Big Ten Announces 2024-2025 Student-Athlete Issues Commission
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference today announced the Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Student-athletes are nominated by their institution and appointed by the Conference’s Joint Group Executive Committee to serve on the commission for one academic year. This year’s members are:
- Chair: Abby Lynch, Soccer/Track & Field, Illinois
- Vice Chair, Internal: Lane Herbert, Field Hockey, Northwestern
- Vice Chair, External: Russell Soohoo, Tennis, Oregon
- Secretary, Jillian Bonczewski, Field Hockey, Michigan State
- Abby Lynch, Soccer/Track & Filed, Illinois
- Jacob Moran, Wrestling, Indiana
- Yohana Yual, Cross Country, Iowa
- Zoe Huang, Volleyball, Maryland
- Josh Eernisse, Ice Hockey, Michigan
- Gabi Stephen, Gymnastics, Michigan State
- Ella Saunders, Rowing, Minnesota
- Callin Hake, Basketball, Nebraska
- Kansas Robinson, Softball, Northwestern
- Taji Flynn, Lacrosse, Ohio State
- Russell Soohoo, Tennis, Oregon
- Drew Taylor, Field Hockey, Penn State
- Idris Muhammad, Swim & Dive, Purdue
- Tommy Mendyke, Lacrosse, Rutgers
- Morgan Hawes, Swim & Dive, UCLA
- Samirah Moody, Track & Field, USC
- Jami Schlueter, Track & Field, Washington
- Ryan Keefe, Soccer, Wisconsin
The Student-Athlete Issues Commission was founded in 1994. Its members take an active role in monthly meetings discussing the issues most important to Big Ten student-athletes and highlighting ongoing initiatives on their respective campuses. SAIC executive leadership members also represent Big Ten student-athletes in front of the Conference’s Joint Group council and represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA’s Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where they review NCAA activities, proposed legislation and offer feedback on behalf of the Big Ten’s student-athletes.