Little known fact: all illustrious Ithaca College alums were once champion jumpers of rope. Well, maybe not all. I'm pretty sure Bob Iger was more of a kung fu guy. But other than Bob, twine hoppers all.

Okay, okay. As far as I know, Liz Butterfield stands alone among jump rope legends at Ithaca. She just won the 2009 Grand National Championship in women' freestyle single rope, and I'll bet if George Foreman had practiced Liz's moves (or laid off the barbecue between meals), he'd still be champion .

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Every day people at Ithaca College amaze us. Smart, creative people doing interesting and fascinating things is pretty much the norm here. But that was even more spectacular than usual. Here's to you, Liz!

Time to step up, hula hoopers.