Peoria, Ill. – Rodrigo Alvarez Gonzalez, a senior Cross Country/Track and Field student-athlete, has been appointed to the NCAA Competitive Oversight Committee, announced by the NCAA last week.

The Competitive Oversight Committee oversees the regular season and championship administration of all sports outside of football and men's and women's basketball. They also focus on enhancing the student-athlete experience through promotion of personal and leadership development.  

Alvarez Gonzalez, an electrical engineering major from Monterey, Mexico, is a member of the Braves Council (Bradley Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) where he most recently served as the president for the 2022-23 academic year. He has been on the Bradley Athletic Director's and MVC Honor Roll every semester on the Hilltop, as well as been named an MVC Scholar-Athlete. Outside of athletics, he is the Vice President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bradley, a Teacher Assistant in the Electrical Engineering department, a Bradley Student Admissions Representative, and an Admissions Office Intern. Alvarez Gonzalez is a member of the BOLD Leadership Institute, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Association of Latin American Students.

Alvarez Gonzalez is slated to serve until June 2025.

About the NCAA Competition Oversight Committee
The Competition Oversight Committee will have oversight responsibility of regular season and championships administration in sports other than football and men's and women's basketball, including supervision of qualification and/or selection procedures for Division I and National Collegiate Championships. The committee will prioritize enhancement of the student-athlete educational experience (academically and athletically) and, in doing so, promote student-athletes' personal growth and leadership development.

The Competition Oversight Committee will review recommendations from sports committees and process other issues related to the administration of those championships. The sports committees (other than football and men's and women's basketball) will report directly to the Competition Oversight Committee. The committee will assume many of the responsibilities of the former NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. The NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee, an Association-wide committee, will report Division I issues directly to the Competition Oversight Committee.