June 13, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Samford University's student-athletes are well represented by the Athletic Department's student-run organization, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The group, comprised of student-athletes, was developed as a mouthpiece for the Bulldogs' student-athletes.

The following is a listing of each sport's representatives and their responsibilities.

SAAC Reps for 2007-2008
BOLD NAMES are on Leadership Team

Baseball
Kyle Nichols
Stewart Young

Men's Basketball
Travis Peterson
Trey Montgomery

Women's Basketball
Megan Wilderotter
Julianne Lackey

Football
Jonathan Lowery
Jefferson Adcock
Chris Evans
Wes Alexander
Doug Barfield
Adrian Bradley
Matt Knauss

Men's Golf
Andrew Villarreal

Women's Golf
Kellie O'Connell

Soccer
Valerie Kikkert
Jenna Sturgill

Softball
Kylie Harmon
Rachael Reeves

Men's Tennis
Brian Dushock
Hank Grant

Women's Tennis
Anna Jackson

Men's Track/CC
Bo Brawner
Drew Anderwald

Women's Track/CC
Britney Almaguer
Ashley Flowers

Women's Volleyball
Robin Bishop
Katie Luckman

Advisors
Michelle Durban
Grant Lyons

LEADERSHIP TEAM RESPONSIBILTIES

CO-CHAIRS - Kyle Nichols (Baseball) and Robin Bishop (Volleyball)
• Run meetings
• Meet with Leslie and Michelle to set agenda
• Meet with other leadership team members to check on progress/activities
• Big picture projects

SECRETARY/NEWSLETTER - Valerie Kikkert (Soccer)
• Minutes
• Meeting reminders
• Attendance
• Publish a newsletter at least once a month
• Get SAs, coaches, administrators to write articles
• Get newsletters to team

COMMUNITY SERVICE - Matt Knauss (Football) and Jenna Sturgill (Soccer)
• Plan events
• Schedule events during holiday periods (i.e., Fall Break, MLK)
• All time partner (Lakeshore)

CALENDAR KEEPER & PROMOTOR - Britney Almaguer (Women's Track/CC)
• Set events like speakers, projects, etc.
• Assign event sponsors
• Send Reminders
• Keep everyone on task
• Facebook page to make announcements

ATHLETES for ATHLETES - Travis Peterson (Men's Basketball) and Hank Grant (Men's Tennis)
• Present at events
• Organize students to help man table
• Send Reminders
• Facebook page to make announcements