NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 1, 2023 – Delaware State football student-athlete Charles Brown, Jr. has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). His appointment begins immediately and runs through May 31, 2025.
 
Brown is a redshirt junior linebacker with the Hornets, entering his second season in Dover, Del., after transferring from Eastern Michigan.
 
“Having a voice on the NCAA Division I SAAC body is critical for the conference,” MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said. “Charles’ presence on the committee not only gives Delaware State a voice on this platform, but the conference as a whole and HBCUs overall. I’m proud to have Charles representing the MEAC on the national committee.”
 
As a member of Div. I SAAC, Brown will sustain and advance the NCAA’s mission, traditions, values, and reputation. He’ll be a regular participant in committee meetings and conference calls, providing the national body with the student-athlete’s perspective from Delaware State and the MEAC as a whole.

 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 53^rd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2023-24 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University. For more information about the MEAC, visit www.MEACSports.com.