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Men's Track & Field, Sports

Jasper Talk: Kaya Simpson ‘23 Named Manhattan SAAC Diversity Chair

by Shannon Gleba, Copy Editor and Staff Writer As part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s United for Justice Campaign which began in August, the MAAC encouraged its eleven schools to expand their Student Athlete Advisory Committees’ Executive Boards to include a Diversity Chair. This year, sophomore exercise science major Kaya Simpson, who is a sprinter on the Manhattan track and team, was chosen for the role … Continue reading Jasper Talk: Kaya Simpson ‘23 Named Manhattan SAAC Diversity Chair

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SAAC Continues Efforts Despite No Sports

by Shannon Gleba, Copy Editor   Despite the cancellation of fall athletic competition at Manhattan College, the college’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, also known as SAAC, has continued to plan events in order to keep student-athlete leaders involved. Under the leadership of softball player Emma Kindblom, the president of Manhattan SAAC for the 2020-2021 academic school year, this semester is going to be filled with many … Continue reading SAAC Continues Efforts Despite No Sports

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Campus Life, News, Top Stories

Student Government Links Up With Student Athlete Advisory Committee

by Jessica Quinn Contributor Student Allie Yamashiro has recently taken on the role as vice president of communications in the Student Government. Aside from this position, Yamashiro is also a senior volleyball player and vice president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Yamashiro’s connections within the student government and the athletic department have helped her to communicate with various representatives of the Manhattan College community. … Continue reading Student Government Links Up With Student Athlete Advisory Committee

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News, Sports, Women's Track & Field

Pole Vaulter Maddie Arndt Named NCAA Representative For MAAC

With her sophomore year almost completed, Maddie Arndt is about to take over three major leadership roles in addition to the responsibilities of a student-athlete as a pole vaulter on the track and field team. Arndt was named both the president of Manhattan’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s SAAC. In addition, she was appointed to represent the MAAC’s SAAC at … Continue reading Pole Vaulter Maddie Arndt Named NCAA Representative For MAAC

News, Sports, Volleyball

SAAC Holds its First Jumping Into the Community Tournament

Dozens of student-athletes gathered at Draddy Gymnasium on April 17, some wearing basketball jerseys, others wearing Hawaiian shirts, others athletic gear, but none in their team uniforms. Last Sunday at the Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s first annual Jumping Into the Community Volleyball Tournament, student-athletes joined to participate in a competition where the funds would go to the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.    “We thought by … Continue reading SAAC Holds its First Jumping Into the Community Tournament

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Sports

SAAC Drives Manhattan to Second Most Community Service Hours in NCAA Competition

In the 163-year existence of Manhattan College, very few times have the school’s 17 Division 1 athletic programs reached the pinnacle of the NCAA. You’d have to go all the way back to 1973, when the Jaspers won the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, to find the last time a Manhattan team won a national event. Forty-three years later, Manhattan has achieved NCAA success … Continue reading SAAC Drives Manhattan to Second Most Community Service Hours in NCAA Competition

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Sports, Women's Lacrosse

A Lasallian to the Core

Casey Silvestri embodies the Lasallian core values on and off the lacrosse field. More than a student-athlete; she is the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, vice president for the accounting society and part of the L.O.V.E. board. “I don’t want student athletes to just do sports, there’s a lot for student athletes to branch out within the Lasallian community” Silvestri says. Silvestri is … Continue reading A Lasallian to the Core

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