SAAC Announces 2020-21 Executive Board
April 21, 2020 | Field Hockey, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Rowing, Women's Lightweight Rowing, Student-Athlete Academic Support Service
The Boston University Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has announced its 2020-21 executive board members.
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Rising senior Lily Burchell of the women's tennis team will serve as SAAC president for the 2020-21 term. Burchell will serve her first term as president after serving as SAAC treasurer during her junior year.Â
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Sydney Lee of women's swimming & diving and Maggie Lohrer of women's lacrosse will serve as co-vice presidents. Lee served as community service liaison during 2019-20Â while Lohrer was SAAC's campus liaison.
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SAAC added two new executive positions for the 2020-21 year. Veronica Kriss of women's track & field will serve as SAAC's Athlete Ally representative while Jaiden Ritter of women's track & field and Sophie Winbush of women's rowing will serve as students of color representatives.
"First, I would like to say thank you to the 2019-2020 BU SAACÂ executive board for their hard work and dedication in leading their peers," said BU senior associate director of athletics Kristie Bowers. "The 2020-2021 BU SAACÂ executive board takes another step forward in our goal of department-wide leadership from our student-athletes. The expansion of the board this year allows for an excellent, diverse group of student-athlete leaders across our teams, best reflecting our Terrier athletics community."
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The executive board is voted on by the BU SAAC members with each team having at least two representatives in SAAC.
"We are very excited to work with the 2020-2021 SAAC executive board next year," said BU director of leadership and career development Emily Howard. "These student-athletes bring positive energy and great ideas to continue building comradery between teams, impacting the campus community, and enhancing the student-athlete experience."
2019-20 Boston University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board
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President: Lily Burchell (women's tennis)
Co-Vice Presidents: Sydney Lee (women's swimming & diving) & Maggie Lohrer (women's lacrosse)
Secretary: Shannon Ma (field hockey)
Treasurer: Chiara Tibbitt (women's basketball)
Social Media Coordinator: George Abunaw (men's soccer)
Campus Liaison: Bridget Bishop (women's track & field)
Community Service Liaison: Kathryn Grabowski (lightweight rowing)
Athlete Ally Representative: Veronica Kriss (women's track & field)
Students of Color Representatives: Jaiden Ritter (women's track & field) & Sophie Winbush (women's rowing)
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Rising senior Lily Burchell of the women's tennis team will serve as SAAC president for the 2020-21 term. Burchell will serve her first term as president after serving as SAAC treasurer during her junior year.Â
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Sydney Lee of women's swimming & diving and Maggie Lohrer of women's lacrosse will serve as co-vice presidents. Lee served as community service liaison during 2019-20Â while Lohrer was SAAC's campus liaison.
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SAAC added two new executive positions for the 2020-21 year. Veronica Kriss of women's track & field will serve as SAAC's Athlete Ally representative while Jaiden Ritter of women's track & field and Sophie Winbush of women's rowing will serve as students of color representatives.
"First, I would like to say thank you to the 2019-2020 BU SAACÂ executive board for their hard work and dedication in leading their peers," said BU senior associate director of athletics Kristie Bowers. "The 2020-2021 BU SAACÂ executive board takes another step forward in our goal of department-wide leadership from our student-athletes. The expansion of the board this year allows for an excellent, diverse group of student-athlete leaders across our teams, best reflecting our Terrier athletics community."
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The executive board is voted on by the BU SAAC members with each team having at least two representatives in SAAC.
"We are very excited to work with the 2020-2021 SAAC executive board next year," said BU director of leadership and career development Emily Howard. "These student-athletes bring positive energy and great ideas to continue building comradery between teams, impacting the campus community, and enhancing the student-athlete experience."
2019-20 Boston University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board
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President: Lily Burchell (women's tennis)
Co-Vice Presidents: Sydney Lee (women's swimming & diving) & Maggie Lohrer (women's lacrosse)
Secretary: Shannon Ma (field hockey)
Treasurer: Chiara Tibbitt (women's basketball)
Social Media Coordinator: George Abunaw (men's soccer)
Campus Liaison: Bridget Bishop (women's track & field)
Community Service Liaison: Kathryn Grabowski (lightweight rowing)
Athlete Ally Representative: Veronica Kriss (women's track & field)
Students of Color Representatives: Jaiden Ritter (women's track & field) & Sophie Winbush (women's rowing)
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Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Soccer
Throws
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Lightweight Rowing
Distance
/ Women's Track & Field
FREE/BACK/FLY
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
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/ Women's Lacrosse
M/B
/ Field Hockey
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Rowing
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