Student-athletes from the Northern Lakes Conference attended a Sportsmanship Summit at Grace College Monday (Photo provided by the Grace College Sports Information Department)

WINONA LAKE – Grace College and Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe welcomed student-athletes from the high schools of the Northern Lakes Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Monday.

Student-athletes from the NLC schools attended the summit, which was designed to educate student-athletes about sportsmanship and character training in athletics.

“We are pleased to be a part of building character at the high-school level through the Sportsmanship Summit,” Briscoe said. “We hope it served as a great opportunity to educate and reinforce character education and to help promote the importance of sportsmanship for each student-athlete.”

Student-athletes from the NLC spent the day together working in groups to discuss and challenge one another in sportsmanship and character-building opportunities in the athletic realm. The students worked in team-initiative opportunities to build camaraderie among the schools in the conference.

“This is the third year the NLC has come together at Grace for this conference,” said Warsaw athletic director Dave Anson. “We appreciate the opportunity, hospitality and the positive messages presented. These messages are invaluable in today’s high stakes and high-pressure world in which many of our students live.”

The Sportsmanship Summit featured sessions from ESPN Warsaw Program Director Roger Grossman, Grace coach Scott Moore and Briscoe.