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:

YearIndividualSportCollege affiliationRef
2002Maggie MaloyTrack & Cross countryDefiance College[2]
2002Sam PanenoFootballUniversity of California, Davis[2]
2003Diane Geppi-AikensLacrosseLoyola College in Maryland[3]
2003Amanda WaltonField hockeyYale University[4]
2003Todd WilliamsFootballFlorida State University[3]
2004Heather DenisonVolleyballUniversity of Portland[5]
2004Emily MillerSoccerUniversity of Tennessee at Martin[5]
2004Mike NyeholtSwimmingUniversity of Southern California[6]
2005Kaia JergensonBasketballLipscomb University[7]
2005Michelle ThomasTrack and fieldUniversity of Oklahoma[7]
2005Macharia YuotTrack and fieldWidener University[7]
2006Raul AltrecheLacrosseAmherst College[8]
2006John DoarBasketballPrinceton University[8]
2006Lois TaurmanBasketball, Volleyball, & SoftballBellarmine University[8]
2007David DennistonSwimmingAuburn University[9]
2008Jim MacLarenFootballYale University[10]
2009Kelly BrushSkiingMiddlebury College[11]
2010
2011
2012Jill Costello[lower-alpha 1]RowingUniversity of California, Berkeley[12]
2012Louis ZamperiniTrack and fieldUniversity of Southern California[13]
2013David BordenFootballKutztown University of Pennsylvania[14]
2014Jason ChurchFootballUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse[15]
2015April HolmesTrackNorfolk State University[16]
2016O. J. BriganceFootballRice University[17]
2016Lauren Hill[lower-alpha 1]BasketballMount St. Joseph University[17]
2017Pete FratesBaseballBoston College[18]
2018Jim KellyFootballUniversity of Miami[19]
  1. 1 2 Posthumous award

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inspiration Award Selection Criteria". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. 1 2 "NCAA to honor two recipients with first Inspiration Award". NCAA. December 17, 2001.
  3. 1 2 "2003 NCAA Inspiration Award Recipients". NCAA. January 6, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "NCAA honors Walton with inspiration award". Yale Daily News. Yale University. January 15, 2003.
  5. 1 2 "2004 NCAA Award Winners". NCAA.org. January 12, 2004. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Mike Nyeholt To Receive A 2004 NCAA Inspiration Award". University of Southern California Athletic Department. December 18, 2003.
  7. 1 2 3 "NCAA to Honor Three Student-Athletes with 2005 Inspiration Award". NCAA. December 16, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "NCAA award winners turn complication into inspiration". NCAA. December 5, 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Valor, Inspiration honorees personify courage, selflessness". NCAA. November 6, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  10. ↑ "NCAA Announces Recipients of 2008 Award of Valor and Inspiration Award". NCAA. November 5, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Injured Middlebury skier receives Inspiration Award". NCAA. November 12, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Jill Costello Receives NCAA Inspiration Award". UC Berkeley Athletic Department. October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  13. ↑ "From survivor to inspirer — Former USC track star, WWII vet honored with Inspiration Award". NCAA. October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ "NCAA award winner inspired to serve". NCAA. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Jason Church Named Recipient of 2014 NCAA Inspiration Award". NCAA. October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ "April Holmes to receive 2015 Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Lauren Hill, O.J. Brigance to receive 2016 NCAA Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. December 1, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "2017 NCAA Inspiration Award: Pete Frates" (Press release). NCAA. November 17, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2018 NCAA Inspiration Award: Jim Kelly" (Press release). NCAA. December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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