2025-26 ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive Board Introduced

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has introduced the members of its 2025-26 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board, a dynamic group of leaders representing the voice and imaginative and prescient of greater than 12,200 ACC student-athletes.
 
Florida State junior males’s tennis standout Azariah Rusher and Wake Forest redshirt senior soccer kicker Matthew Dennis will lead the board as Co-Chairs. In addition to his Co-Chair duties, Dennis will symbolize the ACC on the NCAA Division I SAAC, which reviews on to the NCAA Division I Council.
 
“At both the institutional and conference levels, ACC SAAC is a trusted partner in shaping policy and priorities,” stated ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Their voices ensure our decisions reflect the needs, ambitions and values of the more than 12,200 student-athletes who define the ACC.”
 
Temple Landry of Stanford girls’s gymnastics will function the ACC’s alternate consultant to the NCAA Division I SAAC, whereas Jentry Lamirand of SMU girls’s volleyball will tackle the position of Communications Chair.
 

In its second yr of expanded governance, the ACC has additionally appointed student-athletes to 4 ACC Standing Committees: Azariah Rusher (Florida State) – Media Committee; Jentry Lamirand (SMU) – Infractions & Sportsmanship Committee; Amelia Frey (Wake Forest) – Nominating Committee; and Daniel Kaelin (Virginia) – Legislation Committee.
 
Each of the ACC’s 18 member establishments nominates SAAC representatives, with Executive Board members elected via a conference-wide vote of their friends.
 
ACC SAAC serves because the important bridge between student-athletes and convention management, making certain their voices affect key legislative selections, group engagement initiatives, and the general student-athlete expertise. Members not solely tackle coverage adjustments but in addition champion group service, uphold sportsmanship, and promote a optimistic picture of collegiate athletics.
 
2025-26 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
Grace Milliken, Volleyball
Kyle Wolff, Baseball
 
California

Dylan Bissell, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field
Khalen Curry, Men’s Gymnastics

Clemson

Brie Clark, Gymnastics

Mia Moore, Women’s Basketball

 

Duke

Millie Muir, Volleyball

Sydney Smith, Women’s Lacrosse

 

Florida State

Justin Cryer, Football

Azariah Rusher, Men’s Tennis

 

Georgia Tech

Makayla Coffield, Softball

Henry Gibbs, Men’s Swimming & Diving

 

Louisville

Fernando Sanchez, Men’s Soccer

Hadley Snyder, Women’s Soccer

 

Miami

Robert Joseph, Men’s Track & Field

Sarah Sensenbrenner, Women’s Swimming & Diving

 

North Carolina

Carmen Sagues, Rowing

Chelsea Thorpe, Volleyball

 

NC State

Isaiah Shirley, Football

Jordan Snell, Men’s Basketball

 

Notre Dame

Logan Imes, Men’s Basketball

Cassandre Prosper, Women’s Basketball

 

Pitt

Gianna Cagliola, Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field

Gracie Kahoun, Women’s Lacrosse

 

SMU

Aubrey Brown, Women’s Soccer

Jentry Lamirand, Volleyball

 

Stanford

Zach Buckey, Football

Temple Landry, Gymnastics

 

Syracuse

Ruben Rojas Betanzos, Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field

Cornell Perry, Football

 

Virginia

Daniel Kaelin, Football

Kyle Montaperto, Wrestling

 

Virginia Tech

Zach Glesius, Men’s Soccer

Kayl Petersen, Women’s Basketball

 

Wake Forest

Matthew Dennis, Football

Amelia Frey, Field Hockey

 

About the Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference, in its 73rd yr and 18 members robust, stands as one of the aggressive and revered intercollegiate conferences within the nation. ACC members together with Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest are devoted to upholding the league’s founding values of educational excellence, athletic competitors on the highest stage, and integrity. The ACC helps 28 NCAA sports activities, with 15 for ladies and 13 for males, and its member establishments span 12 states. In August 2019, the ACC and ESPN partnered to launch ACC Network (ACCN), a 24/7 nationwide community solely dedicated to ACC sports activities and unique programming. For extra data, go to theACC.com and observe the ACC on Instagram (@accsports), Twitter (@theACC) and Facebook (fb.com/theACC).