NOVEMBER 9, 2016
-Beth Tiffany spoke about the upcoming NCAA vote on new policies. SAAC members were in favor of allowing two preseason scrimmages, members were not in favor of grad students playing at D3 schools especially at Union and other schools that don't have grad programs, swimming members were not in favor totally of the team members not all having the same day off because it would break down the team dynamic and not give coaches the day off but track and field reps were in favor of it due to unpredictable weather changes and part time coaches not being able to be at all practices times, and SAAC reps were in favor of coaches being able to recruit potential student athletes at prospect days.
-Adam Brinker and Coach Pete Brown spoke and thanked the SAAC reps for helping with the GoFundMe efforts for both of their wives who are battling cancer currently. Natalie Sullivan added to continue to donate and that currently football is in the lead with the amount of money donated so far. Eric and Coach Gabelman will be shaving their beards during common hour next week, Wednesday November 16th.
-MLK Elementary school volunteering is beginning tomorrow and will continue on each Thursday until the end of the term.
-Gift of Life swabbing events for the most people swabbed in the athletic department at each school for competition between LL schools.
-Eric congratulated Megan Clark (VB) and Bobby Lynch (FB) for CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. He mentioned the Liberty League All Star teams were announced and posted this week for men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball.
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Announcements:
- Academic All-American nominees announced
- Women’s Hockey had a great win
- Justin Zorn was the ECAC runner of the week
- Big senior volleyball game tomorrow night @8 recognizing 6 seniors and to see if they will make playoffs
- If you have cool pics from meet or game, send to Nate Olsen and he will post it on the SAAC Instagram. Follow it!
- Swim team is tabling for Breast Cancer awareness by selling shirts in Reamer along with Football and MLax who are selling them too
Committees:
- Community Service: Will be calling MLK principal tomorrow to set up times to visit for next week
- Trying to set something up with Homeward Bound like playing with puppies
- Social Awareness: Start spreading the word about collecting shampoo and conditioner bottles during away meets to donate to Suds
- NY state law doesn’t allow big bottles in homeless shelters so need one time use bottles
- We’ll have a bin to put them in and give them weekly to Suds
- Team support: Senior games for fall will be put in weekly emails and/or in posters by student activities to get word out
Team Updates
- Crew – first race last weekend, next race Halloween weekend
- Football – “Not doing too hot” 1-5, homecoming meet against Rochester this weekend
- W soccer – 10 game winning streak and lost last night, next home game @3
- Baseball – finished fall season and won both of games in annual fall scrimmage
- Tennis – finished season
- W Hockey – Went 1 and 1 with RIT, lost to Providence, Pink at Rink week coming up
- M Hockey – games at 7 on Friday and 4 on Saturday
- M Basketball – started practice
- MLax – Alumni game on Sat
- M Soccer – won 2-0 last night, Hobart on Sat
- Swimming – First meet this weekend (home)
