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ATTENDANCE

Baseball   
Will Campbell    Yes
Jeff Lorick    Yes

Basketball-Men  
Jerome Meyinsse    Yes
Will Sherrill    No

Basketball-Women 
Jayna Hartig    No
Monica Wright    No

Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman    No
Trey Miller    Yes

Cross Country-Women 
Susan Brooks    Yes
Lyndsay Harper (alt.)    No
Katie Read    Yes

Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein    Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn    No
Lucy Meyers (alt)    No

Football   
B.J. Cabbell    No
Pat Slebonick    Yes

Golf-Men
Will Collins    Yes
Kyle Stough    No

Golf-Women
Calle Nielson    No
Kristen Simpson    Yes

Lacrosse-Men 
Danny Glading    Yes
Mark Wade    No

Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker    Yes
Catherine Chambers    No

Rowing 
Summers Nelson    Yes
Norah Phillips (alt.)    No
Augusta Stratos    Yes

Soccer-Men 
Neil Barlow    No
Karter Smith    No

Soccer-Women
Nikki Krzysik    No
Jen Redmond    No

Softball   
Nicole Koren    Yes
Karla Wilburn    No

Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams    Yes
Lee Robertson    Yes

Swimming & Diving-Women   
Mei Christensen    No
Megan Evo    Yes
Kristen Wallace    Yes

Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick    No
Reese Milner    No

Tennis-Women 
Jenny Stevens    No
Neela Vaez    No

Track and Field-Men   
Andy Fahringer    No
Ayeni Opeyemi    No

Track and Field-Women  
Amy Bilmanis    Yes
Meghan Briggs    No
Billie-Jo Grant    No

Volleyball 
Shannon Davis    No
Brittani Rendina    No

Wrestling 
Nick Nelson    No
Mike Sewell    No

SAAC Minutes for December 7, 2008

-President Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) led introductions and team updates
-SANTA Fund- Vice President Jerome Meyinsse encouraged colleting Santa Fund donations; requested SAAC Reps to bring envelopes and money in to Life Skills Office ASAP.  TOTAL COLLECTED: $687.36 .
-Athletics Advisory Committee Meeting- Pres. Chambers reported on the meeting:
Transition Program -Athletic Interns: there are INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES for student-athletes with the Transition Program; please contact Dean Rachel Most and Carlan Lutke;  they are also interested in feedback on the program.
-Gray-Carrington Memorial Scholarship – finalists were on the afternoon of Dec. 7.
-Will Barrow and the University’s support-  Pres. Chambers reported on how effective CAPS, Deans, and the Student Affairs Offices have been in helping teams and individuals deal with issues raised by Will’s passing.
-Resources- contact for student-athletes not on m or w lacrosse teams is CAPS  Counselor Rafael Triana: rt9x@Virginia.EDU; 434-924-5556
-Memorial Service being planned
-Cage Heating problems- Rep. Susan Brooks, (w cross country) made a request that the Cage be heated prior to indoor workouts.
-Rep. Lauren Elstein (field hockey) reported that there seems to be a thermostat problems in locker rooms this evening; they’re really hot (thermostat fixed the next morning);
-Rep. Lee Robertson (m swimming) reported that the team locker room is typically really cold
-Rep. Danny Gladding (m lacrosse)- asked whether it might be possible for UVA student–athletes to receive academic credit for playing a sport, as student-athletes at other schools do, and as, he has been told, student-athletes at UVA formerly did;
-Pres. Chambers was going to investigate whether a dinner with Athletics Advisory Committee would happen Tuesday, Dec. 9, at JPJ;
- CAPS Counselor Rafael Triana meet with the SAAC for the last half of the meeting to hear and discuss concerns around Will Barrow’s passing.