University of Tennessee Athletics
SAAC
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
The University of Tennessee’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a group of student-athletes who are distinguished team leaders selected by coaches. SAAC Representatives serve as liaisons between their teammates, the Athletic Department, the University of Tennessee, the community, the SEC, and the NCAA. SAAC is responsible for a variety of community initiatives and student-athlete engagement events throughout the year.
2025-2026 SAAC Representatives
The University of Tennessee’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a group of student-athletes who are distinguished team leaders selected by coaches. SAAC Representatives serve as liaisons between their teammates, the Athletic Department, the University of Tennessee, the community, the SEC, and the NCAA. SAAC is responsible for a variety of community initiatives and student-athlete engagement events throughout the year.
2025-2026 SAAC Representatives
| Baseball | Hunter High | Men's Dive | Nike Stone Co-President |
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| Baseball | Nic Abraham | Men's Swimming | Nikoli Blackman | |
| Men's Basketball | Men's Swimming | Nick Simons | ||
| Men's Basketball | Women's Dive | Lynae Shorter | ||
| Women's Basketball | Kaiya Wynn | Women's Swimming | Julia Burroughs | |
| Women's Basketball | Kaniya Boyd | Women's Swimming | Regan Rathwell Unity Games Chair |
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| Football | Nathan Roberts | Men's Tennis | Jan Kobierski | |
| Football | Jourdan Thomas | Men's Tennis | Albert Saar | |
| Football | Brady Bennett | Women's Tennis | Sara Yli-Piipari | |
| Men's Golf | Christian Pardue | Women's Tennis | Vanesa Suarez | |
| Men's Golf | Jackson Herrington | Men's Track & Field | Aron Aranda | |
| Women's Golf | Kyra Van Kan | Men's Track & Field | Harry Barton | |
| Rowing | Sheya Lavin Leadership & Professional Development Chair |
Men's XC | Hudson Betts | |
| Rowing | Bernadette Lombardi | Women's Track & Field | Kendall Ford | |
| Rowing | Patricia Menendez | Women's Track & Field | Cydney Wright | |
| Soccer | Leah Klurman | Women's XC | Caroline Lyerly Student Athlete Welfare Chair |
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| Soccer | Keaton Mitchell Secretary |
Volleyball | Hayden Kubik | |
| Soccer | Jenna Stayart Co-President |
Volleyball | Klaudia Pawlik Rocky Top Royale Chair |
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| Softball | Camryn Sarvis | |||
| Softball | Karlyn Pickens | |||
