GETTING TO KNOW: Morgan Mercier, Emmanuel Soccer/Lacrosse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference recently announced its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Commissioner's Council for the 2020-21 academic year. Throughout September, on each Wednesday we will feature each member of the prestigious leadership group from a more personal perspective, including Instagram Takeovers every Thursday. 

The support and formal creation of a revamped league-wide GNAC SAAC initiative came in April 2018 as a strategic recommendation from the Conference Self-Study Guide (CSSG) Committee and GNAC Presidents' Council. The SAAC Commissioner's Council will work directly with GNAC Assistant to the Commissioner Julio Barroso, with the strategic goal of emphasizing the student-athletic experience, as well as the key focus of student-athlete mental health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

2020-21 GNAC SAAC COMMISSIONER'S COUNCIL
AUG. 26 | Daniele Iaboni (Whitby, Ontario), Anna Maria College men's soccer sophomore
SEPT. 2 | Zoe Coleman (Warwick, R.I.), Dean College field hockey/softball sophomore
SEPT. 9 | Morgan Mercier (Lincolnville, Maine), Emmanuel College men's soccer/men's lacrosse senior
SEPT. 16 | Andre Cotton-Samuel (Long Island, N.Y.), Johnson & Wales University (RI) men's basketball sophomore
SEPT. 23 | Alex Lorenzo (Pawtucket, R.I.), Lasell University women's soccer sophomore
SEPT. 30 | Santiago Pedraza Novak (Bogota, Colombia), Regis College men's soccer sophomore
OCT. 7 | Aminah Tsonga (Plainville, Conn.), University of Saint Joseph (CT) women's volleyball senior

Morgan Mercier Q&A

Year: Senior
Hometown: Lincolnville, Maine
Position: Winger in soccer, SSDM in lacrosse
Major: Management w/ Concentration in Sports Management and Minor in Education
Why did you choose Emmanuel?: To be in the city of Boston while still having a small campus
High School: Camden Hills Regional High School            
Top HS athletic memory: Upsetting the defending back-to-back State Champions in the Playoffs my senior soccer season
Favorite Quarantine Activity: Warzone with the boys
Favorite Athlete: Lavar Ball
Favorite Movie: Interstellar
Favorite Music Artist: Post Malone
Favorite Food: Potatoes 
Career Aspirations: To become an Athletic Director
Personal: My brother Max also played Lacrosse at Emmanuel and was a member of three GNAC Championship teams
Fun Fact(s): Last fall, Morgan was appointed the GNAC's Division III national SAAC Representative, and last winter, he traveled with the GNAC Office staff to Anaheim for the 2020 NCAA Convention.
What do you hope to gain out of being a member of the GNAC SAAC Commissioner's Council?
I hope to gain more knowledge from everyone on the Commissioners Council and from all the schools in the GNAC on how to approach issues that we are facing as a conference and even as the problems we are facing across the world, and as they grow bigger learn how to approach those issues and help all the student-athletes inside the GNAC.

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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