Athletes from Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko High Schools were part of the a Sportsmanship Summit for the Three Rivers Conference hosted by Grace College Tuesday (Photos 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 Three Rivers Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Tuesday.

Student-athletes from eight TRC schools attended the conference, 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.”

Students from Rochester, Manchester, Southwood, Northfield, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko, Wabash and North Miami high schools 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.

The Sportsmanship Summit featured sessions from Crossroads League Commissioner JD Collins, Grace College Vice President Jim Swanson and Briscoe. Student-athletes also took turns sitting on a panel and answering questions in a peer-to-peer teaching environment.

Chad Briscoe, Director of Athletics at Grace College, speaks during the Sportsmanship Summit today.