Anne Turkos

Q.In 1988, Subrena Rivers ’90 and the Women’s Basketball team made it to the Final Four. In 2006, she won a World Championship in women’s pro football playing for the D.C. Divas. Has there ever been a Terrapin to win an NCAA championship in one sport and then win a championship at the pro level in another? -Rich Daniel ’85

A.Renaldo Nehemiah ’81 is the answer. Nehemiah, now a member of the University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame, won the NCAA Championship in 60-yard high hurdles (indoor, individual, 1978 and 1979) and the 110-meter Hurdles (outdoor 1979). He went on to a pro football career with the San Francisco 49ers and was a member of the team when they won the Super Bowl in 1984.

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