2017-18 PBC YEARBOOK
GSW Sits Atop NCAA DII Community Service Standings
AMERICUS , Ga . -- The Georgia Southwestern State University athletics department currently sits atop the leaderboard among NCAA DII Schools nationwide for the Team Works / Community Service Competition in the latest standings released by the NCAA .
The rankings are compiled based upon volunteer hours performed by each team in athletics departments across the country .
Three Georgia Southwestern teams rank among the team leaderboard for volunteer hours , including No . 9 women ’ s soccer , No . 18 women ’ s cross country and No . 22 men ’ s golf .
I ’ m proud of the effort our student-athletes have made to help people around the Americus community throughout this school year ,” University President Dr . Neal Weaver said . “ They have put in a lot of hard work outside their respective sports and I ’ m happy to see this great group of young men and women represent the university and their fellow students so well .”
GSW has worked weekly with local senior living center Magnolia Manor , helping with their 5K superhero run , game nights , talent shows and visiting with residents . Other recent volunteer hours include working with Habitat For Humanity to help refurbish the home of a veteran , hosting Special Olympics for an on-campus event in the Storm Dome , Christmas bell ringing for the Salvation Army , assisting with hurricane relief & recovery and reading to students at Southland Academy , Furlow Charter and Head Start at Sumter County Schools .
Heading into the spring semester every GSW team had already completed over 100 volunteer hours with a 95 percent participation rate from athletes . More than 2,461 hours have already been served in 2017-18 .
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