Courtesy of Husker Athletics
Nebraska women’s basketball player Callin Hake has been elected the chair of the Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission for the 2025-26 academic year, the conference announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Hake, a senior guard for the Huskers from Victoria, Minn., also served as a representative on the SAIC last year while serving as the President of the 2024-25 Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
A three-year contributor who is entering her final season on the court for Coach Amy Williams‘ Huskers, Hake started 30 games and averaged 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists to help Nebraska to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024-25. Hake also appeared in 35 games with five starts for a 2024 Husker team that advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. Overall, she has played in 99 career games with 36 starts. One of Nebraska’s hardest workers on and off the court, Hake is a two-time Nebraska Women’s Basketball Lifter of the Year.
In the classroom, Hake is a two-time Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Communicators and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choices. She was also a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar as a double-major in management and marketing. In addition to her leadership positions in student-athlete governance, Hake has been a Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award winner and a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team as one of Nebraska’s most involved members of the community.
Student-athletes are nominated by their institution and appointed by the Conference’s Joint Group Executive Committee to serve on the commission for one academic year. This year’s members are:
- Chair: Callin Hake, Women’s Basketball, Nebraska
- Vice Chair, Internal: Mia Rogan, Women’s Track & Field, Michigan State
- Vice Chair, External: Michael Long, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Wisconsin
- Secretary: Nya Robinson, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Penn State
- Tali Joelson, Women’s Gymnastics, Illinois
- Javiera Baeza, Women’s Field Hockey, Indiana
- Ava Bayless, Women’s Wrestling, Iowa
- Ava Morales, Women’s Soccer, Maryland
- Joshua Eernisse, Men’s Ice Hockey, Michigan
- Jordan Hall, Football, Michigan State
- Nuala Macfarlane, Women’s Rowing, Minnesota
- Callin Hake, Women’s Basketball, Nebraska
- Kansas Robinson, Softball, Northwestern
- Taji Flynn, Men’s Lacrosse, Ohio State
- Russell Soohoo, Men’s Tennis, Oregon
- Myranda Quinton, Women’s Golf, Penn State
- James Rowley, Men’s Wrestling, Purdue
- Demetrious “DJ” Allen, Football, Rutgers
- Jaidin Russell, Men’s Volleyball, UCLA
- Madison Whyte, Women’s Track & Field, USC
- Franck Kepnang, Men’s Basketball, Washington
- Maile Chan, Women’s Volleyball, Wisconsin
The Student-Athlete Issues Commission was founded in 1994. Its members take an active role in monthly meetings discussing the issues most important to Big Ten student-athletes and highlighting ongoing initiatives on their respective campuses. SAIC executive leadership members also represent Big Ten student-athletes in front of the Conference’s Joint Group council and represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA’s Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, where they review NCAA activities, proposed legislation and offer feedback on behalf of the Big Ten’s student-athletes.
