Methodist Athletics Hall of Fame
One of the early pioneers of female athletics at Methodist, Jeanne Edwards '79 was a four-year starter for some of the early Monarch tennis and basketball teams at Methodist. It was on the tennis court where Edwards really made her mark. She played on the Monarch team that won the 1977 North Carolina AIAW State Championship and finished fifth in the nation in the AIAW. Edwards was also was a state NCAIAW doubles champion as a sophomore, and the Methodist Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior.