Maximizing Student-Athlete Impact Beyond The Game

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Student Athlete NIL is proud to announce the nominations for the 2024 NIL Awards, recognizing exceptional achievement by student-athletes, brands and institutions during the third year of name, image and likeness. The NIL Awards gala ceremony will take place on the evening of Saturday, June 22 at the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 NIL Summit.

Award Categories And Nominees

Female Athlete of the Year

This award recognizes the female student-athletes that have exhibited the best use of their Name, Image, and Likeness. Judges will consider student-athletes that have best leveraged their NIL across multiple activations, platforms and campaigns to create maximum impact for their partners.

Alex glover

sMU

ALYSSA USTBY

North Carolina

BRYLIE ST. CLAIR

Mississippi State

Caitlin clark

Iowa

GIANNA BULLOCK

oregon

JAYDA COLEMAN

oklahoma

MADISEN SKINNER

Texas

OLIVIA FABRY

Notre Dame

Male Athlete of the Year

This award recognizes the male student-athletes that have exhibited the best use of their Name, Image, and Likeness. Judges will consider student-athletes that have best leveraged their NIL across multiple activations, platforms and campaigns to create maximum impact for their partners.

Baylor Scheierman

Creighton

DILLON GABRIEL

Oklahoma

JALEN MILROE

Alabama

NOAH FIFITA

Arizona

ROBBIE AVILA

Indiana State

SAM HURLEY

Texas

SAM PHILLIPS

Nebraska

TYLER SANDOVAL

Princeton

Innovator of the Year

This award recognizes the student-athlete that has best exemplified innovation and creativity through novel usage of their Name, Image and Likeness to generate tremendous value for their partners and/or themselves.

BRANDON DWYER

FGCU

CARA BOGNAR

Illinois

JUSTIN STUCKEY

Auburn

KENLEE NEWCOM

Western Kentucky

NAJI ELDER

Santa Clara

PAIGE Mccormick

Louisville

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Hustle Award

This award recognizes the student-athlete that utilized an unrelenting determination combined with entrepreneurial savvy, to excel in their Name, Image and Likeness endeavors off the field or court.

ASHLEY MCELMURRY

Nebraska

CADEN DAVIS

Ohio State

CONNOR PRINTZ

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

GIANNA LOCCI

Duke

KJ JOHNSON

LSU

LANEY HIGGINS

Oglethorpe

MADISON SJOGREEN

Florida Memorial

YAZZY AVILA

Illinois

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Scholar Athlete of the Year

This award recognizes the student-athlete that achieved exceptional results in the classroom and in their respective sport, while maximizing their Name, Image and Likeness for the greater good.

ABBY PAULSON

Utah

EMILY COLE

Duke

lexi hiltunen

Princeton

MARK GRONOWSKI

South Dakota State

MORGAN HURD

Florida

SAM HOIBERG

Nebraska

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Athlete Advocate of the Year

This award recognizes the student-athlete that has best leveraged their Name, Image and Likeness to create substantial impact towards their community, non-profit, and/or philanthropic causes.

DREW Allar

Penn State

elijah mcallister

Auburn

gabe mcglothan

grand Canyon

jessica gardner

Nebraska

SOPHIA GROTH

Auburn

TERIAN WILLLIamS

Bucknell

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Breakthrough Athlete of the Year

This award recognizes the student-athlete that, following one or more outstanding performances on the field or court, took advantage of the moment to maximize their Name, Image and Likeness opportunities.

DJ BURNS

North Carolina State

GRACE STEPHENS

Monmouth

JACK GOHLKE

Oakland

katriIna wright

Oregon

MiLaysia Fulwiley

South Carolina

SYDNEY SMITH

Southern Connecticut State

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athlete creator of the year

This award recognizes student-athletes for their exceptional content creation skills on various social media platforms, effectively utilizing their Name, Image, and Likeness to engage their followers.

ALLY BATENHORST

Nebraska

ANNA CAMDEN

Richmond

B. ARTIS WHITE

Western Michigan

CASH PETERMAN

Arizona

GEANICE MORALES

Providence

JOSH MOORE

FAU

RILEY AMMENHAUSER

Michigan

SABRINA OOSTBURG

Belmont

institutional program of the year

This award recognizes a college or institution that has shown exceptional commitment to supporting its student-athletes in maximizing their Name, Image and Likeness opportunities through a combination of education, resources and industry-leading innovation.

cincinnati

FLORIDA

GRAND CANYON

MISSISSIPPI

nebraska

OHIO STATE

SAINT JOSEPH'S

UCLA

BRAND OF THE YEAR

This award recognizes creative excellence by a brand or organization for collaboration with a student-athlete. Judges will award the brand that has demonstrated how partnership, creativity, and novel activation in NIL can drive exceptional results and engagement.

buffalo wild wings

CELSIUS

CVS

KEURIG

ONIT

INTUIT TURBO TAX

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