Upcoming Events
SAAC Officer Elections For those SAAC members interested in running for an officer position, you must submit materials by Sunday April 20 Full Story
Senior Athlete Dinner Senior student-athlete will be honored with a dinner on May 5th at 6:30 PM at the Lord Jeffery Inn. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Alison Wade
Relay for Life To benefit the American Cancer Society will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 18th and 19th, at the Lumley Track at Amherst College Full Link
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Spring Sports Interested graduating spring sport seniors who are intending to pursue graduate school work, can check out the possibility of post graduate scholarships Full Story
NESCAC Winter Sports All-Academic 64 members of the Winter Sports teams were recognized as NESCAC All-Academic Team Full Story
NESCAC Basketball Playoffs Contest The SAAC and Keefe Campus Center are sponsoring a Half time shooting contest Sat feb 23rd Full Story
Food Drive at this Weekend's basketball games The SAAC and Community Service Center will be doing a can / food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival Center, and will have collection boxes set up outside the gym for Feb 23rd games
NCAA SAAC Representative The NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Committee is seeking a respresentative from the NESCAC conference to serve on the National SAAC. Full Story
Be Lord Jeff On Thursday February 21st at 7:00 in the Johnson Chapel, the SAAC will be sponsoring a competition in which the next Lord Jeff will be chosen Full Story
National Women in Sports Day Celebration Amherst College hosted a Women and Girls in sports day on Feb 8th at 5:00 Link to Pictures and Full Recap
National Student-Athlete Day Celebrated annually on April 6 since 1987, and more information to follow as to what Amherst will do to honor it's Student-Athletes Full Story
National Sportsmanship Day The 18th annual National Sportsmanship Day will be celebrated on March 4, 2008 in more than 14,000 schools throughout the United States Full Story
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Interested graduating seniors who are intending to pursue graduate school work, can check out the possibility of post graduate scholarships Full Story
Hitchcock Fellowship Interested graduating seniors, looking to pursue a career in coaching should consider applying for the Hitchcock Fellowship. Applications are welcome now through until February. Full Story and Information about the position
National Women in Sports Day Celebration Amherst College will be hosting a women in sports day on Feb 8th at 5:00 Full Story Registration Form and Legal Waiver
Fall Academic All NESCAC Amherst had 47 players named to the Academic All NESCAC team, led by NESCAC Performer's of the Year - Heather Wilson WXC and Jaclyn DeMais WVB Full Story
Nov 2-4 NESCAC Playoff Spirit Competition For the NESCAC Volleyball and Soccer Games this weekend, the SAAC will be sponsoring a Spirit Competition Full Story
Guest Speaker - Mike Pressler, former Duke Lacrosse Coach Will be at Amherst College speaking about his new book and his experience at Duke, on November 13th, 7:00 at Johnson Chapel
NCAA Female Student Athletes Perceived Barriers Survey The NCAA would like those female student-athletes to complete survey by Nov 9th Survey Link
Field Hockey Food Drive Oct 20th, 2007 at Gooding Field, the field hockey team will be having a food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival Center full story
ABC Fall Foliage Walk Oct 13, 2007 at Mill River Recreation Center in Amherst - a 20k walk to benefit the ABC (A Better Chance) House full story
Easter Seals Walk Oct 21, 2007 at Forest Park in Springfield - a 5k "Walk with Me" walk to benefit the Easter Seals full story
NCAA Woman of the Year Shauneen Garrahan now among the Nine finalist for the 2007 Women of the Year full story
2007 National Student Athlete Day Awards Piper Crowell, Sarah Harper, Shauneen Garrahan and Annalise Rodli honored full story.
2007 Spring NESCAC All Conference click on the respective sports to see which Amherst Student-athletes earned NESCAC honors full story..
2007 Winter NESCAC All Conference click on the respective sports to see which Amherst Student-athletes earned NESCAC honors full story..
2007 Winter NESCAC All Academic 56 Amherst Student-Athletes honored with All Academic honors full story..
2007 National Sportsmanship Day, March 6th full story...
2006 Fall NESCAC All Academic 46 Amherst Student-Athletes honored with All Academic honors full story..
2006 Fall NESCAC All Conference click on the respective sports to see which Amherst Student-athletes earned NESCAC honors full story..
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Senior Athlete Dinner
SAAC Ideas, Initiatives and Thoughts
At the risk of placing limits on some possibilities, there are many ways in which the SAAC can serve both our athletes, and our campus, and include many of the following ideas:
►To help foster a positive relationship between the athletic and academic communities
►To promote efficient communication between the Amherst College Athletic Department and the student-athlete population
►To promote athletics as a valuable part of the college experience, and to help create a positive image of student-athletes and athletics on our campus
►To design and implement programs which will encourage community relations, school spirit, and sportsmanship
►To encourage involvement of student-athletes in campus and community service projects
►To disseminate information to student-athletes
►To solicit student-athlete responses to proposed NESCAC and NCAA legislation
►To boost attendance and excitement at Amherst Athletic events
