CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today its 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board. Duke senior field hockey student-athlete Piper Hampsch will serve as the Chair of the 2023-24 SAAC Executive Board.
Hampsch will lead the executive board with the help of ACC SAAC Vice Chair Chloe Minas of the Pitt women’s soccer team and Olivia Summiel of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team who will serve as the ACC’s representative to the NCAA Division I SAAC, which reports directly to the NCAA Division I Council.
“There is no committee more important than the respective campus and conference student-athlete advisory committees,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “The members of this incredibly significant committee serve as a collective voice for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes and provide critical feedback and perspective as our league strives to fulfill the ACC’s mission to maximize the educational and athletic opportunities that shape our leaders of tomorrow.”
Victoria Cervantes of Florida State’s swimming & diving team will be the NCAA Division I alternate representative for the league, while Michael Redding III of the Miami football team will be the Mental Health Subcommittee Chair. Notre Dame fencing’s Sean Moon will be the Education Subcommittee Chair, while Riley Patrick of the Pitt women’s lacrosse program will serve as the DEI Subcommittee Chair.
Each of the league’s 15 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.
The 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.
2023-24 SAAC representatives:
Senior Women’s Administrator Representative: Reyna Gilbert-Lowry, Virginia Tech
Faculty Athletics Representative: Krista Wallace-Boaz, Louisville
NCAA Division I SAAC Representative: Olivia Summiel, Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball
Boston College
Sophia Edwards, Women’s Tennis
Stephanie Sanchez, Women’s Tennis
Jackson Sigalove, Men’s Track & Field
Friend Weiler III, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field
Clemson
Megan Bornkamp, Women’s Soccer
Patrick Donovan, Men’s Soccer
Brandon Parrish, Men’s Soccer
Julia Walsh, Women’s Rowing
Duke
DeWayne Carter, Football
Piper Hampsch, Field Hockey – ACC SAAC Chair
Sydney Smith, Women’s Lacrosse
Job Trahan, Men’s Track & Field
Florida State
Rebecca Bergnes, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field
CJ Campbell Jr., Football
Victoria Cervantes, Women’s Swimming & Diving
James Tibbs III, Baseball
Georgia Tech
Elizabeth Patterson, Volleyball
Allie Walker, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field
Louisville
Carly Haines, Women’s Golf
Gabby Holloway, Softball
Paige McCormick, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Synclair Savage, Women’s Track & Field
Miami
Jalen Gordon, Men’s Track & Field
Skylah Klein, Women’s Soccer
Michael Redding III, Football
Emma Tschetter, Women’s Rowing
North Carolina
Perry Becker, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Elijah Green, Football
Christopher Holliday, Football
Riley Quartermain, Women’s Golf
NC State
Bayne Bennett, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Vania Simont, Women’s Golf
Jaiden Thomas, Women’s Soccer
Ashton Zuburg, Women’s Swimming & Diving
Notre Dame
Karina Gaskins, Softball
Sean Moon, Fencing
TJ Williams, Baseball
Pitt
Ellie Coffield, Women’s Soccer
Chloe Minas, Women’s Soccer – ACC SAAC Vice Chair
Riley Patrick, Women’s Lacrosse
Dylan Reed, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Syracuse
Christiane Gbabiri, Cheer
Ian Hawkins, Football
Olivia Pess, Softball
Maddi Segarnick, Women’s Rowing
Virginia
Sophie Atkinson, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field
Sam Brunelle, Women’s Basketball
Luke Byrne, Football
Kome Ubogu, Men’s Soccer
Virginia Tech
Ryan Fishback, Men’s Tennis
Luke Jackman, Baseball
Matt Johnson, Football
Emma Ritter, Softball
Wake Forest
Alyssa Andrews, Women’s Basketball
Matthew Dennis, Football
Olivia Franke, Volleyball
Luke Tewalt, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field