WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary senior men's gymnast Peter Makey was recently selected as the featured student-athlete speaker at the 2019 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Makey's remarks from the event are available in the video feature above or by clicking here.
 
Makey was chosen as the featured student-athlete speaker after his speech was selected from a group of nominations by the NCAA Student-Athlete Speaker Selection Committee.
 
He becomes the fourth W&M gymnast to garner the distinction during the last five years, as Jeremiah McReynolds (2018), Rob Meyer (2017) and Michael Deitz (2015) also earned the honor.
 
A three-time USA Gymnastics Collegiate All-America standout on rings, Makey claimed the USAG Collegiate national title in 2018. Additionally, he won the Eastern College Athletic Conference rings title in 2017.
 
An outstanding student who is pursuing a double major in English and Government, Makey was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society and is a three-time College Gymnastics Association first-team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete.

Additionally, Makey currently serves as the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) President after being a Service Chair last year.