▁the ▁NCAA ▁champion ships ▁at ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁NCAA ▁out door ▁champion ▁at ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁new ▁NCAA ▁record ▁( 5 0 . 1 0 ) ▁that ▁still ▁stands . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁H onda ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁female ▁colleg iate ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁ath lete . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁doubt ▁as ▁Cry stal ▁C ox , ▁who ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁round , ▁admitted ▁to ▁do ping . ▁However , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁original ▁result ▁still ▁stands . ▁ ▁She ▁holds ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁k ines i ology ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁exercise ▁science ▁department ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁M esa ▁College ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Golden ▁West ▁College ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁Mon ique ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁nominated ▁and ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁hosted ▁by ▁Women ' s ▁Museum ▁of ▁California , ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women , ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego ▁Women ' s ▁Center , ▁and ▁San