Northbrook, Illinois. (April 29, 2025) – Allstate and the National Association of Track and Field University Directors (NACDA) proudly introduce the inauguration ceremony Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Spring), a group of 20 student-athletes who lead in sports, classrooms and communities across the country.
The team includes men and women from NCAA I, II, II and III and NAIA, representing spring sports including baseball, softball, tennis, golf, hockey, as well as track and field and track. Winners are selected from more than 200 nominees to advocate for education, mental health and expand opportunities for nutritious foods.
“These student-athletes are using their platform to improve their communities,” said ESPN reporter Holly Rowe. “Their service and resilience stories, from raising funds for cancer patients to elevating their faces with homeless children, prove that personal challenges can have a huge impact.”
2024-25 The Allstate NACDA Good Works team (Spring) features outstanding stories such as:
- University of Georgia Filipe Costa, men’s tennis: Founder of Costa Tennis Academy, an online platform that provides free tennis education to more than 60,000 students around the world.
- Northwestern Tyler Ganus, Baseball: Created Collegiate Mind Mastery, a national coaching program that connects Division I student-athletes with high school students to promote personal growth and academic achievement.
- Taylor Chepren, Marymount University, Women’s Hockey: Woodbury Park (Arlington, Virginia) mentors youth and provides holiday support to hundreds of families while leading the campus to help local hospitals and food banks.
- Jami Morris of Penn State, women’s golf:Establish For hope After the mother’s lymphoma diagnosis, more than $280,000 was raised within three years to support cancer treatment and patient care.
- Andrew Tjoa of the University of California, Santa Cruz, men’s tennis: He brought the Stanford Blood Center back to campus after the pandemic, restored vital resources and inspired others to donate.
A complete team roster and inspiring stories from every student-athletes can be found here. The captain of the Allstate NACDA Good Works team (Spring) will be announced later.
“Leadership is measured by how you improve others,” said Elizabeth Brady, Chief Marketing, Customer and Communications Officer, Allstate. “These student-athletes represent the next generation of purpose-driven leaders and we are honored to articulate their influence.”
“Allstate NACDA Good Works Spring Team attracts students who are indispensable to new student-athletes, their institutions and communities they serve,” said Pat Manak, NACDA CEO. “The reasons why these people support and their impact on local, regional, national and even international levels are impressive, which is a testament to the power of sports and higher education.”
The Allstate NACDA Good Works team focuses on student-athletes’ services throughout the year. The 2025-26 school year will start three teams this fall.
About Allstate NACDA Good Work Team:
The Allstate NACDA Good Works team was established in 2024 to recognize male and female student-athletes in all college athletics and departments for leadership in community service, academics and track and field. The legacy of Allstate AFCA GoodWorks®, which has been respecting college football players since 1992, has expanded initiative and highlighted the impact of student-athletes who go beyond the game to serve others.
About NACDA:
NACDA has been a professional and educational association for more than 24,000 university sports administrators in more than 2300 institutions in the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 19 professional associations and 4 foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA moderators and/or are present at seven major professional development events each year. The NACDA and Branch Conference is the largest gathering of university sports administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.
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