Posted: Jan 11, 2011
JOHN RICHARDS
OF SEWANEE-UNIVERSITY OF THE
SOUTH, a junior on the
men's swimming team from Evans, Ga., has been selected
the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week
for the week ending January 9, 2011.
Richards is captain of the Sewanee men's swim team
and a winner of the Iron Man award. He serves as a proctor for
Sewanee residential life, rush chair and environmental chair for
Chi Psi, and as a senator for the junior class. As a member of the
Student Senate, Richards sits on the student
life committee and works to improve students' lives at
Sewanee.
Richards is also a member of HOLA
(Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness), Invisible Children,
Falling Whistles, the Asian Sensation Club, and Growing in
Grace.
Last year, he participated in a spring break outreach trip to Ecuador and this year he is serving as a student leader for the trip. Richards also participates in a program called Well Directed Curiosity, where he serves as a positive male role model for fifth grade boys and he volunteers monthly at an animal shelter with his fraternity brothers.
Last year, he participated in a spring break outreach trip to Ecuador and this year he is serving as a student leader for the trip. Richards also participates in a program called Well Directed Curiosity, where he serves as a positive male role model for fifth grade boys and he volunteers monthly at an animal shelter with his fraternity brothers.
| SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete of the Week |
|
| Week 1 | John Gilmer, Sewanee-University of the South |
| Week 2 | Joe Thigpen, Birmingham-Southern College |
| Week 3 | Addison English, Southwestern University |
| Week 4 | Tony Distler, Centre College |
| Week 5 | Evan Britton, Oglethorpe University |
| Week 6 | Johnny Lara, Austin College |
| Week 7 | Will Hunt, Rhodes College |
| Week 8 | Nate Davis, Millsaps College |
| Week 9 | Ben Taber, Colorado College |
| Week 10 | Michael Verbeek, DePauw University |
| Week 11 | Duncan Keegan, Hendrix College |
| Week 12 | Eric Elliot, Trinity University |
| Week 13 | Brenden Jovaag, Oglethorpe University |
| Week 14 | Nick Cortese, Millsaps College |
| Week 15 | John Richards, Sewanee-University of the South |