Wesley College senior point guard Cory Boyd, this week’s Capital Athletic Conference “INTRODUCING …” featured student-athlete, has been a four year starter and is the school's all-time assist leader.  This season, she scored her 1,000th point and became the first player in school history and just the fourth in CAC history to top 500 career assists.  She currently ranks second in Division III with 6.9 assists per game.  A two-time All-CAC pick, Boyd has ranked in the top 20 in Division III in assists in each of her first three seasons.

What is your background in the sport you play?   I started playing basketball when I was five years old, my mom was my basketball coach! Then as I got older I played AAU for the Wave Runners for about 10 years, coached by Jeff Grissler, then I went to Point Borough High School in New Jersey and played varsity for three years, and now I am a senior for Wesley College.
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What is your favorite spot on campus?  Java City - I love coffee!

Other than your team, what organization (s) do you participate in (on campus or off campus)?   I’m a member of Phyr'd Up Club (Physical Education Club) and I coach Special Olympics (2007-2011)

Commissioner’s Note – The NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced at the 2011 NCAA convention a new partnership with Special Olympics.  Click here for more information.

Briefly describe the most memorable experience during your collegiate athletic career.   I don’t have one specific memory - every day I have been a college athlete has been a memorable experience. I am very grateful for all of my teammates, and coaches who put up with me. Beating Mary Washington at home my sophomore year was memorable, as was making it to the ECAC championship game in 2009.

What is the most important societal issue facing college students?  The most important societal issue facing college students is being on their own for the first time, and time management. Students need to be able to balance social life and school work.

If you could change any one item in the world (in your personal life, school, community, amateur or professional sports, national/international issue, etc.), what would it be, why, and how would you do it?   I would find a cure for cancer, because this would save millions of people’s lives.

What is your major in college, and what is the most important thing you learned in that discipline?   My major is Exercise Science, I have learned all about the human body and how it works. Now at my internship at Lifestyles Fitness Center, I have been implementing everything I have learned in the classroom. I have learned how to assess clients, run them through fitness evaluations, and make individualized fitness programs.

Other than your family members, who was the most influential person in your life?   The most influential person in my life was my stepmom, Nancy Harrigan-Boyd. She has been a huge influence because for the last seven years she was fighting breast cancer. She was only 49 years old and just lost her battle with cancer in November 2010. In the last 12 years she has been in my life, she always had a smile on her face. She never once felt bad for herself, and she always put others before herself. Nancy helped raise my brother and I. She was a very strong woman, she taught me to never give up on anything. I dedicate my senior season to her. 
I love you, Nancy Harrigan-Boyd!

If you could give one piece of advice to elementary school children, what would that advice be?   Don't let anyone ever tell you that you CAN'T do something. Always work hard, and follow your dreams!

What is your favorite form of entertainment?   Going to the movies with my boyfriend – that’s very relaxing and fun!

Outside of the Capital Athletic Conference, who or what is your favorite sports person or team?   My favorite team is the Philadelphia Phillies because they're my boyfriend’s favorite team, so they have become one of my favorite teams to watch, and I love Cole Hamels!

Name three (3) people, real or fictional, living or dead, that you'd like to have dinner with? I’d like to have dinner with Will Ferrell, because he is hysterical, Chris Paul, because he is one of the best point guard’s in the NBA and Nancy (my stepmom), because I miss her.