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
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
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
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
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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