the community.
Powers is also lauded for hosting international students for meals with foods of their native countries, volunteering as a janitor and holding her teammates accountable with straight-forward leadership.
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