Former GW softball player Elana Meyers, who graduated in 2006, has qualified for one of three two-person bobsleigh teams representing the U.S. at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Meyers was part of GW’s original softball team in 2003 and still holds a number of Colonials career records including batting average (.356), on-base percentage (.430), hits (202) and stolen bases (130). She began competing in bobsleigh a year after graduation, making the national team in her first year in 2007, and in the years since has won bronze and gold World Cup medals and a silver at last year’s World Championships.

The preliminary rounds of women’s bobsleigh competition take place Feb. 23, followed by the medal heats the next night. Opening ceremonies will be held Feb. 12 and televised on NBC.