Christopher Newport University

2018 - Junior - Did not see any action in her third year due to an injury...Earned spot on the CAC All-Academic Team for third consecutive year

2017 - Sophomore - First team All-Conference and first team All-State (VaSID) selection in her second season at CNU...Started in the defensive midfield in 20 of a possible 21 games...Helped CNU post record-breaking season defensively with 12 shutouts and a 0.56 goals-against average...Held opponents to just 6.2 shots per game...Also added a goal and two assists...Scored a goal and notched one assist against Marymount for a 3-point effort...Also assisted on a goal against Roanoke...Took 15 shots during the season, putting four on-goal...Ranked second on the team in minutes among midfielders...Earned CAC All-Academic Team honors for second straight season

2016 - Freshman - Earned starting spot in the midfield from opening day in her first year with the Captains...Picked up an assist in the first game of the season...Added two goals, including the game-winning strike at St. Mary's (Md.) (10/12)...Played in 16 games and started 14...Took 12 total shots, putting seven on frame for a .583 on-goal percentage...Played a season-high 79 minutes against nationally-ranked Carnegie Mellon (9/9)...Member of the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Kellam - Played in the midfield all four years under head coach Mario Hurdle, helping win a pair of conference titles...Earned All-District honors all four seasons, including back-to-back selections to the first team as a junior and senior...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - Sydney Payton Rife was born in Denver, Colo...Daughter of Courtney and Aaron Rife...Has one sister, Cameron, and one brother, Maddox...Favorite sports personality is Lauren Fisher...Dream vacation is a trip to Australia...Person in history she'd most like to meet is Gandhi...Favorite movie is "Hot Rod" and favorite TV show is "The Office"...Favorite book is "Fearless"...Favorite food is sushi...Majoring in Sociology.