Former Texas A&M swimmer Duplechain invited to 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum
May 13, 2016 | Men's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS --- Former Texas A&M swimmer Hayden Duplechain was one of more than 200 NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients and current student-athletes invited to the 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum, the NCAA announced on Friday.
Duplechain, from A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, was one of nine student-athletes from the Southeastern Conference selected by a committee from within the NCAA membership to attend:
Hayden Duplechain (Texas A&M University, College Station)
Nikki Hegstetter (University of Alabama)
Retin Obashoan (University of Alabama)
Chanell Clark-Bibbs (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Nicholas Thomas-Smith (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Landon Foster (University of Kentucky)
Brock Bondurant (University of Missouri, Columbia)
Bianca Mello (University of Missouri, Columbia)
Taurean Ferguson (Vanderbilt University)
After a standout high school career for AMCHS Tiger Swimming, Duplechain was a four-year letterman for the Texas A&M swimming and diving team and was named to the SEC Community Service Team in 2014 and 2015. He also earned the SEC Brad Davis Community Service postgraduate scholarship in 2015. Duplechain earned his bachelor's degree in business management this spring and will walk the stage in Texas A&M Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday.
He finished his A&M career ranked on the school's all-time top 10 list in four races – the 200 and 400 IM, the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. Duplechain has achieved a U.S. Olympics Trials qualifying cut in the 400-meter IM and he will make his bid for a berth in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil this summer at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.
Participants who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in sports, and who were viewed as leaders on their campus, were invited to apply to attend the forum after a nomination by athletics administrators at their respective schools. Many current and past attendees are members of their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the student-athlete voice within the NCAA governance structure. The selection committee is comprised of administrators and coaches within the NCAA, many former forum participants themselves.
"Supporting NCAA student-athlete leaders with their education is a key goal for the Association," said Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer. "Our Career in Sports Forum puts student-athletes and postgraduate scholarship recipients in a non-traditional academic setting where they can learn directly from successful leaders, which can have a positive impact on their future after graduation."
One of more than 20 annual programs and resources organized and directed by the NCAA leadership development department, the Career in Sports Forum provides college athletes with a broader scope of the career tracks available within the sports business, with the primary focus on college athletics. The forum provides student-athletes interactive experiences with successful individuals in the sports business and a peek into their day-to-day duties and responsibilities.
Forum attendees will hear from keynote speakers and panelists, highlighted by LaChina Robinson, former women's basketball player at Georgia Tech and current TV analyst; Stevie Baker-Watson, director of athletics at DePauw University; and Craig McPhail, vice president of athletics and club sports at Lees-McRae College. The participants also learn best practices for gaining employment and gathering a better understanding of what future expectations will be once they get a job in sports at the Next Steps Fair, hosted in the NCAA Hall of Champions.
The NCAA leadership development department provides professional and personal development for the entire Association, including student-athletes, coaches and administrators, through accessible resources, strategic partnerships and annual customized programming at little or no cost to the membership. For more information, please go to www.NCAA.org/leadershipdevelopment.
Search #LearnLead and follow the social conversation and events at the 2016 Career in Sports Forum, as well as all the leadership development programs in 2016.
For more information, contact:
Kyle Leach
Assistant Director of Leadership Development
kleach@ncaa.org
317-917-6465
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Duplechain, from A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, was one of nine student-athletes from the Southeastern Conference selected by a committee from within the NCAA membership to attend:
Hayden Duplechain (Texas A&M University, College Station)
Nikki Hegstetter (University of Alabama)
Retin Obashoan (University of Alabama)
Chanell Clark-Bibbs (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Nicholas Thomas-Smith (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Landon Foster (University of Kentucky)
Brock Bondurant (University of Missouri, Columbia)
Bianca Mello (University of Missouri, Columbia)
Taurean Ferguson (Vanderbilt University)
After a standout high school career for AMCHS Tiger Swimming, Duplechain was a four-year letterman for the Texas A&M swimming and diving team and was named to the SEC Community Service Team in 2014 and 2015. He also earned the SEC Brad Davis Community Service postgraduate scholarship in 2015. Duplechain earned his bachelor's degree in business management this spring and will walk the stage in Texas A&M Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday.
He finished his A&M career ranked on the school's all-time top 10 list in four races – the 200 and 400 IM, the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. Duplechain has achieved a U.S. Olympics Trials qualifying cut in the 400-meter IM and he will make his bid for a berth in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil this summer at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.
Participants who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in sports, and who were viewed as leaders on their campus, were invited to apply to attend the forum after a nomination by athletics administrators at their respective schools. Many current and past attendees are members of their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the student-athlete voice within the NCAA governance structure. The selection committee is comprised of administrators and coaches within the NCAA, many former forum participants themselves.
"Supporting NCAA student-athlete leaders with their education is a key goal for the Association," said Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer. "Our Career in Sports Forum puts student-athletes and postgraduate scholarship recipients in a non-traditional academic setting where they can learn directly from successful leaders, which can have a positive impact on their future after graduation."
One of more than 20 annual programs and resources organized and directed by the NCAA leadership development department, the Career in Sports Forum provides college athletes with a broader scope of the career tracks available within the sports business, with the primary focus on college athletics. The forum provides student-athletes interactive experiences with successful individuals in the sports business and a peek into their day-to-day duties and responsibilities.
Forum attendees will hear from keynote speakers and panelists, highlighted by LaChina Robinson, former women's basketball player at Georgia Tech and current TV analyst; Stevie Baker-Watson, director of athletics at DePauw University; and Craig McPhail, vice president of athletics and club sports at Lees-McRae College. The participants also learn best practices for gaining employment and gathering a better understanding of what future expectations will be once they get a job in sports at the Next Steps Fair, hosted in the NCAA Hall of Champions.
The NCAA leadership development department provides professional and personal development for the entire Association, including student-athletes, coaches and administrators, through accessible resources, strategic partnerships and annual customized programming at little or no cost to the membership. For more information, please go to www.NCAA.org/leadershipdevelopment.
Search #LearnLead and follow the social conversation and events at the 2016 Career in Sports Forum, as well as all the leadership development programs in 2016.
For more information, contact:
Kyle Leach
Assistant Director of Leadership Development
kleach@ncaa.org
317-917-6465
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