Nov. 3, 2012
RICHMOND, Va.-- Shelby Davis of the Women's Lacrosse Team and Jason Haigh on theMen's Swimming and Diving Team will join other Colonial Athletic Association student-athletes and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisors gathering Nov. 4-5 at the College of William and Mary for the 2012 SAAC Leadership Summit.Davis and Haigh will be joined by ODU SAAC Advisor M.L. Morgan.
This annual event brings together the SAAC advisor and one male and one female student-athlete representative from each institution. Representing the CAA will be Commissioner Tom Yeager, Senior Associate Commissioner/SWA Kathleen Batterson, SAAC Liaison Vincent Pierson and Executive Assistant Raven Wilkinson.
During the summit, attendees will explore values, personal branding and diversity through workshops by Leslie Barnes, Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Welfare at Duke University. The group will also discuss current issues in college athletics as well as ways to enhance the CAA student-athlete experience.
Davis is a midfielder from Elmira, NY. Haigh is a junior breaststroker fromWilliamsburg, VA.