Granger Selected to Serve on ACC Autonomy Committee

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today three student-athlete representatives from its member institutions who will hold voting power on proposed NCAA rule changes under the Division I autonomy process.

Duke's Madison Granger is currently a member of the women's cross country and track & field teams and will participate as a member of the ACC Autonomy Committee, be invited to attend various ACC governance meetings and participate as a member of the voting delegation at the 2018 NCAA Convention.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted in August of 2014 to restructure how schools and conferences govern themselves, paving the way for student-athletes to have a voice – and a vote – at every level of decision-making. A council, established as part of that process, is responsible for day-to-day operations of the division and includes two seats for student-athletes, two for faculty and four for commissioners.

The new model also granted flexibility to schools in the Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern conferences to change rules for themselves in a list of specific areas within Division I. The legislative process for these 65 schools includes the three student-athlete representatives from each conference who vote on rule changes.

Granger is currently a graduate student in the Fuqua School of Business in the Master of Management Studies program. She is a two time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection and secured the fifth-fastest 1,500m time in program history (4:18.67) at the 2016 ACC Outdoor Championships. Granger qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades. She has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll each of the four years she has been eligible. Granger was selected to attend the NCAA Careers in Sports Forum and volunteers with “Read with the Blue Devils” and visits local Boys and Girls Clubs.

“It has been an amazing opportunity to be able to work with the ACC over the past year and I am honored to be able to do so again,” said Granger. “One of the greatest opportunities the position presents is the people I get to work with. Everyone at the ACC is phenomenal, as well as the other two student-athletes who served as representatives. Last year, we were able to get some major legislation passed which was exciting, but there are still some issues we need to tackle that I am enthusiastic to be a part of. I am honored to represent Duke as a student-athlete at this level. It has been a big responsibility to represent student-athletes across the ACC, but it has also been fun and I am excited to see what the new year brings.”

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