Student-athletes have a voice in the NCAA through advisory committees at the campus, conference, and national level. Each committee is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience and offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on campus.  Members of a campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) have the opportunity to address issues affecting student-athletes at their institution; furthermore, members have the opportunity to offer input on issues which may be national in scope.

Many NCAA conferences, including the Mountain East Conference (MEC), have created conference SAACs in order to strengthen the communication between the campus and national committees. Through increased communication and networking, the SAACs hope to better represent the views of all student-athletes.

The Division II SAAC consists of one student-athlete representative from each of the Division II multi-sport voting conferences, one student-athlete representative of Division II independent institutions, and two student-athlete at-large positions.

The Division II SAAC affects the legislative process via an annual summit held each July with the Division II Management Council, during which members of the SAAC have an opportunity to interact with members of the Management Council on proposed NCAA legislation and current Division II issues. Also, committee members participate in the NCAA Convention each January where they express the student-athlete voice on collective concerns regarding proposed Division II legislation.

Division II national SAAC members actively take the lead in addressing issues facing Division II student-athletes such as the development of campus and conference SAACs, Title IX education, faculty/student-athlete relations and championships enhancements.

2022-23 Fairmont State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
SAAC Team Representatives
Acrobatics & Tumbling
Peyton Barnes
Magdeline Gigliotti (Secretary)
Elizabeth Maurer

Baseball
Evan McDade
Steven Ricketts

Men's Basketball
Mojo Chisler
Adam Deininger

Women's Basketball
Madeline Huffman
Laney Whitmore

Men's Cross Country
James Smoak

Women's Cross Country
Alexa Hawkins

Football
TJ Guire
Jalen Haggler

Men's Golf
Matthew Barrish
John Logan Taylor

Women's Golf
Skyler Jefairjian
Abby Lint

Women's Soccer
Taylor Kennedy
Jessica Schneider
Emily Wallon

Softball
Kae Compton
Caitlyn Kassay
Judeah Morris
Ashley Strauss

Men's Swimming
Patrick Fubio
Chris Hoover

Women's Swimming
Alexis Antol
Kaitlyn Stumpf

Men's Tennis
Seena Saadevandi

Women's Tennis
Mackenzie Sorton

Volleyball
Lauren Albrecht
Amelia Moore
Lindsey Ulring

Wrestling
Addison Courtney (President)
Thomas Graden