NEWTON, Mass. (5/11/15) – Freshmen Casey Meissner (Sandwich, Mass.) and Sarah LaClair (Belchertown, Mass.) will be traveling to Costa Rica from May 22nd-30th for Beyond Sports' Third Annual Costa Rica Soccer Tour.

Beyond Sports, founded in 2010, is the first study abroad program designed specifically for student-athletes. To date, they have hosted athletes from over 140 different colleges across the country through summer, Jan-term and semester programs in Costa Rica.

Meissner and LaClair join a team of all-conference honorees and statistical leaders from colleges across the country to take on Costa Rica's professional and top club Soccer teams. In addition to the competition component of the trip, athletes will also provide sports clinics for Costa Rican youth. One clinic will be held at a local school in San Jose, and another will be in partnership with Special Olympics of Costa Rica. The group will visit Manuel Antonio National Park and Volcano Arenal during the tour with opportunities to zip-line through the rainforest, learn to surf, and encounter wildlife such as monkeys, sloths, toucans and iguanas.

For more information about the Beyond SoccerTour, or Beyond Sports in general, please contact:

Grant Leslie, Program Director

grant@beyondstudyabroad.com 

347-746-3814

Website: www.beyondsportscr.com

Instagram: @beyondsportscr

Twitter: @BeyondCostaRica