STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has selected 14 high school student-athletes entering their junior year to serve a two-year term on the Student-Athlete Leadership Team, which expands to 30 members in 2026-27. 

Student-Athletes throughout the state expressed interest in serving on the team by submitting an application form and a short introductory video. The WIAA received 177 applications this spring. The number of representatives from each district is determined by a percentage of member schools in each of the seven districts, as well as three new at-large positions.

The following are the names and school affiliations of the 2026-27 Student-Athlete Leadership Team.

Name, Year, High School
Owen Anderson*, Jr., Arcadia
Kasey Been*, Jr., St. Croix Central
Marcus Benjamin*, Jr., Weyauwega-Fremont
Jackson Brazer, Sr., Elkhorn
Pierce Briley, Sr., Greenfield
Kendra Brom*, Jr., Dodgeville
Ryley Darr, Sr., Northland Pines
Macy DeRosa, Sr., Cedarburg
Brooke Dyer, Sr., Brookfield Central
Isabella Ganoung, Sr., Evansville
Portia Hah, Sr., Southern Door
Benjamin Hartwig*, Jr., Athens
Evan Henderson, Sr., Union Grove
Claire Higgins, Sr., St. Mary Catholic
Maxwell Jaeger, Sr., Menomonie
Austin Jarmuz, Sr., University School of Milwaukee
Olivia Korish, Sr., Turtle Lake
Tierney Lenz*, Jr., Badger
Sawyer Lorier, Sr., Port Washington
Izzy Malloy*, Jr., Neenah
Emmaleigh Meier*, Jr., The Prairie School
Alec Miller*, Jr., Marathon
Paige Murphy, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran
Sanjara Musafir*, Jr., Aquinas
Aurora Olson*, Jr., Washburn
Heidi Olson*, Jr., Monticello
A’Miracle Smith*, Jr., Dominican
Hope Soper, Sr., Gillett
Jenna Stoltenburg*, Jr., Ellsworth
Laynie Vaughan, Sr., Wautoma

* New appointment for 2026-27

Owen Anderson, a junior from Arcadia appointed to the WIAA team for 2026-27, will also become the first Wisconsin student-athlete to serve on the National Federation of State High School Associations National Student Advisory Council when his term begins in 2026-27.

The purpose of the Student-Athlete Leadership Team is to serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about the sports industry. Their involvement provides a student-athlete voice in the WIAA and will assist in supporting, educating and advancing the purpose of interscholastic athletics. The Leadership Team engages in an advisory role without rule-making authority, but their input is conveyed at the various levels of the committee process.

Additional benefits include instilling leadership skills, compiling diverse ideas and perspective from different areas of the state, and learning more about the many career opportunities in sports professions. Team members also obtain a better understanding of how the WIAA functions and creates the interest and growth of student-athlete leadership groups at local schools.

Members on the team will engage in four meetings per year, attend WIAA State Tournaments each season, plan and participate in the Fall Area Meetings, as well as organize and participate in a  biennial WIAA Leadership Conference.

The 2026-27 Leadership Team’s orientation meeting will be scheduled in August at the WIAA executive office in Stevens Point.