NCAA Inspiration Award
The NCAA Inspiration Award is awarded to one of the following who is associated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association: a current or former varsity letter-winner, a coach, or an administrator. The award is given to an individual who "when confronted with a life-altering situation used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations."[1]
The Inspiration Award was first awarded in 2002. The recipients of the award are:
Year | Individual | Sport | College affiliation | Ref |
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2002 | Maggie Maloy | Track & Cross country | Defiance College | [2] |
Sam Paneno | Football | University of California, Davis | [2] | |
2003 | Diane Geppi-Aikens | Lacrosse | Loyola College in Maryland | [3] |
Amanda Walton | Field hockey | Yale University | [4] | |
Todd Williams | Football | Florida State University | [3] | |
2004 | Heather Denison | Volleyball | University of Portland | [5] |
Emily Miller | Soccer | University of Tennessee at Martin | [5] | |
Mike Nyeholt | Swimming | University of Southern California | [6] | |
2005 | Kaia Jergenson | Basketball | Lipscomb University | [7] |
Michelle Thomas | Track and field | University of Oklahoma | [7] | |
Macharia Yuot | Track and field | Widener University | [7] | |
2006 | Raul Altreche | Lacrosse | Amherst College | [8] |
John Doar | Basketball | Princeton University | [8] | |
Lois Taurman | Basketball, volleyball, & softball | Bellarmine University | [8] | |
2007 | David Denniston | Swimming | Auburn University | [9] |
2008 | Jim MacLaren | Football | Yale University | [10] |
2009 | Kelly Brush | Skiing | Middlebury College | [11] |
2010 | Gregory Gatson | Football | West Point | [12] |
2007 Bluffton University Baseball Team | Baseball | Bluffton University | [13] | |
2011 | Merzudin Ibric | Track and Field | Wheaton College | [14] |
2012 | Jill Costello[a] | Rowing | University of California, Berkeley | [15] |
Louis Zamperini | Track and field | University of Southern California | [16] | |
2013 | David Borden | Football | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | [17] |
2014 | Jason Church | Football | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | [18] |
2015 | April Holmes | Track | Norfolk State University | [19] |
2016 | O. J. Brigance | Football | Rice University | [20] |
Lauren Hill[a] | Basketball | Mount St. Joseph University | [20] | |
2017 | Pete Frates | Baseball | Boston College | [21] |
2018 | Jim Kelly | Football | University of Miami | [22] |
2019 | Shaquem Griffin | Football | University of Central Florida | [23] |
Maggie Nichols | Gymnastics | University of Oklahoma | [24] | |
2020 | Trey Moses | Basketball | Ball State University | [25] |
Rocky Bleier | Football | Notre Dame | [26] | |
2021 | Chaunté Lowe | Track and Field | Georgia Tech | [27] |
2022 | Bob Grant | Football | Wake Forest University | [28] |
Steve Gleason | Football | Washington State University | [29] | |
2023 | Gracie Phelps | Basketball | Western Washington University | [30] |
Black 14 | Football | University of Wyoming | [31] | |
2024 | Esera Tuaolo | Football | Oregon State University | [32] |
Roxanne Dunn | Track and Field | Slippery Rock University | [33] |
- ^ a b Posthumous award
See also
- NCAA Award of Valor
- NCAA Sportsmanship Award
- NCAA Woman of the Year Award
- NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award
- Silver Anniversary Awards
References
- ^ "Inspiration Award Selection Criteria". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b "NCAA to honor two recipients with first Inspiration Award". NCAA. December 17, 2001. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "2003 NCAA Inspiration Award Recipients". NCAA. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ^ "NCAA honors Walton with inspiration award". Yale Daily News. Yale University. January 15, 2003.
- ^ a b "2004 NCAA Award Winners". NCAA.org. January 12, 2004. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Nyeholt To Receive A 2004 NCAA Inspiration Award". University of Southern California Athletic Department. December 18, 2003.
- ^ a b c "NCAA to Honor Three Student-Athletes with 2005 Inspiration Award". NCAA. December 16, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ a b c "NCAA award winners turn complication into inspiration". NCAA. December 5, 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-02. [dead link]
- ^ "Valor, Inspiration honorees personify courage, selflessness". NCAA. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "NCAA Announces Recipients of 2008 Award of Valor and Inspiration Award". NCAA. November 5, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Injured Middlebury skier receives Inspiration Award". NCAA. November 12, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Former Army Football Player Greg Gadson Honored By The NCAA". United States Military Academy. November 4, 2009.
- ^ "Bluffton baseball team wins prestigious NCAA award". The Columbus Dispatch. January 16, 2010.
- ^ "NCAA names Ibric 2011 Inspiration Award recipient". Wheaton College Athletics. November 22, 2010.
- ^ "Jill Costello Receives NCAA Inspiration Award". UC Berkeley Athletic Department. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "From survivor to inspirer — Former USC track star, WWII vet honored with Inspiration Award". NCAA. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA award winner inspired to serve". NCAA. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Jason Church Named Recipient of 2014 NCAA Inspiration Award". NCAA. October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "April Holmes to receive 2015 Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Lauren Hill, O.J. Brigance to receive 2016 NCAA Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. December 1, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "2017 NCAA Inspiration Award: Pete Frates" (Press release). NCAA. November 17, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NCAA Inspiration Award: Jim Kelly" (Press release). NCAA. December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "2019 NCAA Inspiration Award: Shaquem Griffin" (Press release). NCAA. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "2019 NCAA Inspiration Award: Maggie Nichols" (Press release). NCAA. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "2020 NCAA Inspiration Award: Trey Moses". NCAA. December 17, 2019.
- ^ "2020 NCAA Inspiration Award: Rocky Bleier". NCAA. December 17, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Inspiration Award: Chaunté Lowe". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 6, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Inspiration Award winner: Bob Grant". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Inspiration Award winner: Stephen M. Gleason". National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2023 NCAA Inspiration Award: Gracie Phelps". National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Black 14 to receive NCAA 2023 Inspiration Award". National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 6, 2022.
- ^ "2024 NCAA Inspiration Award: Esera Tuaolo". National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 6, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NCAA Inspiration Award: Roxanne Dunn". National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 5, 2023.
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