Murphy Named to SEC Community Service Team

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M's Rhian Murphy was named to the SEC Equestrian Community Service Team, the conference office announced Thursday.
 
Murphy, a Charlotte, Vt., native, volunteers alongside her teammates at the Brazos Valley Food Bank, where she has begun participating in a new event called Produce Packers.
 
The sophomore is involved in the Aggies CAN Food Drive, the largest student-athlete ran canned food drive in the nation. Texas A&M student-athletes collect canned good donations at home athletic events, benefiting the Brazos Valley Food Bank & The 12th Can, in an effort to give back to the community that gave so much to them.
 
The Sport Management major has volunteered her time at Sports Fest, an event hosted to allow children from the Bryan/College Station area the chance to play sports with their favorite college athletes in an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle at a young age.
 
Among her many other contributions to the community, Murphy reads to students in Snook, Texas as a part of the Aggies READ campaign.
 
The SEC highlights student-athletes from around the league in a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition each season with a Community Service Team.
 
All 21 league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men's and women's sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.
 
To learn more about the Texas A&M equestrian team, log onto www.12thman.com or follow @AggieEquestrian on Twitter and Instagram.
 
SEC Community Service Team
Haley Pembroke – Auburn
Stella Martin – Georgia
Kate Eagleton – South Carolina
Rhian Murphy – Texas A&M