Skaggs received the Athlete Advocate of the Year. Gators Gymnastics JMegan Skaggs: Athlete Advocate of the Year She'll take part in leading discussions of student-athletes regarding the future of collegiate athletics at the NIL Summit. Her capstone project, NIL Island, is a recently launched site to provide student-athletes a place to discuss NIL experiences and struggles. Her ball challenge video went viral and she hosts a podcast. She launched the first-ever gymnastics board game Balance Palace. Clapper is currently pursuing her professional master's in UF's College of Journalism and Communications, earning a 4.0 GPA in the 2021-22 academic year.Ĭlapper anticipated the start of NIL, working to develop her brand. She graduated summa cum laude in August of 2021 with her bachelor's degree in advertising. She's a three-time Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-American and was named to the 2021 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America first team. As a junior in 2021, Clapper earned her first collegiate 10.0 for balance beam, claimed All-America and All-Southeastern Conference honors and was gymnastics' SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gators Gymnastics JLeah Clapper: Scholar-Athlete of the YearĬlapper is recipient of the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, honoring the student-athlete who achieved exceptional results in the classroom and in their respective sport while maximizing their NIL for the greater good.Ĭlapper has earned both academic and athletic All-America honors at Florida. Two □□♀️winners tonight at inaugural NIL Summit Awards in ATL is 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣ Scholar Athlete of the Year! #GoGators – Gator gymnasts Leah Clapper and Megan Skaggs claimed awards Monday evening at the inaugural INFLCR Name Image Likeness (NIL) Summit at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame.Ĭlapper and Skaggs joined fellow Gators Elise Bauer (swimming), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics) and football players Kamari Wilson and Derek Wingo at the banquet tonight to kick off the NIL Summit. bringing home the hardware □ /nd7YeAJ7WOĪTLANTA, Ga.
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