INFLCR NIL Summit announces nominees for 2023 NIL Awards

The company Student Athlete NIL announced Friday the nominees for the NIL Awards that will be presented at the second annual INFLCR NIL Summit. The awards gala will take place on Saturday, June 3 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. There are 12 categories of NIL Awards. An eight-member selection committee, including On3’s Andy Wittry, will determine the winners.

Here you can view the award winners from the inaugural NIL Summit.

Female Athlete of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

UCLA‘s Maya Brady
Penn State‘s Anna Camden
Duke‘s Emily Cole
Louisville‘s Alexa Hendricks
Stanford‘s Haley Jones
Auburn‘s Morgan Leigh Oldham
Florida‘s Trinity Thomas
Louisville‘s Hailey Van Lith

2022 winner: Oregon‘s Sedona Prince

Male Athlete of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

North Carolina‘s Armando Bacot
Georgia‘s Brock Bowers
Northwestern State‘s Hansel Enmanuel
Indiana‘s Trayce Jackson-Davis
Ohio State‘s Mitchell Pehlke
South Carolina‘s Spencer Rattler
Elon‘s Jon Seaton
USC‘s Caleb Williams

2022 winner: UCLA’s Chase Griffin

Innovator of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Penn State’s Barney Amor
Oklahoma‘s General Booty
LSU‘s Flau’jae Johnson
Oklahoma State‘s Tori Ortiz
Florida’s Emma Weyant
Alabama‘s Riley White

2022 winner: Aquinas College‘s Chloe Mitchell

Hustle Award

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Amherst‘s Jack Betts
Stanford’s Cameron Brink
Central Michigan‘s Mikala Hall
Michigan‘s Ziyah Holman
LSU’s Angel Reese
Stanford’s Terian Williams II

2022 winner: Norfolk State‘s Rayquan Smith

Scholar Athlete of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Stanford’s Caitie Baird
Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark
Kansas‘ Jalon Daniels
Oklahoma’s Tanner Groves
Baylor‘s Jaden Owens
Nebraska‘s Lexi Rodriguez

2022 winner: Florida’s Leah Clapper

Athlete Advocate of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Pittsburgh‘s Deslin Alexandre
Michigan’s Blake Corum
Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marquette‘s Chloe Marotta
Rutgers‘ Paul Mulcahy
Utah State‘s Max Shulga

2022 winner: Florida’s Megan Skaggs

Breakthrough Athlete of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Colorado‘s Tommy Brown
Lake Erie‘s Dieunerst Collin
Nebraska’s Jessica Gardner
Kansas State‘s Keyontae Johnson
Florida Atlantic‘s Alijah Martin
California‘s Mia Mastrov
Utah‘s Grace McCallum
Cleveland State‘s Hannah White

2022 winner: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles

High School Athlete of the Year

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

Nominees:

Los Alamitos’ Malachi Nelson
La Jolla’s Jada Williams
San Ysidro’s Mikey Williams
Waterloo West’s Sahara Williams

Best Individual Campaign

Award description: This award recognizes a brand or organization who showed excellence in collaborating with a single or small number of student-athletes at one or more schools, and across multiple media channels (print, digital, etc.) to generate maximum impact and consumer conversation.

Nominees:

Cheez-It Hotel
Popeye’s Meme Kid
Pringles March Madness
Serious Bean Co. Jason Bean
Shinesty Tommy Brown
SOS Heating & Cooling Decoldest Crawford

2022 winner: Morgan & Morgan

Best Group Campaign

Award description: This award recognizes a brand or organization who showed excellence in collaboration with a team of student-athletes at one or more schools, and across multiple media channels (print, digital, etc.) to generate maximum impact and consumer conversation.

Nominees:

Reese’s University
Team Dunkin’
Taco Bell Live Mas
All Vote No Play
Meta Empower 2.0
Bumble 50for50

Best Institutional Program

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

Clemson
Delaware
Kansas
Michigan State
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Purdue
Santa Clara

2022 winner: Boise State

Brand of the Year

Award description: 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.

Nominees:

adidas
Hooters
H&R Block
Kellogg’s
Raising Cane’s
Wrangler

2022 winner: WWE