Conway To Attend NCAA Student- Athlete Leadership Conference
May 13, 2003 | Men's Soccer
Sophomore Brian Conway (Northville, Mich.), a two-year letterman for the Terrier soccer team, has been named one of 302 student-athletes from around the nation to attend the seventh annual NCAA Leadership Conference that will be held May 25-29 at Walt Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
This year's conference will be one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes. The meetings, which will center on key issues in intercollegiate athletics, are designed to enhance student-athletes' leadership and communication skills and to enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses.
In all, 1,172 nomination forms were submitted by colleges and universities that have NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills programs.
"This is a tremendous honor for Brian," Terrier men's soccer coach Neil Roberts said of Conway's selection. "It is certainly well-deserved because he is an outstanding young man."
A graduate of Detroit Country Day School, Conway spent his first two years of high school at the American School in London. His second year there he was named All-Tournament at the International School Sports Tournament. Then, at Detroit Country Day, he was Honorable Mention All-State as a junior and First Team All-State as a senior.
During his freshman season at Boston University, he appeared in five games, while this past season, he played in 12 of the Terriers' 17 games. He finished the season with one goal, but it was a big one as it was the game-winner in the Terriers' 1-0 win over Dartmouth.
During the five-day NCAA Leadership Conference, Conway will join with the other attendees to discuss a variety of topics, which include the demands and expectations of student-athletes; inclusion education; international student-athlete experiences; recruiting visits; student-athlete responsibility; party behaviors; trust gasp within intercollegiate athletics; and sportsmanship.
The student-athletes who will attend the Conference represent Divisions I, II, and III, and fall, winter, and spring sports. This year's group represents 22 sports: baseball, basketball; crew, cross country, diving, equestrian, field hockey, ice hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rifle, alpine skiing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes' potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience.
