Texas Quadball unveils 2026-27 executive board led by Addison Hewitt

Texas Quadball introduced its 2026-27 executive board on Instagram July 31, putting junior Addison Hewitt, a Chaser, at the top of the club’s leadership chart as the program turned toward the new academic year. The announcement also named sophomore Adelynn Harris and sophomore Aletheia Bala, both Chasers, while senior Grayson Floyd was listed among the coordinators.

Hewitt already sits in the president’s chair on Texas Quadball’s Executive Board page, which identifies her as a Dallas native, a chemistry major and a third-year student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her bio says she joined the team because of her love for Harry Potter, then stayed for the team spirit and fast-paced gameplay that define the club’s draw on campus.

That mix matters for a program like Texas Quadball, which describes itself as the varsity quadball team for the University of Texas at Austin. In a college sport built on constant turnover, an executive board has to do more than set meeting times. It is the group that keeps recruiting moving, helps retain first-time players after their opening practices, manages communication with campus administrators, organizes equipment and travel, and makes sure the squad arrives at tournaments ready to play.

The class makeup of the new board suggests Texas is trying to keep that machinery steady. Hewitt is a junior, Harris and Bala are sophomores, and Floyd is a senior, giving the club a leadership group that spans multiple years rather than leaning on a single graduating class. For a student-run sport, that kind of spread can smooth the handoff from one season to the next and reduce the disruption that comes when older leaders leave campus.

The timing also shows Texas planning ahead instead of waiting for fall semester chaos to sort itself out. By naming its leadership before classes begin, the club has a clearer path into 2026-27, when recruitment and retention will be just as important as what happens on the field. That steadiness matters in a sport that has spent the past few years rebranding and growing: US Quadball says the game changed its name from quidditch to quadball, and NPR reported in July 2022 that the shift was meant to distance the sport from the Harry Potter franchise and support further growth.