UC Riverside AD Brian Wickstrom Named To NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee
2/15/2013 12:00:00 PM | General
Riverside—The NCAA named UC Riverside Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brian Wickstrom to the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee this week, effective September 1, 2013.
"The majority of our student-athletes compete in Olympic sports, which makes this committee one of the most important and impactful groups in the NCAA" said Wickstrom. "I'm looking forward to getting started in the fall, working with the various governing bodies of the Olympic Sports to assist in the committee's mission."
The purpose of the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee is to facilitate communication and understanding between the NCAA, the USOC and the national governing bodies. Through this communication the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will assist the USOC and the national governing bodies in facilitating the best possible development of elite athletes within the contact of the NCAA's commitment to education and a broad-based development of all student-athletes.
The Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will provide an avenue of communication and access for the USOC and national governing bodies into the NCAA process and, where appropriate, make recommendations to the NCAA membership.
Finally, the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will strive to provide education to the USOC, national governing bodies and student-athletes regarding NCAA rules and regulations as they apply to world-class athletes.
The committee is comprised of 14 members, including one from each division and subdivision of Division I. One student-athlete from each division serves as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after the completion of his or her intercollegiate eligibility. In Divisions II and III at least one representative will be a member of the Management Council.
"The majority of our student-athletes compete in Olympic sports, which makes this committee one of the most important and impactful groups in the NCAA" said Wickstrom. "I'm looking forward to getting started in the fall, working with the various governing bodies of the Olympic Sports to assist in the committee's mission."
The purpose of the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee is to facilitate communication and understanding between the NCAA, the USOC and the national governing bodies. Through this communication the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will assist the USOC and the national governing bodies in facilitating the best possible development of elite athletes within the contact of the NCAA's commitment to education and a broad-based development of all student-athletes.
The Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will provide an avenue of communication and access for the USOC and national governing bodies into the NCAA process and, where appropriate, make recommendations to the NCAA membership.
Finally, the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee will strive to provide education to the USOC, national governing bodies and student-athletes regarding NCAA rules and regulations as they apply to world-class athletes.
The committee is comprised of 14 members, including one from each division and subdivision of Division I. One student-athlete from each division serves as a member of the committee and may serve on the committee up to two years after the completion of his or her intercollegiate eligibility. In Divisions II and III at least one representative will be a member of the Management Council.
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