Tufts University Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

The Tufts University SAAC serves as a voice for student-athletes within the Tufts Community. The SAAC serves as a vehicle to enhance the interests of students-athletes to the administration. The goal of the SAAC is to provide communication between athletes, coaches and administration, to enrich the Tufts community, and foster a positive student-athlete image and experience.

2026-27 Executive Board

President: Maggie Rogers (Women's Soccer)

Vice President: Rafae Shafi (Swimming & Diving)

Secretary: Kathryn Wilson (Women's Lacrosse0

Committee Chair: Reese Birch (Women's Soccer)

Committee Chair: Emma Finnerty (Women's Soccer)

Committee Chair: Jack Craig (Men's Rowing)

Committees & Members

Current Initiatives:

Play for P.I.N.K: Tufts athletics annually participates in a Play for P.I.N.K fundraiser to support Living Beyond Breast Cancer. For more information visit: https://www.playforpink.org/

Mental Health Awareness Week: To encourage athletes to prioritize their mental health, SAAC is organizing a mental health awareness week with activities including yoga, meditation, guest speakers, and more! Throughout the week, we hope to promote all of the available mental health resources on campus.

Special Olympics: Special Olympics Massachusetts is an organization whose goal is to foster a more inclusive environment in athletics for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. This year, SAAC is working toward planning a Special Olympics event at Tufts and increasing our involvement with the organization through volunteering.

Fan the Fire: Fan the Fire is a SAAC initiative to increase school spirit in the Tufts athletic community. Through community development, we will encourage student athletes to support each other at home athletics competitions and celebrate Jumbo pride.

SAAC Representatives: 2026-27

Baseball	Ian Robertson, Charlie Hazen
M. Basketball	Evan Reeves, Lukas Schmid
W. Basketball	Abby Congdon, Abi Stone
Cross Country	Lily Simmonds, Zoe Margolies, Gabe Grove, Sam Kurian
W. Fencing	Mikayla Joseph, Emily Xu
Field Hockey	Hannah Murray, Kate Wahler
Football	Hudson Weidman, Caden McCallum
Men's Golf	Ben Thomson, Brooks Cahill-Sanidas
Ice Hockey	Tade Carman, Rory Andriole
M. Lacrosse	Elliott Rutherford, David Levine
W. Lacrosse	Elsa Blodgett, Neta Leschly
M. Rowing	Jett Pedersen, Vince Mezzanotte
W. Rowing	Ava Chan, Jacqueline Mulle
Sailing	Maddie Janzen, Kiana Beachy
M. Soccer	Alex Johnson, Hastings Brislin
W. Soccer	Jordyn Miller, Lindsay Fouche
Softball	Sarah Cullen, Heaven Oliva
Squash	Anay Sawant, Ali Tarek, Mia Kim, Maria Arsenieva
M. Swimming & Diving	Sam Harris, Harry Belbot
W. Swimming & Diving	Elena Harrison, Olivia Pettit
M. Tennis	Andrey Ignatyev, Kaetan Mehta
W. Tennis	Natalie Hu, Athena Li
M. Track & Field	Matt Asaeda, Tejus Verma
W. Track & Field	Tessa Player, Eleanor Whitehouse
Volleyball	Lola Tortorello, Amanda Freehill