INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Stevenson men's cross country and track and field senior Joel Klopcic was named to the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Klopcic currently serves as Stevenson's SAAC President as well as the Middle Atlantic Conferenc (MAC) SAAC Vice President.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) represents the Division III student-athlete voice in the Division III governance structure by reviewing legislation; identifying significant student-athlete issues; implementing national student-athlete based initiatives; encouraging community outreach; and enhancing Division III student-athlete involvement in and understanding of Division III in general. The SAAC is also the committee that is primarily responsible for maintaining and coordinating the division's nationwide partnership with Special Olympics. The committee meets in-person four times each year in January, April, July and November.  It also conducts teleconferences as needed.

The NCAA SAAC has 24 student-athlete members and 19 Associate member. All 43 members and associate members are the student-athlete voice for 190,000 student-athletes, 450 institutions and 43 conferences. All Division III conferences are represented and all members serve two-year terms.