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Buffs WR Shenault Attends NCAA Elite Student-Athlete Symposium

CU's Laviska Shenault Jr. was tabbed as a player who could be an early round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. (Tony Harman)

BOULDER — Colorado wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. was one of 30 football players from around the nation who recently participated in a three-day Elite Student-Athlete Symposium, conducted by the NCAA.

The program, created in 2017 ago by the NCAA's national leadership development staff, is designed to help players who could be high-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft. The focus of the event is to help student-athletes prepare to navigate the next 12 months of their lives.