University of Connecticut Athletics
Folan Chosen For NCAA Leadership Conference
4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
STORRS, CT (April 20) - Bobby Folan has been selected at the University of Connecticut's representative to the 2004 NCAA Foundation's Leadership Conference, to be held May 30-June 3 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Each school may send one representative to the event. Folan is the first Husky swimmer selected since Liz Klink in 2000.
The NCAA Leadership Conference 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 NCAA's highly-successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.
Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes' potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing, and must have athletics eligibility remaining in the following academic year. A committee comprised of CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinators from member institutions and NCAA student-athletes review the nominations to determine the final selections.
Folan is a three-time member of the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team. He was a 2004 BIG EAST Championships qualifier in both the 200 backstroke and the 200 individual medley.
