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2011 WOTY Finalist - Hewenfei Elwen Li Boud

Hewenfei Elwen Li Boud

School: Brigham Young University, Hawaii

Division II

Conference: Pacific West Conference

Majors: Biology Pre-Professional and Exercise Sport Science

Sport: Tennis

At Brigham Young-Hawaii, Boud had a major presence on the tennis court, in the classroom and in the community. She earned Pacific West Conference All-Academic honors three consecutive years (2009-11) and was the Pacific West Women’s Tennis Scholar of the Year four years in a row. She was named to the Dean’s List nearly every semester and graduated magna cum laude.

“Professors from many disciplines and a coach helped me to understand that success is judged not by what others see, but by how one feels. I have been privileged that those same professors and the coach cared enough about me as a person to push me outside the lab and the gym. Because of this, I placed myself in situations where I could serve, where I could learn from others and where I could understand how others think and feel.”

What are they doing now?
Hewenfei is preparing to enter medical school, and is teaching at a tennis club.

Boud was ranked as high as second nationally in singles and earned top honors in doubles competition her freshman and senior seasons. She helped her team to second place at the NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Championships in 2010, a third-place finish in 2008 and a quarterfinal finish in 2009. Additionally, she was named the Pacific West Player of the Year and the conference tournament MVP in 2010. Her career singles record was 105-3, and her doubles record was 106-4.

Boud was a member of her school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a volunteer teacher for community junior tennis groups and a volunteer who conducted seminars for elementary students on health and wellness. She also helped build playgrounds for student housing facilities and helped the BYU-Hawaii Student Association with soccer field renovations.

As a leader, Boud was vice president of her school’s pre-med club. She was also a volunteer counselor with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, responding to calls on mental illness issues.