{"id":528566,"date":"2023-05-16T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=528566"},"modified":"2023-05-16T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:48:10","slug":"derek-maas-named-sec-community-service-leader-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/derek-maas-named-sec-community-service-leader-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Maas Named SEC Community Service Leader of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama swimmer Derek Maas<\/strong> was named the 2022-23 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Male Community Service Leader of the Year, Commissioner Greg Sankey<\/strong> announced Tuesday.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Maas and Auburn track and field athlete Sara Pacer<\/strong> were chosen by a committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from SEC universities. Each will receive a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship, provided by the SEC.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cSara and Derek epitomize the complete SEC student-athlete experience by their commitment to their communities and their success in competition and in the classroom,\u201d said Sankey. \u201cThey are tremendous representatives of the many SEC student-athletes across our universities who have a positive impact on their communities. Congratulations to Sara and Derek, their families and the universities they represent.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

A 13-time All-American and NCAA Elite 90 Award winner<\/a>, Derek Maas is the seventh Alabama athlete to earn the overall honor and the first to do so since 2016.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact Derek has made to this program, to his academics and to the community is why he is deserving of this award,\u201d said head swimming and diving coach Margo Geer<\/strong>. \u201cHe is an example of what hard work and dedication can achieve. His character and compassion for the community has set a standard for our program. I\u2019m very proud of what he has accomplished at Alabama and know he will continue to do great things.\u201d<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The SEC Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship is named for former Associate Commissioner Brad Davis<\/strong>. Davis succumbed to cancer on March 2, 2006. He had been a member of the SEC staff since 1988, first serving as an assistant commissioner until 1994 when he was promoted to associate commissioner.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Derek Maas | Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n