MACON, Ga. – Stetson University student-athlete Katie DiGirolamo is the new Atlantic Sun Conference representative to the NCAA National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

DiGirolamo steps into the position being vacated by Stetson softball player Carolyn Boyd.

DiGirolamo, a sophomore from Bradenton, Fla., was a member of the Hatters’ indoor volleyball team as well as the inaugural sand volleyball team. The HAtters's sand volleyball team finished 16-14 overall and posted a second-place finish in the inaugural 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Sand Volleyball Championship.

The 2012 Sand Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, DiGirolamo joined Stephanie Marin on the No. 4 pairing for Stetson that went 4-1 in the A-Sun Championship and was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

As a freshman DiGirolamo was also an A-Sun All-Academic selection. She has a 3.92 GPA and is majoring in Business Administration.

A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on their experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

The Division I national SAAC consists of one student-athlete from each of the 31 Division I conferences. Members are selected by the current Division I SAAC members from a pool of three nominees from each of the represented conferences. Each student-athlete serves a two-year term.