VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Binghamton Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held the Better Together Games on Monday, March 16 at the Events Center.  The annual Better Together Games are an America East initiative focused on creating more mentally healthy environments for student-athletes across all 9 America East campuses through education, outreach, events, and more. It was a great event where the student-athletes came together to mingle and not worry about all things school and sport.  It was open to all student-athletes and they were broken up into teams and participated in various field games and stations. 
 
"The energy and enthusiasm of every student-athlete who participated, is what truly made this experience special." Said Ramsey Tilgner, SAAC E-Board member and men's soccer student-athlete.  "Better Together is about more than just competition. It's about building connections across our entire student-athlete community. This event would not have been possible without the commitment and support of our participants, along with the Student-Athlete Mental Health & Well-Being Committee, who helped to bring this vision to life. Their collective effort is what turned this into such a memorable experience for everyone."
 
The Better Together games began as the signature program of America East's mental health awareness initiative started in 2019.  The games took a hiatus during 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.  The games were designed to pit student-athletes of all class years, genders and sports against each other in activities that will promote a fun, positive and inclusive environment.  America East's Better Together initiative focuses on creating more mentally healthy environments for student-athletes across all nine America East campuses through education, outreach, events and more.