INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Horizon League has announced the student-athletes who will represent the conference as part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the 2025-26 academic year, naming Oakland swim and dive student-athletes Delaney Buckner and Sean Diffenderfer to the list. Both Buckner and Diffenderfer will serve as voting members.

Buckner, an upcoming junior for Oakland, earned seven top-five finishes during the 2024-25 season, competing primarily in the 100 to 400-yard backstroke races. Diffenderfer, also an upcoming junior, recorded six top-five finishes for the Golden Grizzlies this past season, including a third-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Calvin University, clocking in at 9:36.80.

With the two swimmers serving as HLSAAC representatives for Oakland, the program continues a three-year streak of having at least one Golden Grizzlies swim and dive student-athlete named to the committee.

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