Connelly, Moore Attending 2016 CAA SAAC Leadership Summit

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW student-athletes Terence Connelly and Lauren Moore, head to Boston, Mass., this weekend for the Colonial Athletic Association's 2016 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leadership Summit. The event will be held Nov. 6-7 and is being hosted by Northeastern University.

Connelly, a graduate student playing infield for the Seahawk baseball team and Moore, a senior softball standout from Farmville, N.C., will represent the Seahawks. Connelly, from Garden City, N.Y., is pursuing a graduate degree in Secondary Education. Moore is majoring in Biology with a double major of Spanish and Neuroscience.

One male and one female student-athlete leader from each member institution will attend the summit, along with 10 campus SAAC advisors and the CAA National SAAC Representative, Derek Trott from the College of William and Mary. Also joining the discussion will be CAA Commissioner Joe D'Antonio, CAA Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Condaras, and CAA Director for Compliance & Student-Athlete Services, Donna Jones.

The first day of the summit will be held in the Cabot Center on the campus of Northeastern. Speakers at the event will include: Frank McPhee of Boston Globe Media Partners, Ben Graves Founder/CEO of Stacked Sports and Alex Sutton Chief Technology Officer at Stacked Sports. Stacked Sports created a web app that helps student-athletes build a stronger and more impactful brand on social media. The student-athletes will leave knowing how to build a presence that is appealing to coaches, employers, and future endorsements.

The student-athletes and advisors will discuss "Hot Topic" issues with the group. The attendees will also be challenged to come up with ideas to help enhance the "student-athlete experience." The summit will conclude with the student-athletes recording a CAA Sportsmanship video.

CAA SAAC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT STUDENT-ATHLETE PARTICIPANTS
Taylor DuPree, College of Charleston--Softball
Carter Love, College of Charleston--Baseball
Gabby Alaimo, Delaware--Cross Country/Track & Field
Kevin Sheahan, Delaware--Men's Lacrosse
Therese Mastrandrea, Drexel-- Women's Swimming & Diving
J.T. Lumpkin, Drexel -- Men's Swimming and Diving
Bryanna Hames, Elon--Women's Track and Field
Carlos Andino, Elon--Men's Cross Country
Felicia Banda, Hofstra--Women's Cross Country
Michael Hughes, Hofstra--Wrestling
Alexander Berdnikoff, James Madison--Men's Tennis
Adam Sisk, James Madison--Baseball
Lauren Moore, UNCW--Softball
Terence Connelly, UNCW-- Baseball
Rachel Rosenthal, Northeastern --Women's Rowing
Pat Cunningham, Northeastern--Cross County/Track & Field
Lauren Cahalan, Towson--Gymnastics
Adam Ceribelli, Towson --Men's Lacrosse
Katie Edelblut, William & Mary--Women's Golf
Derek Trott, William & Mary -- Men's Track and Field (CAA National SAAC Rep)

CAA SAAC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CAMPUS SAAC ADVISOR PARTICIPANTS
Kate Tiller -- College of Charleston
Lauren Hunt-- Delaware
Rachel Creighton -- Drexel
Faith Shearer-- Elon
Rachelle Fabre-- Hofstra
Kevin Schafer-- James Madison
Shauna Baker-Karl --UNCW
Justin Bell--Northeastern
Antwaine Smith --Towson
Deidre Connelly-- William & Mary

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