NGB Sport Impact Awards

Vanessa Russo and Jonah Shainberg pose with Fighting Irish pennants
(Photo by USOPC)

In addition to the Team USA Collegiate Impact Awards, as a part of the celebration, eight National Governing Body leaders will recognize and honor the top-contributing school to their Olympic teams at Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 with an NGB Sport Impact Award.


The eight NGB Sport Impact Award winners that will be honored for sport-specific contributions at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 are:


  • 2020 USA Diving Collegiate Impact Award: University of Texas
  • 2020 USA Fencing Collegiate Impact Award: University of Notre Dame
  • 2022 USA Ski & Snowboard Collegiate Impact Award: University of Utah
  • 2020 USA Softball Collegiate Impact Award: University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2020 USA Swimming Collegiate Impact Award: University of Georgia
  • 2020 USA Track & Field Collegiate Impact Award: University of Oregon
  • 2020 USA Water Polo Collegiate Impact Award: Stanford University
  • 2020 USA Wrestling Collegiate Impact Award: Pennsylvania State University