Rose-Hulman football standout Drew Christy is on the road to recovery following a serious automobile accident on Feb. 22.

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TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology sophomore Drew Christy (Fillmore/ South Putnam) continues to show improvement following an automobile accident that originally left the defensive back in critical condition.

Christy has been moved home following a lengthy stay in Indianapolis.

The webpage with updates, information and tributes from friends has garnered more than 305,000 internet hits since the accident.  The page is available at www.caringbridge.org/visit/drewchristy.

Several benefit events have been held on behalf of Drew and his family.  The city of Greencastle hosted an event attended by several hundred at South Putnam High School.  Also, the Rose-Hulman campus wore T-shirts with that have been created in support of Drew, with the phrase "The Most Important Day is TODAY" and his jersey No. 7 included.  There have also been several prize giveaways on campus, with all proceeds supporting the efforts.

The biomedical engineering major carries a grade point average above 3.80 and was nominated for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team last fall.  Christy is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and has earned Dean's List accolades during each quarter of his academic career.

On the gridiron, Christy led Rose-Hulman with three interceptions and forced a pair of fumbles last season.  The Fightin' Engineers finished with a 7-3 record in 2007.