UVM's Cote Selected to Attend NCAA Leadership Conference

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Junior Kami Cote (Copperton, Utah), a member of the
Vermont women's hockey team, has been selected to attend the 2004
NCAA Leadership Conference that will be held May 30-June 3 at
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and Coronado Springs Resort in
Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Cote, a goaltender and an All-ECAC Honorable Mention selection in
2003-04, led the nation in saves (1,332) and ranked tenth overall
among the national leaders in save percentage (.927).  She set a new
single-game school record with 66 saves in Vermont's 2-0 loss at #6
Wisconsin in the season opener.  She also set new UVM single-season
marks in saves (1,332), minutes played (1990:57) and games played
(34).

Cote, an assistant captain, posted five shutouts this season,
including back-to-back efforts of 4-0 and 3-0 versus Union, to lead
Vermont its first ECAC victories and ECAC sweep as a Division I
program.  She was named to the ECAC Honor Roll six times this season
and garnered ECAC Goaltender of the Week honors twice during the
year. Cote is the first Catamount to earn all-ECAC honors in
Vermont's Division I era.

Cote also excels in the classroom as a physical education major.  She
is a Dean's List student and has been named to the UVM Athletic
Council Academic Honor Roll, ECAC Division I All-Academic Team and
was named a AWCHA Division I Academic All-American this past year.

The NCAA Leadership Conference is one of the largest non-competitive
gatherings of NCAA student-athletes. This will be the seventh
leadership conference that the NCAA has hosted for student-athletes
who compete in fall, winter and spring sports in Divisions I, II and
III. The conference was designed as a forum for student-athletes to
discuss key issues collectively, and to provide them with an
opportunity to enhance skills, which will enable them to become more
effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses.
The conference also provides student-athletes with exercises to
enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills, and to
improve planning and priority management.

During the five-day event, student-athletes have the opportunity to
discuss a variety of topics, which include the demands and
expectations of student-athletes; inclusion education; international
student-athlete experiences; recruiting visits; student-athlete
responsibility; party behaviors; trust gaps within intercollegiate
athletics; and sportsmanship.

Following the leadership conference, the student-athletes will be
asked to share their experiences and topic discussions with their
campus student-athlete advisory committees, as well as other campus
leaders.

Cote was selected from among 1,175 student-athletes representing 295
institutions.  A total of 324 student-athletes from around the
country have been choosen to participate in the event.

Other University of Vermont student-athletes nominated for the 2004
Leadership Conference included Chrissy Battram (Parkhill, Ontario), a
member of the women's basketball team, David Hehn (Sarnia, Ontario),
a member of the men's basketball team and Sullivan Silva (Yorktown
Heights, N.Y.), a member of the men's soccer team.

This marks the fourth straight year a Vermont student-athlete has
been selected to attend the conference.  Past UVM participants
include Kristal Kostiew (track and field-2003), Jon Cooper (men's
tennis-2002) and Elaina Coutrayer (track and field-2001).

Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated
ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes'
potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development
experience. College and university officials who have CHAMPS/Life
Skills programs at their schools are encouraged to nominate
student-athletes for the conference. Many of the participants
selected for the leadership conference are also members of the
student-athlete advisory committees in their athletic conference or
on their campus.

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