Gibbons Named to SEC Community Service Team
Feb 18, 2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving
AUBURN, Ala. – Senior swimmer Jake Gibbons was named to the 2020 SEC Men's Swimming & Diving Community Service Team as announced by the league on Tuesday, the first day of the SEC Championships. The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
Gibbons serves as the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chairman, representing student-athletes on the conference and national levels, while also serving as an NCAA Division I Autonomy Representative for the SEC this year. He has participated in Aggies READ since 2016, visiting local elementary schools once a month, reading to students and promoting literacy and good study habits throughout the Brazos Valley. The Jacksonville, Florida native has also been a part of the Aggie Can organization since 2016, helping to organize and promote a fundraiser that collects food and money donations for the Brazos Valley Food Bank. He serves as a global ambassador for Team Type 1 Foundation, coordinating and performing community outreach for the organization. Gibbons also attends conferences and uses his platform to raise awareness for the disease, and inspire young diabetic athletes. Selected by his peers as a team captain for his final season, he has participated in team community service projects that include Habitat for Humanity, The Big Event, Twin City Missions (collecting donations for the homeless), Salvation Army (collecting and organizing Christmas gifts for over 1,000 local families) and Voices for Children: CASA of Brazos Valley (assisting at the non-profit that advocates for foster children). Gibbons has been named to the SEC and Athletics Director Honor Roll.
The Aggies begin competition at SEC Championships as events began on Tuesday morning and go through Saturday, February 22. Follow on Twitter for updates, @aggieswimdive.
Complete 2020 SEC Men's Swimming & Diving Community Service Team
Cole Brown, Sophomore, Alabama
Brooks Merkle, Sophomore, Auburn
Tyler Watson, Freshman, Florida
Walker Higgins, Senior, Georgia
Nick Smith, Junior, Kentucky
Nicholas Finley, Senior, LSU
Caleb Hicks, Senior, Missouri
Will Riggs, Senior, South Carolina
Owen Devine, Junior, Tennessee
Jake Gibbons, Senior, Texas A&M
Gibbons serves as the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chairman, representing student-athletes on the conference and national levels, while also serving as an NCAA Division I Autonomy Representative for the SEC this year. He has participated in Aggies READ since 2016, visiting local elementary schools once a month, reading to students and promoting literacy and good study habits throughout the Brazos Valley. The Jacksonville, Florida native has also been a part of the Aggie Can organization since 2016, helping to organize and promote a fundraiser that collects food and money donations for the Brazos Valley Food Bank. He serves as a global ambassador for Team Type 1 Foundation, coordinating and performing community outreach for the organization. Gibbons also attends conferences and uses his platform to raise awareness for the disease, and inspire young diabetic athletes. Selected by his peers as a team captain for his final season, he has participated in team community service projects that include Habitat for Humanity, The Big Event, Twin City Missions (collecting donations for the homeless), Salvation Army (collecting and organizing Christmas gifts for over 1,000 local families) and Voices for Children: CASA of Brazos Valley (assisting at the non-profit that advocates for foster children). Gibbons has been named to the SEC and Athletics Director Honor Roll.
The Aggies begin competition at SEC Championships as events began on Tuesday morning and go through Saturday, February 22. Follow on Twitter for updates, @aggieswimdive.
Complete 2020 SEC Men's Swimming & Diving Community Service Team
Cole Brown, Sophomore, Alabama
Brooks Merkle, Sophomore, Auburn
Tyler Watson, Freshman, Florida
Walker Higgins, Senior, Georgia
Nick Smith, Junior, Kentucky
Nicholas Finley, Senior, LSU
Caleb Hicks, Senior, Missouri
Will Riggs, Senior, South Carolina
Owen Devine, Junior, Tennessee
Jake Gibbons, Senior, Texas A&M
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