Susquehanna Athletics Represented at Center for Alcohol and Substance Education Conference

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Six representatives from Susquehanna University, including three student-athletes, attended a Center for Alcohol and Substance Education APPLE conference from Jan. 22-24, funded by the NCAA and presented by the University of Virginia.

APPLE conferences are the leading national training symposiums dedicated to substance-abuse prevention and health promotion for college student-athletes and athletics department administrators. The goal of the APPLE conference is to assist colleges in promoting student-athlete health and wellness by empowering teams of student-athletes and administrators to create institution-specific action plans.

Sophomore field-hockey back Laurel Monaghan (East Fallowfield, Pa./Coatesville Area), sophomore baseball pitcher/football quarterback Matt Lottes (Muttontown, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran), junior cross-country/track-&-field runner Robert Steffen (New Castle, Del./Caravel Academy), Director of Athletics Pam Samuelson, Head Athletic Trainer Mike Keeney and Education and Outreach Specialist Cheryl Lynn Stumpf represented Susquehanna at the conference.

The APPLE model encourages college athletics departments to assess and enhance seven "slices" of substance-abuse prevention at their institutions, including education, recruitment practices, referral and counseling, expectations and attitudes, drug testing, sanctioning, and policies.