Fontbonne Repeats as SAAC Challenge Winner
Fontbonne University has repeated itself as the SLIAC SAAC Challenge Award winner. The Griffins totaled 11,570 points this year including nearly 5,000 points during the spring sport season. The Griffins had eight SLIAC-sponsored athletic teams accumulate points in the challenge with the baseball team leading the way. The baseball Griffins compiled over 3400 points from events such as Care STL and GriffinTHON. Another five programs reached 1,000 points with the softball team finishing second on campus with 2170 points.
Webster University was 2nd in the challenge race with 5073.50 total points. The Gorloks had over 300 student-athletes participate in the challenge. This spring the Gorloks spent time visiting local elementary schools, assisting during swim class for children with Cerebral Palsy, and hosting a volleyball clinic.
Spalding came in 3rd place with 2055 points. After a big fall semester, the Golden Eagles men's soccer team added to the school total with a pair of spring events; a youth clinic and visiting a local elementary school.
At the end of each school year, the conference recognizes the winner of the SLIAC/SAAC Challenge with an award at its SLIAC Banquet. The award is presented to the institution that went above and beyond in giving back to its community. The challenge tracks activities such as community service projects, collections (food and clothing), and donations. The full criteria are listed below:
The SLIAC SAAC is a committee of student-athletes that serves as a communication link between the conference member student-athletes and the athletics administration of the SLIAC member institutions. SAAC members are expected to represent the viewpoints of student-athletes on their respective campuses and to serve as a vital communication link between the Conference and its student-athletes.
SAAC members also look to enhance the image of student-athletes both on campus and in the community through engaging in campus and community service projects and serving as positive role models for their peers and younger athletes. The committee also serves as a voice for issues that involve rules, regulations, and policies that affect student-athletes.
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