Messiah University Athletics

Eli (Cook) Henninger worked at everything she did as a four-year member of the Messiah women's basketball program. During her career, she developed skills on both ends of the floor, while also growing her grit and resiliency. The combination allowed her to become one of the most complete players in program history. During her four years, Messiah claimed three Conference Championships, compiled an overall record of 102-14, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times, including trip to the Elite Eight in 2003, and the Sweet Sixteen in 2005.
 
Eli currently sits eighth in program history with 1,354 points and 772 rebounds. She was a three-time First Team All-Conference honoree, being named the 2005 Conference Player of the Year in addition to three First Team All-Region honors, and a Second Team All-American honor from d3hoops.com in 2006. In the classroom, Henninger was a standout as well. In 2006, she was named the MAC Senior Scholar Athlete for women's basketball and was the first Messiah women's basketball player to be named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.