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Still on the Calendar...
National Student-Athlete Day: April 6, 2012
Division III Week: April 9-15, 2012

SAAC Groups Raise $10,598.50 for Charity,
Schreiner Top Institution for Second Straight YearRelease / Photo Gallery

ASC SAACs Prepare For Sixth Annual "Make a Change in 14 Days"

For the sixth consecutive year, Student-Athlete Advisory Committees from all 16 American Southwest Conference member institutions are set to join together in “Make a Change in 14 Days,” a service project collecting loose coins to raise funds for local charitable organizations. Arrangements are in place to collect change at local campuses over the 14-day period of January 23 - February 5 – coinciding with the turn of the ASC’s divisional basketball schedule. Read More

MAKE A CHANGE PHOTO GALLERY!

Concordia Texas junior soccer student-athlete Dalaine Whitlock talks about her experiences at the 2012 NCAA Convention on January 11-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Whitlock is the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative for the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. She has also recently been appointed to the NCAA Division III Management Council.

2011-12 ASC SAAC Meeting

September 26, 2011 / Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas / Dallas, Texas

Guest Speaker:
Donald Hooten, Jr., of Taylor Hooton Foundation

Recap
Photo Gallery
Interview with Concordia Texas' Dalaine Whitlock and Meghan Ferrell
2012 NCAA Division III Proposals PowerPoint Presentation
Agenda

Whitlock, Division III SAAC Inspired by Special Olympics

"After hearing Jason's story and interacting with him, it really makes volunteering and investing in Special Olympics a must. It's just not optional. Hearing how it not only gave him a fun way to make friends and helped him find something he truly enjoyed doing, but it changed his life and who he was as a person. I think we take for granted the gift that athletics are and just how powerful they can be." – Dalaine Whitlock

Read full release!

NCAA Division III - Special Olympics Page!

Concordia Texas' Whitlock Appointed to NCAA Division III SAAC

To read official release: click here

Five ASC Student-Athletes Experience NCAA Convention

To read official release: click here

Photo Gallery

Video Interviews:
CTX's Lya Morfitt and Dalaine Whitlock / LETU's Leslie Lee / UMHB's Seth Lynn and Sara Hayward

ASC SAAC Groups Team Together
to Raise $11,938.57 for Make a Change,
Pushing Five-Year Total to Nearly $40,000!!!

To read official release: click here
Schreiner wins conference-wide challenge for first time.

2010-11 ASC SAAC Meeting

September 27, 2010 / Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas / Dallas, Texas

Guest Speaker:

Bill Deering, Motivational Speaker: "Overcoming Adversity"

Agenda
2011 Convention Proposals

PHOTO GALLERY!!!

Watch an interview with 2010-11 SAAC Meeting Chairs Tamara Mills and Alli Johnson of Mississippi College:

ASC SAAC Groups Team Together
to Raise $8,205.46 for Make a Change,
Pushing Four-Year Total to Nearly $28,000!!!

To read official release: click here

Louisiana College wins conference-wide challenge for third straight year. Watch the interview with LC SAAC President Stephanie Baer:

National SAAC Representative Brooks Royer Co-Hosts NCAA Convention Video

To watch: click here!!!

2010 NCAA Convention Legislation – Division III SAAC Positions (from Brooks Royer)

2009-10 ASC SAAC Meeting

September 21, 2009 / Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas / Dallas, Texas

AGENDA

Recap Photo Gallery Notes from Roundtable Discussions

The whole group:

Guest Speaker:

Rob Miller, Pro Active Coaching: "Redefining the Term Athlete"

What did you learn from and enjoy about this year's meeting?:

Mark Oliphant, Texas-Tyler SAAC President; Jamie Jahns, Texas Lutheran SAAC President; Lauren Clemens, LeTourneau SAAC Advisor

Division III National SAAC Committee Meeting
July 16-20 / Denver, CO

Notes from ASC/SCAC National Representative Brooks Royer
(includes Legislative Proposals for 2010 Convention)

SAACs Raise Record $8,761.14

for Charity!!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Press Release Photos 2008 Results 2007 Results Past Photos

American Southwest Conference Commissioner Amy Carlton (right) presents the 2009 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Make A Change in 14 Days award to McCaslin Carson (middle), president of the Louisiana College SAAC and senior softball player, and Tim Whitman, athletic director and softball head coach at LC, on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the ASC First Pitch Softball Tournament in Farmers Branch, Texas. For the second straight year, Louisiana College led all 15 ASC members in collections for local community organizations in the conference-wide fundraising project. LC raised $2,211.08 and once again provided assistance to Cabrini Cancer Center and Rapides Regional Life Center. Carson, Whitman and SAAC Advisor Donnie Broussard have now guided the collection of $5,534.89 in support of breast cancer treatment. As a conference, nearly $20,000 has been raised during the campaign's three-year run.

NCAA Student-Athlete Development Coaches Forum

In partnership with the championships group, the student-athlete development staff within educational affairs will conduct the first annual Student-Athlete Development Coaches Forum (Forum). The objective of the forum is to provide a three-phase coaching development opportunity to students interested in becoming coaches in the sport of Bowling, Soccer, Swimming & Diving or Wrestling after graduating from college. Forum content includes educating participants in the areas of program management, eligibility, budgeting, student-athlete well being, diversity, championship play, committee structure etc. The conference will take place in Lake Buena Vista, Florida at Coronado Springs Resort and is provided at NO COST (including travel, lodging, and meals) to all attendees.

For more information: http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=45957
Application Form

2008-09 ASC SAAC Meeting

September 29, 2008 / Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas / Dallas, Texas

The whole group:

Guest Speaker:

Ruth N. Nelson, Integrated Athletic Development
"Stay in the Game"

Agenda
Minutes

"Make a Change in 14 Days"

Raises $8,138.88 for Charity!!!

click here for official release! / click here for photos of SAACs in action!

ASC Commissioner Amy Carlton (left) presents the 2008 SAAC Make A Change in 14 Days award to McCaslin Carson, president of the Louisiana College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, on Friday, March 21, 2008, in Richardson, Texas. Louisiana College led all 15 ASC members in collecting $3,323.81 in the conference-wide fundraising project to provide assistance to its local community through Cabrini Cancer Center and Rapides Regional Life Center in support of breast cancer treatment.

2008 NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference

January 25-27, 2008 / Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas / Dallas, Texas

Conference Photo Album

Agenda

About the Conference

2007-08 ASC SAAC Meeting

October 8, 2007 / Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas / Dallas, Texas

Meeting Photo Album

Agenda

Notes/Ideas from Meeting

Minutes

ASC/SCAC Division III National SAAC Representative Dalaine Whitlock

Concordia University Texas junior soccer student-athlete Dalaine Whitlock has been appointed to the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), representing student-athletes from both the American Southwest Conference and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference on the national committee.

Whitlock begins her term of service immediately and it runs through May 1, 2014. The Belton, Texas, native will join 24 other student-athletes from Division III institutions and athletic conference on the national SAAC and participate in student-athlete leadership conferences across the country, the NCAA Convention and conference calls. She succeeds Brooks Royer from Rhodes College as the ASC-SCAC representative.

Whitlock can be contacted at: dalaine.whitlock@concordia.edu

2010-11 SAAC Campus Officers

Concordia Texas
Co-Presidents: Justin Beasley &Lya Morfitt
Vice President: Taylor Jacob
Co-Treasurers: Meghan Ferrell & Steven Bob
Co-Advisors: Corey Holton & Denise Lira

East Texas Baptist
President: Danica Saxon
Advisor: Michael Prather

Hardin-Simmons
President: Rebecca Roth
Secretary: Morgan Rainer
Publicity Chairs: Sean Strehlow, Tyson Denton & Sam Walker
Advisor: Chad Grubbs

Howard Payne
President: Ashley Silva
Vice President: Tiffany Warner
Chairman: Emily Nutt
Advisor: Abram Choate

LeTourneau
President: Pat Thompson
Vice President: Uli DelaFuente
Secretary: Kayla Blutcher
Co-Advisors: Terri Dieke & Lauren Clemens

Louisiana College
President: Stephanie Baer
Vice President: Derek Moncada
Secretary: Rachel Quarles
Co-Advisors: Donnie Broussard & Alpha English

Mary Hardin-Baylor
President: Sarah Hayward
Vice President: Sara Roman
Co-Advisors: Ben Shipp & Effel Harper

McMurry
President: TBD
Vice President: TBD
Co-Advisors: Bill Libby & Joel Bryant

Mississippi College
President: Randa Lee
Co-Vice Presidents: Tamara Mills & Alli Johnson
Co-Advisors: Brooke O’Hair & Robin Rae Burns

Ozarks
President: Tony Santoro
Vice President: Ally Goddard
Secretary/Treasurer: Sara Otteman
Advisor: Shaun Wiseman

Schreiner
President: Samantha Rawlinson
Vice President: Kevin Carell
Secretary: Tom Pappas
Advisor: Drew Miller

Sul Ross State
President: Sandra Torres
Vice President: Candice Johnson
Co-Advisors: Sandra Chambers & Kay Whitley

Texas-Dallas
President: Jacon Starnes
Vice President: Kori Joyce
Treasurer: Brittany Knowles
Secretary: Haley Starkey
Advisor: Cassie Crabtree

Texas-Tyler
President: Lindsey Hausmann
Advisor: Howard Patterson & Kenny Bizot

Texas Lutheran
President: Jessica Stetler
Vice President: Melissa Lambeth
Advisor: Tiffany Davis

American Southwest Conference
Co-Advisors: Greg Weghorst, ASC Assistant Commissioner, Dr. Tom Williams, Mississippi College, Chair of ASC Faculty Representatives

ASC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Team Sportsmanship Award

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee of the ASC instituted a Team Sportsmanship Award during the 2007-08 year. The ASC Team Sportsmanship Award is presented in each Conference championship sport to the member institution who best displays positive qualities of sportsmanship and fair play from its student-athletes, coaches and fans throughout the season. The award is presented at the conclusion of each championship sport season.

The SAAC at each member institution nominates institutions by sport for the award and may not vote for its own school. The member receiving the most nominations will be declared the Team Sportsmanship Award recipient in the sport. The award will be presented on the Division level in baseball, basketball, softball, tennis and volleyball, and a single award presented in cross country, football, golf, soccer and track and field.

To view all-time winners of the ASC SAAC Team Sportsmanship Award: click here

CONFERENCE & CAMPUS SAAC NEWS

2010-11
Fall 2010 SAAC Team Sportsmanship Awards Announced
National SAAC Adopts Special Olympics
Five ASC Student-Athletes Experience NCAA Convention

ASC Representatives at the 2005 NCAA Regional Leadership Conference (Dallas, Texas)

(Front) Kim Kyzar-SRSU, Sarah Hauk-HSU, Terri Deike-UTT, Kim Kirkpatrick-UMHB, Sarah Ardlt-UTD, Mechan Vanderpool-MC, Kim Sotomayer-UTD. (Middle) Amy Carlton-ASC, Brett Powell-SRSU, Nolan Pritchard-SRSU, Shanna Briggs-HSU, Sarah Ruth Carroll-LETU, Bridget Foreman-MC, Kim Mahone-LETU, Jason Barton-AC, Veronica Delgado-UMHB, Annie Laskie-AC, Kyle Shipp-UMHB, Kim Ford-NCAA Facilitator. (Back) Albert Buckles-NCAA Facilitator, Brian Brown-MC, Curtis Clark-UTT, Willie Powers Jr.-MC, Tyler Winford-MC, Bobby Schleizer-AC, Zach Pickelman-HSU, Jay Swafford-UTD, Philip Wiggins-AC. (Not Pictured) Kristin Thomas (UTT), Jay Poerner-ASC.

NATIONAL SAAC MEETING MINUTES

November 2008

CONFERENCE SAAC MEETING MINUTES

2008-09
2007-08
2006-07

NCAA DIVISION III CONFERENCE SAAC SITES

Empire 8
Middle Atlantic
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Association
New England Small College Athletic Conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
Old Dominion
SUNYAC
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NATIONAL SAAC SITES

NCAA National SAAC

NCAA Division III SAAC

NCAA Division III - Special Olympics

Mission Statement of the National SAAC

"The mission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image."

Divisions I, II and III National SAACs at a glance:

Generate a student-athlete voice within the NCAA structure.

Solicit student-athlete response to proposed NCAA legislation.

Recommend potential NCAA legislation.

Review, react and comment to the governance structure on legislation, activities and subjects of interest.

Actively participate in the administrative process of athletics programs and the NCAA.

Promote a positive student-athlete image.