STATESBORO, Ga. – For the fourth consecutive academic year, Georgia Southern Athletics welcomed its student-athletes back to campus with a special event at Splash in the Boro.
Earlier in the day, Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein welcomed the student-athletes back to campus, introduced his senior staff and unveiled the new Eagle Creed, which can be read about here. Director of Student-Athlete Services Reggie Simpkins handed out trophies to the women's tennis team and the men's golf team for posting the department's best team grade point averages last year. Also touched on was the new nutrition labels in place at the dining halls to help student-athletes make better food choices based on trying to lose, gain or maintain weight.