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2022 Winners

2022 Winners

  • Kendall Calcano
    Revenue Strategy & Development Manager,
    WWE
    • Residence: Greenwich, CT
    • Education: Dartmouth College
    • Fun Fact: Lifelong NY Giants fan
  • Matt Campagna
    Founder & CEO,
    Reflexion
    • Residence: Lancaster, PA
    • Fun Fact: Took alternative route and left college to focus on building Reflexion.
  • Aggie Dent
    Global Communications Coordinator,
    DAZN
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: NYU (BS) & Columbia University (MS)
    • Fun Fact: Was a majorette and still twirls batons
  • Grant Floto
    Analyst - Social & Influencer Marketing,
    NFL
    • Residence: Los Angeles, CA
    • Education: University of Michigan
    • Fun Fact: Plays guitar and collects vinyl records
  • Kaitlin Gascoyne
    Basketball Marketing Professional,
    CAA
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: University of Texas at Austin
    • Fun Fact: Vegetarian for over a year
  • Trebor Goodall
    Account Manager - OTE Brand Partnerships,
    Overtime
    • Residence: Brooklyn, NY
    • Education: University of Notre Dame
    • Fun Fact: First and middle names are anadromes of his father's
  • Emmett Gordon
    Finance, Strategy, & Growth Associate,
    CAA Sports
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: Northwestern University
    • Fun Fact: Played D1 soccer at Northwestern University
  • Mitch Heimbach
    VP Business Development,
    National Sports Forum
    • Residence: San Diego, CA
    • Education: UCLA
    • Fun Fact: Won two National Championships as Manager of UCLA Men's D1 Water Polo
  • Esther Hong
    CRM Analyst,
    San Francisco 49ers
    • Residence: San Francisco, CA
    • Education: Johns Hopkins University
    • Fun Fact: Revisiting piano after an 8-year hiatus
  • Lydia Knoll
    NAM Purpose Project Lead,
    Adidas
    • Residence: Portland, OR
    • Education: Indiana University
    • Fun Fact: National Parks annual pass holder
  • Erica Kontos
    Analyst - International Content Partnerships,
    NBA
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: Cornell University
    • Fun Fact: Avid endurance sports enthusiast
  • Jason Lansing
    Co-Founder,
    The Players Trunk
    • Residence: Chicago, IL
    • Education: University of Michigan
    • Fun Fact: Was on Shark Tank
  • Nicholas Lord
    CEO,
    NOCAP Sports, Inc.
    • Residence: Philadelphia, PA
    • Education: Gettysburg College
    • Fun Fact: In virtual world, has yet to meet two other co-founders in person
  • Emma Morse
    Senior Data Engineer,
    GameChanger
    • Residence: Portland, ME
    • Education: Mount Holyoke College
    • Fun Fact: Researched quantum dot photovoltaics during college
  • Josh Rosen
    Founder & CEO,
    TRG Sports
    • Residence: Los Angeles, CA
    • Education: University of Miami
    • Fun Fact: Long-suffering LA Clippers fan
  • Mallorie Sanders
    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Manager,
    Chicago Bears
    • Residence: Chicago, IL
    • Education: Clemson University (BS) & University of Oklahoma (MHR)
    • Fun Fact: Was an elementary school teacher
  • Sydney Sarachek
    Senior Manager - Media Ops & Technology,
    NBA
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: Duke University
    • Fun Fact: Lifelong NY Giants fan - family season tickets for 70 years
  • Sarah Schneider
    Senior Manager - Sponsorship Activation,
    OpTic Gaming
    • Residence: Dallas, TX
    • Education: University of Texas
    • Fun Fact: Founded Women in Gaming organization at UT at Austin
  • Ben Schragger
    Senior Podcast Producer,
    CBS Sports
    • Residence: Austin, TX
    • Education: Rice University
    • Fun Fact: Joined the Princeton University Table Tennis Club at 10 years old
  • Bailey Shaw
    Senior Coordinator - MiLB Club Services,
    MLB
    • Residence: Stamford, CT
    • Education: Manhattan College (BA) & University of North Texas (MBA)
    • Fun Fact: Ran first half-marathon this year, running first marathon next year
  • Sydney Shaw
    Operations Manager,
    Just Women's Sports
    • Residence: Santa Monica, CA
    • Education: Stanford University
    • Fun Fact: Played two D1 sports at Stanford
  • Jaclyn Sigmen
    Global Partnerships Manager,
    Oak View Group
    • Residence: Austin, TX
    • Education: University of Southern California
    • Fun Fact: Captained the USC Song Girls
  • Saroya Tinker
    Defense Player,
    Toronto Six
    • Residence: Calgary, AB
    • Education: Yale University
    • Fun Fact: Plays violin and saxophone
  • Morgann Wilcox
    VP Sports Finance & Advisory Group,
    Bank of America
    • Residence: Charlotte, NC
    • Education: Virginia Tech
    • Fun Fact: Spent a week in Longyearbyen, Norway during the Polar Night
  • Brandon Wimbush
    Chief Athletic Officer,
    MOGL
    • Residence: New York, NY
    • Education: University of Notre Dame
    • Fun Fact: Family-owned owl monkey named Biggie