Grace College To Host TELL Summit For EducatorsWINONA LAKE - Grace College is will host The Educators Leadership Learning Summit (TELL) on Oct. 30.
The Summit, held at Grace’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, is specifically created for school superintendents, administrators, principals, athletic directors and coaches. The TELL Summit will bring in numerous top state educators and motivational speakers to share their experiences in the world of education.
The Grace College Athletic Department created the summit, providing an educational event that is unique across the state of Indiana.
The TELL Summit is designed to inspire current and future educators in the high school world. This TED Talk-inspired event was created to spark new learning ideas, stimulate deep discussion and provide networking opportunities among like-minded educators.
“We are honored to host the TELL Summit at Grace College. We feel that professional development for educators in the athletic world is critical to help student-athletes in their development,” said Grace Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe. “We hope that providing an experience for high school educators to grow and sharpen one another will be a great benefit to sports leaders at the high school level across the state.”
Included among the 14 presenters in the 2017 Summit are Bobby Cox, IHSAA Commissioner; Sandy Searcy, National Federation of State High School Associations Director of Sport; Seth Maust, Five Star Life President; and Jamy Bechler, John Maxwell Coach. Three school superintendents will be speaking, including Warsaw’s David Hoffert, as well as three athletic directors, a principal and three high school coaches.
To register for the summit, contact Grace’s athletic office at 574-372-5100 ext 6266 or via e-mail Briscoe at chad.briscoe@grace.edu.
Women’s Soccer Makes NAIA Top-25
WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s women’s soccer team earned a spot in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Tuesday night.
The Lady Lancers, who began the year without recognition, are in the “receiving votes” portion of the poll. Grace has 38 points from the national raters, 29th-most in the NAIA.
Grace has a 2-2-1 record this year. The Lady Lancers’ only defeats are to NCAA Div. I Valparaiso and current-No. 20 Embry-Riddle, which was a double-overtime loss.
Grace will have a chance to improve its position this weekend with a pair of games in St. Louis. On Friday the Lady Lancers play Missouri Baptist, who is also receiving votes nationally, followed by a Saturday match at Lindenwood-Belleville.
The Crossroads League is well-represented in the NAIA poll, including No. 2 Spring Arbor, No. 17 Taylor and No. 25 Marian.
