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."

The Inspiration Award was first awarded in 2002. The recipients of the award are:

YearIndividualSportCollege affiliationRef
2002Maggie MaloyTrack & Cross countryDefiance College
Sam PanenoFootballUniversity of California, Davis
2003Diane Geppi-AikensLacrosseLoyola College in Maryland
Amanda WaltonField hockeyYale University
Todd WilliamsFootballFlorida State University
2004Heather DenisonVolleyballUniversity of Portland
Emily MillerSoccerUniversity of Tennessee at Martin
Mike NyeholtSwimmingUniversity of Southern California
2005Kaia JergensonBasketballLipscomb University
Michelle ThomasTrack and fieldUniversity of Oklahoma
Macharia YuotTrack and fieldWidener University
2006Raul AltrecheLacrosseAmherst College
John DoarBasketballPrinceton University
Lois TaurmanBasketball, volleyball, & softballBellarmine University
2007David DennistonSwimmingAuburn University
2008Jim MacLarenFootballYale University
2009Kelly BrushSkiingMiddlebury College
2010Gregory GatsonFootballWest Point
2007 Bluffton University Baseball TeamBaseballBluffton University
2011Merzudin IbricTrack and FieldWheaton College
2012Jill CostelloRowingUniversity of California, Berkeley
Louis ZamperiniTrack and fieldUniversity of Southern California
2013David BordenFootballKutztown University of Pennsylvania
2014Jason ChurchFootballUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse
2015April HolmesTrackNorfolk State University
2016O. J. BriganceFootballRice University
Lauren HillBasketballMount St. Joseph University
2017Pete FratesBaseballBoston College
2018Jim KellyFootballUniversity of Miami
2019Shaquem GriffinFootballUniversity of Central Florida
Maggie NicholsGymnasticsUniversity of Oklahoma
2020Trey MosesBasketballBall State University
Rocky BleierFootballNotre Dame
2021Chaunté LoweTrack and FieldGeorgia Tech
2022Bob GrantFootballWake Forest University
Steve GleasonFootballWashington State University
2023Gracie PhelpsBasketballWestern Washington University
Black 14FootballUniversity of Wyoming
2024Esera TuaoloFootballOregon State University
Roxanne DunnTrack and FieldSlippery Rock University
2025Mike HollinsFootballUniversity of Virginia
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