Nick Uruburu (with trophy) is joining Gator gymnast Amanda Cheney at next week's SEC Career Tour in Atlanta, Ga.
Pair of Gators to Participate in SEC Career Tour
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Track and Field
Nick Uruburu and Amanda Cheney are among the 28 current and former Southeastern Conference student-athletes participating in the SEC Career Tour.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A pair of Gators – gymnast Amanda Cheney and track & field's Nick Uruburu - are among the 28 current and former Southeastern Conference student-athletes participating in the SEC Career Tour. The SEC Career Tour is Nov. 28-30 in Atlanta, Ga.
This marks the second consecutive year the Conference has invited student-athletes from each of its institutions to participate in the career tour leading up to the SEC Football Championship Game.
The group will visit the headquarters and meet with executives and talent acquisition staff at several corporations in the Atlanta area including CNN/Turner Broadcasting System, Mercedes-Benz Corporate, the Atlanta Braves organization and Delta Airlines.
Also included on the agenda is a dinner with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, presentations from former SEC student-athletes Josh Foliart and Beatriz Travalon, an outing at Top Golf and a visit with children at the Boys & Girls Club of America. The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields.
The attendees include Alabama's Emma Welch (soccer) and Knox Auerbach (men's swimming and diving); Arkansas' Rubin Owens (men's track and field) and Myrna Olaya (women's tennis); Auburn's Jeffrey Shaffer, Jr. (baseball) and Alyse Scott (soccer); Florida's Amanda Cheney (gymnastics) and Nick Uruburu (men's track and field); Georgia's Rashad Roundtree (football) and Aliyah Johnson (women's track and field); Kentucky's Stuart Ford (men's soccer), Zoe Collins (women's golf) and Sophie Babo (women's soccer); LSU's Dajour Braxton (men's cross country/track and field) and Mikiah Brisco (women's track and field); Ole Miss' Alex Schneider (softball) and Javon Patterson (football); Mississippi State's Charles Bell (men's golf) and Anastasia Rentouli (women's tennis); Missouri's Linus Lilliedahl (men's golf) and Erin Webb (soccer); South Carolina's Jordyn Augustus (softball); Tennessee's Jennifer Davis (rowing) and Drew Kelley (men's track and field); Texas A&M's Victoria Vidales (softball) and Lindon Victor (men's track and field); and Vanderbilt's Kaitlyn Fahrner (soccer) and Jonathan Wynn (football).
This marks the second consecutive year the Conference has invited student-athletes from each of its institutions to participate in the career tour leading up to the SEC Football Championship Game.
The group will visit the headquarters and meet with executives and talent acquisition staff at several corporations in the Atlanta area including CNN/Turner Broadcasting System, Mercedes-Benz Corporate, the Atlanta Braves organization and Delta Airlines.
Also included on the agenda is a dinner with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, presentations from former SEC student-athletes Josh Foliart and Beatriz Travalon, an outing at Top Golf and a visit with children at the Boys & Girls Club of America. The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields.
The attendees include Alabama's Emma Welch (soccer) and Knox Auerbach (men's swimming and diving); Arkansas' Rubin Owens (men's track and field) and Myrna Olaya (women's tennis); Auburn's Jeffrey Shaffer, Jr. (baseball) and Alyse Scott (soccer); Florida's Amanda Cheney (gymnastics) and Nick Uruburu (men's track and field); Georgia's Rashad Roundtree (football) and Aliyah Johnson (women's track and field); Kentucky's Stuart Ford (men's soccer), Zoe Collins (women's golf) and Sophie Babo (women's soccer); LSU's Dajour Braxton (men's cross country/track and field) and Mikiah Brisco (women's track and field); Ole Miss' Alex Schneider (softball) and Javon Patterson (football); Mississippi State's Charles Bell (men's golf) and Anastasia Rentouli (women's tennis); Missouri's Linus Lilliedahl (men's golf) and Erin Webb (soccer); South Carolina's Jordyn Augustus (softball); Tennessee's Jennifer Davis (rowing) and Drew Kelley (men's track and field); Texas A&M's Victoria Vidales (softball) and Lindon Victor (men's track and field); and Vanderbilt's Kaitlyn Fahrner (soccer) and Jonathan Wynn (football).
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