Three Tar Heels Named To ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

( theACC.com ) The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2024-25 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board for the upcoming year, and the list includes three Tar Heels: Will Joseph (fencing), Riley Quartermain (women's golf) and Kaimon Rucker (football).

Pitt senior women's lacrosse student-athlete Riley Patrick will serve as the Chair of the 2024-25 SAAC Executive Board.

Patrick will lead the executive board with the help of ACC SAAC Vice Chair Atira O'Neil of the Stanford artistic swimming team and Matthew Dennis of the Wake Forest football team who will serve as the ACC's representative to the NCAA Division I SAAC, which reports directly to the NCAA Division I Council.

"SAAC - both at our respective institutions and the conference level - is a vital committee that we significantly rely on for input surrounding both league and national initiatives," said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips.

"ACC SAAC represents our more than 12,200 student-athletes across all 18 of our member institutions, completing in our 28 sponsored sports.

The ideas, perspectives, and feedback they provide is critical as we continue to offer the very best educational and athletic opportunities within college athletics." Jake Serra of the Clemson men's track & field and cross country team will be the league's alternate representative to the NCAA Division I SAAC.

Alyssa Andrews of the Wake Forest women's basketball team will serve as the Communications Chair and Azariah Rusher of the Florida State men's tennis team will serve as the Community Service Chair.

Jack Hoagland of the SMU men's swimming & diving team will serve as the Governance Chair, while Rob Joseph of the Miami track & field team will be the Mental Health Subcommittee Chair.

New this year, the ACC added student-athletes to four ACC Standing Committees.

Patrick will be on the Media Committee, Grace Norair of the Duke field hockey team will serve on the Infractions & Sportsmanship Committee, Will Joseph of the North Carolina men's fencing team will be on the Nominating Committee and Hunter Hollenback of the Stanford men's swimming & diving team will serve on the Legislation Committee.

Each of the league's 18 schools put forward their respective ACC SAAC representatives while the Executive Board was selected based on a nomination and voting process among ACC SAAC members.

ACC SAAC representatives play an important role in bridging the gap between administrative personnel and the student-athlete body both at their respective institutions and throughout the conference.

The committee is designed to incorporate ideas and opinions from student-athletes into legislative decisions that will affect our academic and athletic pursuits.

These athletes are developing valuable leadership skills as they address changes in rules and regulations, organize community service events, and build a positive image for collegiate athletes.

The ACC SAAC will be guided by the following principles: ethics, integrity, fairness, and a respect for diversity, which shall include attention to gender, race, ethnicity and sport.

2024-25 SAAC representatives: Senior Women's Administrator Representative: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry, Virginia Tech Faculty Athletics Representative: Krista Wallace-Boaz, Louisville NCAA Division I SAAC Representative: Matthew Dennis, Wake Forest, Football Boston College Keri Clougherty, Women's Ice Hockey Kelly Scott, Women's Swimming & Diving Hannah Slike, Softball California Elana Eisenberg, Field Hockey eMjae Frazier, Gymnastics Miya Meskis, Rowing Clemson Patrick Donovan, Men's Soccer Mia McGrath, Volleyball Jake Serra, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Duke Michael Bennett, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Grace Norair, Field Hockey Sydney Smith, Women's Lacrosse Florida State Victoria Cervantes-Milan, Women's Swimming & Diving Hudson Rowan, Baseball Azariah Rusher, Men's Tennis Georgia Tech Jill Catton, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Sabina Mrzyglod, Women's Swimming & Diving Allie Walker, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Louisville Zach Cader, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country J Pleck, Women's Lacrosse Merissah Russell, Women's Basketball Miami Robert Joseph, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Elle Mezzio, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Semrit Nijjar, Volleyball North Carolina Will Joseph, Men's Fencing Riley Quartermain, Women's Golf Kaimon Rucker, Football NC State Jordan Snell, Men's Basketball Jaiden Thomas, Women's Soccer Caden Tolentino, Men's Soccer Notre Dame Liam Egan, Men's Soccer Josh Methner, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Clodagh McEvoy-Johnston, Rowing Pitt Ellen Baker, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Ellie Coffield, Women's Soccer Riley Patrick, Women's Lacrosse SMU Jack Hoaglund, Men's Swimming & Diving Sammy Nieves, Women's Soccer Raelyn Roberson, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Stanford Zach Buckey, Football Hunter Hollenbeck, Men's Swimming & Diving Atira O'Neil, Women's Artistic Swimming Syracuse Lauren Coop, Rowing Payton Gauthier, Men's Rowing Ruben Rojas-Betanzos, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Virginia Sophie Atkinson, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Ella Bathurst, Women's Swimming & Diving Matthew Hunter, Men's Soccer Virginia Tech Keelin Byrne, Women's Lacrosse Zach Glesius, Men's Soccer Christian Jackson, Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Wake Forest Alyssa Andrews, Women's Basketball Matthew Dennis, Football Amelia Frey, Field Hockey.

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