Macalester volleyball player Marie Godwin, a junior from Chaska, Minnesota, is the representative from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Student-Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), and last week (Jan. 14-17) attended the annual NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C., before beginning a study-abroad program in Denmark.

Godwin, a three-year letter-winner for the Scots, serves on the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and & Ethical Conduct.

Pictured above, Godwin (center) is standing with tennis legend Billy Jean King (right) and fellow D3 SAAC member Amy Kocka, following King's acceptance of the Gerald Ford Award.

“She was amazing at the way she carried herself,” said Godwin. “She has such a bright personality and caught the attention of all the delegates. She has really been a continuing inspiration for female athletes, not only in the first Title IX generation, but to mine as well.”

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