Cal State Fullerton senior women’s volleyball player
Maya Riddlesprigger has been named the next Big West Conference representative on the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Riddlesprigger’s appointment officially began on July 1. She is the first national SAAC representative in women’s volleyball for the Big West and the first from Cal State Fullerton to represent the conference at that level.
In her role, Riddlesprigger will serve as the conference voice on the National SAAC committee, providing insight into the student-athlete experience, as well as offering input on rules, regulations and policies that affect the lives of student-athletes on campus.
Riddlesprigger, who has served on the Big West SAAC for the last two years, helped conduct the first diversity, equity and inclusion campaign at CSF, connecting both athletes and coaches to gather statements on those essential topics. She also helped bring focus and attention to mental health issues to the campus community.
A Business Administration major, Riddlesprigger is a three-time member of CSF’s Dean’s List and a 2019 Big West All-Academic Team honoree. She also served as president of the CSF SAAC and as a College of Business of Econocmics Student Advisory Board member.
About Big West Conference
The Big West Conference was formed in 1969 and is a member of NCAA Division I with 11 academically and athletically prominent institutions consisting of Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai‘i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.
The conference sponsors 18 sports at the NCAA Division I level: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and women’s water polo. For more information, visit
BigWest.org or follow the Big West Conference on Twitter @BigWestSports and @BigWestHoops.