Art by Samantha MillerThe glass ceiling of NCAA amateurism rules is broken.Collegiate student-athletes are now free to profit off their own names, images and likenesses (NIL) and market their own brands, after the NCAA bent under legal pressure from eight states June 30.Name, image and likeness are three elements that make up a legal concept known as the “right of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
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On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary
Junior Karl Winter, digital editor for the Graphic, is the first Pepperdine track athlete to run in the NCAA West Regional Preliminary on May 26. Winter ran the men's 1500m, with a time of 3:48.71. Photo Courtesy of Kyle Cajero For the first time in Pepperdine history, a Pepperdine athlete has run at the NCAA track West Regional Preliminary. Junior Karl Winter, digital … [Read more...] about On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary
College Athletes Learn to Embrace Public Status
Photo illustration by Ali Levens | Photos by Ali Levens and Keona Paniauga In an April 2 tweet, Pepperdine Men's Basketball senior guard Colbey Ross declared his intentions to enter the 2021 NBA draft. For Ross, who earned a national profile for breaking numerous school records and producing heroic performances in the WCC tournament, the announcement brought a deluge of … [Read more...] about College Athletes Learn to Embrace Public Status
Men’s, Women’s Tennis Both Win WCC
Men's Tennis Head Coach Adam Schaechterle (left) and Assistant Coach Tassilo Schmid (right) smile while holding the West Coast Conference championship trophy at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on April 23. Schaechterle returned the men's program to the top of the conference in his second season, joining the women's team, which has won eight straight titles. Photo courtesy of Jeff … [Read more...] about Men’s, Women’s Tennis Both Win WCC
College Athletics Win and Lose Big
The Pepperdine University athletic department is composed of a few hundred student-athletes who compete in various sports, all with different financial means and expenses. The maintenance of Pepperdine Athletics costs a few million dollars per year, and each team has different financial resources. It is one of the largest costs Pepperdine undertakes per year. Pepperdine … [Read more...] about College Athletics Win and Lose Big
