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ATTENDANCE

Athletic Training
Rachel Kelly Yes
Brittany Swann No
Baseball
Tyler Biddix Yes
Andrew Carraway Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig No
Monica Wright Yes
Cheerleading
Lauren Dickman Yes
Ashleigh Mitchell Yes
Ryan Tillery Yes
Cross Country-Men
Simon Biddle-Snead Yes
Jordan Orr Yes
Kevin Tschirhart Yes
Cross Country-Women
Anica Bilisoly Yes
Diana Burk Yes
Samantha Stafford Yes
Field Hockey
Devon Burnley No
Lauren Elstein Yes
Taylor Swezey ?
Football
John Bivens No
Scott Deke Yes
Matt Leemhuis Yes
Trey Womack Yes
Golf-Men
Amory Davis No
Conrad Von Borsig Yes
Golf-Women
Whitney Neuhauser No
Carly Truitt No
Lacrosse-Men
Joe Dewey Yes
Matt Kelly No
Lacrosse-Women
Whit Hagerman Yes
Lauren Benner Yes
Rowing
Amanda Chase Yes
Jenny Cromwell Yes
Soccer-Men
Ross Labauex No
Greg Monaco No
Chase Neinken No
Jimmy Simpson No
Soccer-Women
Celeste Miles No
Amanda Stewart No
Softball
Giannina Cipolloni Yes
Allison PittmanYes
Casey Steffan Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Ryan Hurley Yes
Daniel Johnson Yes
Dan McMahon Yes
Scot Robison Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Katya Bachrouche Yes
Jenna Harris Yes
Liz Shaw Yes
Tennis-Men
Nick Meros Yes
Leif Sunderland No
Tennis-Women
Amanda Rales No
Maggie Yahner Yes
Track and Field-Men
Brandon Carter No
Aaron Klansek Yes
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis Yes
Kristina Chapman Yes
Annie Grant Yes
Volleyball
Marlow Bruneau No
Lauren Dickson No
Kelly Irvin No
Wrestling
Peter Ferrara Yes
Chris Henrich Yes

Minutes-for-Sam-mtg-09-07-08
1. Introduction of SAM Council: Andrew Carraway - baseball; 
Joe Dewey – m lax; 
Lauren Elstein - field hockey; Peter Ferrara - wrestling; 
Ryan Hurley – m swimming; 
Nick Meros – m tennis; 
Jordan Orr – m cross country; 
Casey Steffan - softball
2. Nametags – SAMs made nametags and introduced themselves as an Ice Breaker identifying how they got their names.
3. Ryan Hurley, m swim, presented: “What it means to be a SAM”
Expectations
- At least one community service per team per year
- At least two presentations – 1 being about substance use & misuse
- Each team to identify a Point SAM who will be responsible for documenting Presentations and Community Service online and also will be the communications point person between SAM Council and team SAMs. Email Phil Gates (pgates@virginia.edu) which SAM on your team will be the Point SAM.
- Attend monthly meeting
- Act as resource for teammates on issue of substance use and misuse
- Use as resource for student-athletes to get involved in Athletics and University communities as well as greater Charlottesville community
- Participate in as many of the several events that we have through the year as possible …as well as EVERYONE helping with Game Night and Shoot Out
List of year’s upcoming events & responsibilities:
- HooS’ports – all year
- Game Night – Late Oct or Nov.
- Care Packages – Dec.
- Presentations – 1 per semester per team
- Community Service – 1 per year per team
- Alcohol Awareness Week – week prior to Clemson game, including Susan Grossman Memorial Talk.
- Shoot Out for Cancer – late April
4. Ashley Crockett, CASE Health Educator, led training for SAMs in Substance Use and Misuse Education.
SAMs should ALL read and be familiar with the section of their Student Athlete Planners/Handbooks that address Athletics Dept. and UVA Policy regarding Drug and Alcohol policy beginning on page 69.
Ashley will repeat her presentation on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7pm in the Life Skills Center for ALL SAMs who did not attend the Sept. 7 meeting. Attending this training is MANDATORY for being a SAM. Coaches and SAM nominees who were unable to attend the Sept. 7 meeting will be notified/reminded of the Sept. 22 meeting.