2026-27 American Conference Student-Athlete Advocacy Committee

2026-27 Member Institution SAAC Representatives

UAB
Gresi Bajri - Women's Tennis
Trinity Fellows - Women's Track and Field
Grace Sinclair - Women's Golf

Army
Lloyd Benson III - Football
Lane Parks - Football
Sam Waters - Football

Charlotte
Luke Armentrout - Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Autumn Webb - Women's Soccer

East Carolina
Kirra Coufal - Women's Lacrosse
Gabby Fowler - Softball
Lydia Simmons (Vice Chair) - Women's Track and Field

Florida Atlantic
Bella Answeeney - Women's Swimming and Diving
Sophia Camacho - Softball
Natalia Fonzetti - Spirit

Memphis
Kenlee Ewton - Women's Rifle
Zaniah Hoskins - Women's Volleyball
Abby Kudla - Women's Soccer

UNT
Mia Bernard - Women's Soccer
Joy Graziano (Chair) - Women's Swimming and Diving
Chania Price - Women's Basketball
Ayden Thompson - Men's Track and Field

Rice
Edward Bocock - Men's Track and Field
Braeden Hoyt (Coordinator of Public Relations) - Men's Golf
Divna Ratkovic (Coordinator of Leadership and Engagement) - Women's Tennis

South Florida
Andrew Marello (Coordinator of Leadership and Engagement) - Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Shamar Meikle (Coordinator of Student-Athlete Engagement) - Football
Sienna Leeson (Coordinator of Student-Athlete Engagement) - Women's Tennis

Temple
Carson Krichman - Men's Crew
Sammy Nathanson - Women's Fencing
Michael Vital - Men's Golf

UTSA
Jordan Ballin - Baseball
Isabel Peters - Women's Soccer
Lauren Rios - Women's Golf

Tulane
Charley Floyd - Women's Swimming and Diving
Amelia Haggins - Women's Volleyball
Gwen Shahboz - Women's Swimming and Diving

Tulsa
Brittany Bacorn - Women's Volleyball
Steffi Brewer - Women's Rowing
Andrew Lutkenhaus - Men's Track and Field

Wichita State
Allie Paulsen - Women's Volleyball
Abby Rexford - Women's Track and Field

Conference Liaisons
Ellen Ferris – Senior Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance)
Ralph Shick - Assistant Commissioner (Compliance and Academics)