Ashley Klingenberg, Advait Page to Meet at SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Council This Weekend
Thursday, February 9, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Track and Field
Klingenberg, Page head to SAAC Annual Meeting Friday and Saturday at the SEC offices in Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty-seven members of the Southeastern Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), including Florida track and field member Ashley Klingenberg and Florida swimming and diving member Advait Page, will gather for an annual meeting Friday and Saturday at the SEC offices in Birmingham, Ala.
The meeting will serve as an opportunity for the student-athletes to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. Along with Student-Athlete Leadership Councils for football and men's and women's basketball, SAAC provides a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness and playing rules.
Klingenberg is the Co-Director of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Florida. The Altamonte Springs, Florida native was also a member of the 2022 SEC Outdoor Championship team last season.
A senior from Indore, India, Page is a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member, and a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. In the win over Florida State on Jan. 20, he swam in the 200 back, taking fourth.
Agenda items for the SEC SAAC meeting include a leadership development presentation by Jason Martinez, a conversation and dinner with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, and an open discussion on SAAC campus programming. The group will also have the opportunity for a conversation with SEC Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Katie O'Neal. Current SEC SAAC member Brynn Carlson will provide an update from the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
The 27 student-athletes scheduled to attend the meeting are:
• Katie Shook (Alabama Volleyball)
• Rachael Tullis (Alabama Rowing)
• Bea Franklin (Arkansas Soccer)
• Claire Slaughter (Arkansas Women's Tennis)
• Brooke Berdan (Auburn Soccer)
• Ashley Klingenberg (Florida Track & Field/Cross Country)
• Advait Page (Florida Men's Swimming & Diving)
• Bailey Cox (Georgia Volleyball)
• Mallie McKenzie (Georgia Soccer)
• Ben Damge (Kentucky Men's Soccer)
• Tallulah Miller (Kentucky Women's Soccer)
• Jill Bohnet (LSU Volleyball)
• Mollee Swift (LSU Soccer)
• Sasha Ratliff (Ole Miss Volleyball)
• DeSanto Rollins (Ole Miss Football)
• Taylor James (Mississippi State Soccer)
• Rebecca Walk (Mississippi State Volleyball)
• Jude Dierker (Missouri Men's Swimming & Diving)
• Grace Pettet (Missouri Soccer)
• Brynn Carlson (Missouri Volleyball)
• Hanna Barton (South Carolina Women's Swimming & Diving)
• Kaitlyn Porter (South Carolina Women's Swimming & Diving)
• Claudia Dipasupil (Tennessee Soccer)
• Erin Gifford (Tennessee Rowing)
• Lauren Hogan (Texas A&M Volleyball)
• Will Smoot (Texas A&M Football)
• Gray Almasi (Vanderbilt Women's Swimming)
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The meeting will serve as an opportunity for the student-athletes to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. Along with Student-Athlete Leadership Councils for football and men's and women's basketball, SAAC provides a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness and playing rules.
Klingenberg is the Co-Director of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Florida. The Altamonte Springs, Florida native was also a member of the 2022 SEC Outdoor Championship team last season.
A senior from Indore, India, Page is a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member, and a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. In the win over Florida State on Jan. 20, he swam in the 200 back, taking fourth.
Agenda items for the SEC SAAC meeting include a leadership development presentation by Jason Martinez, a conversation and dinner with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, and an open discussion on SAAC campus programming. The group will also have the opportunity for a conversation with SEC Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Katie O'Neal. Current SEC SAAC member Brynn Carlson will provide an update from the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
The 27 student-athletes scheduled to attend the meeting are:
• Katie Shook (Alabama Volleyball)
• Rachael Tullis (Alabama Rowing)
• Bea Franklin (Arkansas Soccer)
• Claire Slaughter (Arkansas Women's Tennis)
• Brooke Berdan (Auburn Soccer)
• Ashley Klingenberg (Florida Track & Field/Cross Country)
• Advait Page (Florida Men's Swimming & Diving)
• Bailey Cox (Georgia Volleyball)
• Mallie McKenzie (Georgia Soccer)
• Ben Damge (Kentucky Men's Soccer)
• Tallulah Miller (Kentucky Women's Soccer)
• Jill Bohnet (LSU Volleyball)
• Mollee Swift (LSU Soccer)
• Sasha Ratliff (Ole Miss Volleyball)
• DeSanto Rollins (Ole Miss Football)
• Taylor James (Mississippi State Soccer)
• Rebecca Walk (Mississippi State Volleyball)
• Jude Dierker (Missouri Men's Swimming & Diving)
• Grace Pettet (Missouri Soccer)
• Brynn Carlson (Missouri Volleyball)
• Hanna Barton (South Carolina Women's Swimming & Diving)
• Kaitlyn Porter (South Carolina Women's Swimming & Diving)
• Claudia Dipasupil (Tennessee Soccer)
• Erin Gifford (Tennessee Rowing)
• Lauren Hogan (Texas A&M Volleyball)
• Will Smoot (Texas A&M Football)
• Gray Almasi (Vanderbilt Women's Swimming)
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