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RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s Will Allen and Anaya Hairston were among the 20 student-athletes across the Conference USA member institutions to recently attend the summer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meetings in Texas.
This year’s discussions centered around the mental health of student-athletes and the importance of supporting all sports. The representatives also participated in breakout sessions with their respective working groups, enjoyed activities such as pickle ball, corn hole, and shuffleboard.
One of the other highlights was a community service project at a local food bank where the representatives helped package over 32,000 meals.
“The experience was great,” said Allen, a redshirt junior on the Bulldog Basketball team. “I got to talk more than I usually do, helping me get out of my comfort zone. And getting to meet all the other student-athletes from around Conference USA was great.”
“I’m very grateful I was able to meet other collegiate athletes from across the country and learn their perspectives on certain issues within the conference,” said Hairston, a sophomore on the Bulldog Volleyball team. “My favorite part would have to be the absolute privilege of being able to discuss different ideas and perspectives from each team’s representatives at the conference. I’m grateful that Conference USA has given us the platform to discuss specific topics that affect us as student-athletes, such as mental health, and what we can do as a conference to develop and further community engagement within the conference itself.”
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 20:10:10
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