Five Tiger Student-Athletes to Represent @MizzouAthletics at SEC Leadership Meeting
7/6/2018 10:14:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The group joins 60 other student-athletes from around the conference for a two-day summit
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Five Tiger student-athletes will represent Mizzou Athletics at a joint meeting of the Southeastern Conference Student-Athlete Leadership Councils and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) on Friday and Saturday in Birmingham.
Rising senior Jordan Geist, rising junior Amber Smith and junior Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms will serve as representatives on the Men's Basketball Leadership Council, the Women's Basketball Leadership Council and the Football Leadership Council, respectively. Mizzou wrestling's Jake Bohlken and Mizzou Track & Field's Faramola Shonekan will serve as SAAC representatives.
Meeting attendees include 65 total SEC student-athletes from all 14 member institutions. This weekend marks the second joint meeting of these groups since they were introduced by Commissioner Greg Sankey in 2016.
Leadership councils for the sports of football and men's and women's basketball, along with the Conference's longstanding Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, provide opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff.
The two-day meeting will include presentations by ESPNU SiriusXM radio host Rachel Baribeau and Dr. Galen Duncan of the Sacramento Kings, in addition to discussion on SEC & NCAA approved legislation for 2018-19, campus SAAC programming ideas, and student-athlete engagement opportunities in the SEC.
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