Guerra Represents SFA at NCAA Sports Forum
6/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin cross country/track and field student-athlete Nicholas Guerra was recently selected to attend the NCAA’s Career in Sports Forum held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the NCAA national office from June 4-7.
The Career in Sports Forum, an annual educational forum hosted by the NCAA, brings together 200 selected student-athletes to learn and explore potential careers in sports, with the primary focus on intercollegiate athletics.
The unique, four-day event is designed to assist student-athletes in charting their career paths, as well as provide an opportunity to network and learn from current athletics professionals. Participants have the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers and panelists during large, general sessions, and throughout the program get to engage with peers in focused, small-group classroom discussions called “Color Teams”.
“The Career in Sports Forum is a great program put on by the NCAA for our student-athletes,” said SFA athletics academic services assistant Casey Finnell. “It gives them such important opportunities like being able to engage with top individuals in the sports industry, experience in learning how to network, and a number of other professional development tools. We are very proud that Nick was selected to attend and represent SFA on a national level.”
The cutting-edge topics discussed this year by industry experts included: how personal values intersect with career opportunities, how behavioral styles impact individual effectiveness, the key professional and career development information that assists with transition from a student-athlete to a professional, and the role of the intercollegiate coach or athletic administrator. Guerra was also able to network with peers, as well as the key decision-makers at the campus, conference and national level of intercollegiate athletics.
Guerra was the Southland Conference champion in the men’s 10,000-meter run during the 2014 outdoor track and field season. The East Bernard product is majoring in kinesiology.
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