Show chosen by L for leadership learned on field John Renshaw Sports Editor In sports leadership is a avery avery avery very important asset to a team during crucial situations either in competition or in the locker room But leadership isn't just used for athletics and the United States Olympic Committee is proving that leadership goes a long way in life as well The announced that 32 minority students from across the country have been selected for the Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere EL FLAME AME program program program pro pro- gram presented by official Olympic sponsor Tyson Foods Inc This program will be held at atthe atthe atthe the US U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs June 9 It will focus on educating and developing youth at the college level for forthe forthe forthe the first time The agenda for FLAME is to provide career opportunities for minorities within the US U.S. Olympic movement By shifting the focus of the program to college age students students stu stu- stu dents our goal is to create a pathway for talented young people to become involved in inthe inthe inthe the movement by either internship program or other career and volunteer avenues Chief Chie f Executive Officer Jim S Scheer cheer said Participating in this program program pro pro- program gram will be native Utahn Utah n Michelle Originally y from Sandy the 19 19 year yd d decided to head north where when e just completed he her r sophomore year at Idaho State Stat e y University n y r J y Playing flaying g center midfield for O. O the tl th e Beng fi fis s 's soccer cec team I is looking forward to the upcoming weekend Its going to be a great experience this weekend to learn how to be a leader from the athletes' athletes perspectives perspectives she said The leadership skills Im I'm going to gain will be tant No matter what the situation situation situa situa- tion the skills Ill I'll bring back from this weekend will be awesome Attending ISU to become a pharmacy technician college honors include being named to the 2004 and 2005 Big Sky All All- Academic teams also earned a placement on the honor roll and recently earned the Bengal Scholar Athlete Award She is very ambitious and its it's evident in inthe inthe inthe the coursework she is enrolled in Michelle was also recently accepted into the pharmacy program at ISU Public Relations Coordinator Campbell said With FLAME focusing on minorities who is half Japanese and half Caucasian feels the program is heading in the right tion Its a really good thing to get minorities involved in every aspect possible On the soccer field theres there's only one or two other minorities on the field and you would think with soccer being such a global sport that it would be more diverse she said The goal for this weekend d for FLAME will be to teach b bs the students ideals and values value s that they can use in all aspects aspect s of their lives and an d her peers will live among athletes athletes ath ath- letes in training by residing i ithe in inthe F i the dormitories and eating g alon alongside iside Olympic Olymp c- c arid an d 3 d hopefuls hopefuls' Among some of the guest speakers will be Derek Parra Parre a time three t Olympian in speed skating and was the first Hispanic American to win wingold wingold win wingold gold in the winter games Im looking forward to hearing from Derek because hes he's a really good athlete and after watching him in the Olympics he seems like a stand up guy said On the field looking ahead to the next soccer season in the Big Sky is ISU coach Allison Gibson who ho feels fortunate to have leading the for two more seasons Michelle leads by example and is always giving it her allon all allon allon on and off the field Gibson said a tremendous and warm person She's a gem As a time three three varsity leader At Hillcrest was used to success when she was named to Team First-Team All All- Region in her junior and senior seasons But the success suc suc- success cess has been difficult at ISU where the finished last season at 4 This cau caused ed ISU to bring in Gibson from the University of San Francisco to turn the program around Its a new beginning for Bengal soccer and were going to develop our own personality ty Gibson said is optimistic with what the future holds at ISU Im excited because Allison knows what she's doing when it comes to soccer and I think she can get us back to o the top of the conference journey is uncertain uncertain tain taro but what will be learned from this weekend will be leadership Either on the soccer soccer soc- soc field or in the pharmacy program program- program either i the team feam to the road oai of suc suc- cess cess' I |