April 30, 2007

By Tyler Koonce, Tennis Contact

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri State junior Bryce Kristal (Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill) was recently selected to participate in the NCAA Leadership Conference from May 27-31 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The NCAA National Leadership Conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communities, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The leadership conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The five-day leadership conference consists of daily exercises and activities to help the student-athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to a group.

The conference is an outreach of the successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program and involves close to 325 student-athletes each year who compete in fall, winter and spring sports in Divisions I, II and III. Many of the student-athletes who participate are members of their conference and campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAACs).