Cynthia (Sindelar '83) Gilbert
A four-year letter winner in three sports for BC in the early 1980s, Cynthia (Sindelar) Gilbert made her mark in BC athletics and now is making her mark as a member of the BC Athletic Hall of Fame. She starred in volleyball, basketball and softball for BC and already is a member of one team in the hall of fame, that being the 1981-82 women's basketball squad that she co-captained as a junior.
Gilbert was noted as a powerful attacker for Coach Kim Fischer's teams from 1979 to 1982 but was exceptional at all positions on the court. In her senior season she was named first team all-NAIA district 22 as she led her team to the 1982 NAIA district 22 championship and a 25-7 record. She led the team in kills (53), aces (13), serve reception percentage (.804) and digs (195) that season and was a team leader in almost every statistic throughout her four year career.
On the basketball court, Gilbert is ranked #14 on BC's all-time basketball scoring list and #7 on the all-time steals list. Her 155 points as a freshman is the 8th -best point total for a first-year player in BC history and she is one of only 11 players to score more than 100 points in four straight seasons. Gilbert twice led BC in assists and free throw percentage and she is one of only a handful of juniors at BC to serve as a captain.
As an infielder for BC's softball teams Gilbert twice hit over .400 and helped lead BC to the WBCC championship her senior year in 1983. Her 25 hits and five triples as a junior both led the team.
Gilbert has taught math and computer classes and coached in the Elgin school system in Marion, Ohio for the past 15. She was married in 1986, earned her master's degree from Bowling Green State University in 1998 and is now the technology coordinator for the Elgin district. She coached volleyball, basketball and softball at various levels at Elgin, including the varsity level where she took Elgin to its first-ever state softball tournament appearance.
