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.

2026-27 Fairmont State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
SAAC Team Representatives
Acrobatics & Tumbling
Jessi Wolf (Committee Relations Officer)
Suri Saidi
Josie Bradley
Kailey Mullins

Baseball
Connor Tingler
Micah Canterbury
Owen Sondericker

Men's Basketball
Jacob Maier
Brady Hardewig

Women's Basketball
Amiel Jones (Secretary)
Sanei Partridge
Imani Frazier

Men's Cross Country/Track
Liam Gallagher
Donovan Tanaye

Women's Cross Country/Track
Megan Mitchell
Abby Del Signore

Football
Jack Schneider
Ethan Likens

Men's Golf
Mason Lapana
Nik Tomblin

Women's Golf
Gianna Koski
Emily Haldenby 

Women's Soccer
Addy Nose
Regan Shockey
Ellie Vertrees

Softball
Gabi Ramm (Vice President)
Avery Townsend
Natali Tomblin

Men's Swimming
Adam Fubio (President)
Andres Masten

Women's Swimming
Olivia Ridenour (Treasurer) 
Maitlyn Miller

Men's Tennis
Noah Liedtke
Killan Kok

Women's Tennis
Luiza Parreria
Stephanie Gopar

Volleyball
McKenzi Martin
Kailyn Connelly 
Josie Nobbe
Belle DeVall

Men's Wrestling
Justin Bishop
Tyler Wise 

Women's Wrestling
Kaydee Martin
Anniya Powell