[su_spacer size=”20″] SEC will begin a new initiative at SEC media days this month. Each conference member will send, at least, one student-athlete who has a compelling story outside the round of athletics. Malcolm Mitchell will represent UGA.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “The athletic achievements of the SEC continue to be well-documented, but many of our student-athletes lead interesting lives or have intriguing stories that happen away from the field of play,” said Greg Sankey, the new commissioner of the SEC who will preside over his first conference media event July 13-16 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. “This is an opportunity to tell stories of academic achievement, personal ambition, community service, determination in the face of adversity and character of mind. These student-athletes are the chapters of a larger book that is the story of the Southeastern Conference.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Here are the conferences this direction of Mitchell’s compelling story:
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia – Malcolm Mitchell (Senior, Wide Receiver) is an avid reader who, through a chance encounter with another reading enthusiast, became a member of a local book club of women mostly between the ages of 40 to 60 years old. He struggled to read even as late as his high school years but devoted enough time in it to become a prolific reader and now reads regularly to children, stressing to them the importance of reading.
[su_spacer size=”40″] [su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/uPLwQm2y83E” autohide=”no”] [su_spacer size=”40″] Here is our story from January that illustrates Mitchell’s impact on children who can relate to his reading struggles:
Malcolm Mitchell: His Biggest Score | Bulldawg Illustrated