SARA NAVARRO OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE, a first-year on the Majors' women's cross country team, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending April 10, 2011.

Navarro, who hails from Tyler, Texas, volunteered as a member of the Wellspring Program, which requires members to serve approximately two hours at a specific service site in the Jackson area. During her involvement, Navarro volunteered at Project Midtown, an after-school program for elementary and middle school children, and at the Mississippi Children's Home as a recreational assistant. She also helped the service sites decorate for special occasions (e.g. dances for children).

Navarro was recently 'tapped' into the Phi Eta Sigma honors society - a freshman honorary for outstanding academic achievement among freshman. She has served as a student worker in Millsaps' Admissions Office and was recently nominated to become a Millsaps Ambassador for Prospective Students (MAPS). As a member of MAPS, Navarro will assist all campus visit programs, offer campus tours, work with admission counselors, and continue to contact and house prospective students.  

Navarro is currently training to become a Millsaps' Writing Center Tutor, where she will work with fellow students to discuss and improve papers and ultimately to become better writers. The freshman is also a member of the Millsaps' Track & Field Team and the Catholic Student Association.