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May 5, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS - Sophomore Angel Mason was one of four student-athletes selected to represent the Horizon League at the NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla. Mason, a standout on the basketball court, will joing Cleveland State volleyball player Jamie Boyer, UW-Milwaukee women's soccer player Erin Shaughnessy and Youngstown State women's soccer player Kara White to take part in group discussions which will cover student-athlete welfare issues and work to enhance their leadership skills.

Mason, who played in 28 of the team's 29 games, averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. She was a part of the Horizon League Basketball Issues Committee and SAAC during the 2002-03 academic year.

The NCAA Leadership Conference, which runs from May 25-29, is one of the largest non-conference gatherings of NCAA student-athletes. This will be the seventh leadership conference that the NCAA has hosted for student-athletes in Divisions I, II and III. The conference was designed as a forum for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively, and to provide them with an opportunity to enhance skills, which will enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses. The conference also provides student-athletes with exercises to enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills, and to improve planning and priority management.

Criteria for selection include the student-athlete's demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes' potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. College and university officials who have CHAMPS/Life Skills programs at their schools are encouraged to nominate student-athletes for the conference. Many of the participants selected for the leadership conference are also members of the student-athlete advisory committees (SAAC) in their athletic conference or on their campus.

In order to be eligible for the leadership 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.