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:
Year Individual Sport College affiliation Ref2002 Track & Cross country Defiance College Football 2003 Lacrosse Loyola College in Maryland Field hockey Yale University Football Florida State University 2004 Volleyball Soccer Swimming 2005 Basketball Lipscomb University Track and field Track and field Widener University 2006 Lacrosse Amherst College Basketball Princeton University Basketball, volleyball, & softball Bellarmine University 2007 Swimming Auburn University 2008 Football Yale University 2009 Skiing Middlebury College 2010 Football West Point 2007 Bluffton University Baseball Team Baseball Bluffton University 2011 Track and Field Wheaton College 2012 Rowing Track and field 2013 Football Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 2014 Football 2015 Track Norfolk State University 2016 Football Rice University Basketball Mount St. Joseph University 2017 Baseball Boston College 2018 Football 2019 Football Gymnastics 2020 Basketball Ball State University Football Notre Dame 2021 Track and Field Georgia Tech 2022 Football Wake Forest University Football Washington State University 2023 Basketball Western Washington University Black 14 Football University of Wyoming 2024 Football Oregon State University Track and Field Slippery Rock University 2025 Football University of Virginia 2026 Tennis Marymount University
See also NCAA Award of Valor NCAA Sportsmanship Award NCAA Woman of the Year Award NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award Silver Anniversary Awards
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