University of Richmond Athletics
Brian Alas Set To Represent University of Richmond Student-Athletes At NCAA Leadership Conference
05/25/2006 | Baseball
May 25, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond Baseball sophomore Brian Alas will be representing University of Richmond student-athletes in the coming week when he takes part in the NCAA Leadership Conference, May 28-June 1. The Port Washington, N.Y., native was a reliever for the Diamond Spiders during the 2006 season.
The NCAA Leadership Conference, held at the Florida Disney Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 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). Each NCAA member institution that has a CHAMPS/Life Skills Program is encouraged to nominate student-athletes from their campus for the annual leadership conference.
Alas, who was an active member of SALC (Student-Athlete Leadership Committee) at Richmond during the 2005-06 school year, will serve as SALC's vice-president during the 2006-07 school year. The righthander made 27 appearances in 2006, a mark which ranks second-most ever in a single-season at Richmond. Alas owns a career ERA of 7.08 in 48 career appearances, including 11 starts, and has struckout 92 in 114.1 innings of work during his two years at Richmond.
