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]
Sam PanenoFootballUniversity of California, Davis[2]
2003Diane Geppi-AikensLacrosseLoyola College in Maryland[3]
Amanda WaltonField hockeyYale University[4]
Todd WilliamsFootballFlorida State University[3]
2004Heather DenisonVolleyballUniversity of Portland[5]
Emily MillerSoccerUniversity of Tennessee at Martin[5]
Mike NyeholtSwimmingUniversity of Southern California[6]
2005Kaia JergensonBasketballLipscomb University[7]
Michelle ThomasTrack and fieldUniversity of Oklahoma[7]
Macharia YuotTrack and fieldWidener University[7]
2006Raul AltrecheLacrosseAmherst College[8]
John DoarBasketballPrinceton University[8]
Lois TaurmanBasketball, volleyball, & softballBellarmine University[8]
2007David DennistonSwimmingAuburn University[9]
2008Jim MacLarenFootballYale University[10]
2009Kelly BrushSkiingMiddlebury College[11]
2010Gregory GatsonFootballWest Point[12]
2007 Bluffton University Baseball TeamBaseballBluffton University[13]
2011Merzudin IbricTrack and FieldWheaton College[14]
2012Jill Costello[lower-alpha 1]RowingUniversity of California, Berkeley[15]
Louis ZamperiniTrack and fieldUniversity of Southern California[16]
2013David BordenFootballKutztown University of Pennsylvania[17]
2014Jason ChurchFootballUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse[18]
2015April HolmesTrackNorfolk State University[19]
2016O. J. BriganceFootballRice University[20]
Lauren Hill[lower-alpha 1]BasketballMount St. Joseph University[20]
2017Pete FratesBaseballBoston College[21]
2018Jim KellyFootballUniversity of Miami[22]
2019Shaquem GriffinFootballUniversity of Central Florida[23]
Maggie NicholsGymnasticsUniversity of Oklahoma[24]
2020Trey MosesBasketballBall State University[25]
Rocky BleierFootballNotre Dame[26]
  1. 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. "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.
  3. "2003 NCAA Inspiration Award Recipients". NCAA. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  4. "NCAA honors Walton with inspiration award". Yale Daily News. Yale University. January 15, 2003.
  5. "2004 NCAA Award Winners". NCAA.org. January 12, 2004. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  6. "Mike Nyeholt To Receive A 2004 NCAA Inspiration Award". University of Southern California Athletic Department. December 18, 2003.
  7. "NCAA to Honor Three Student-Athletes with 2005 Inspiration Award". NCAA. December 16, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  8. "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. "Former Army Football Player Greg Gadson Honored By The NCAA". United States Military Academy. November 4, 2009.
  13. "Bluffton baseball team wins prestigious NCAA award". The Columbus Dispatch. January 16, 2010.
  14. "NCAA names Ibric 2011 Inspiration Award recipient". Wheaton College Athletics. November 22, 2010.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "NCAA award winner inspired to serve". NCAA. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  18. "Jason Church Named Recipient of 2014 NCAA Inspiration Award". NCAA. October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  19. "April Holmes to receive 2015 Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  20. "Lauren Hill, O.J. Brigance to receive 2016 NCAA Inspiration Award" (Press release). NCAA. December 1, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  21. "2017 NCAA Inspiration Award: Pete Frates" (Press release). NCAA. November 17, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  22. "2018 NCAA Inspiration Award: Jim Kelly" (Press release). NCAA. December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  23. "2019 NCAA Inspiration Award: Shaquem Griffin" (Press release). NCAA. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  24. "2019 NCAA Inspiration Award: Maggie Nichols" (Press release). NCAA. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  25. "2020 NCAA Inspiration Award: Trey Moses". NCAA. December 17, 2019.
  26. "2020 NCAA Inspiration Award: Rocky Bleier". NCAA. December 17, 2019.
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