Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2022 Giant Steps Honorees

02/08/2022


Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Giant Steps Honorees. Celebrating true heroes of sport, the deadline for nominations is Friday, March 25, 2022.

Giant Steps Honorees are chosen annually from a diverse group of individuals who have shown courage, heroism, triumph in the midst of adversity and community activism through the power of sport. Finalists are chosen from a group of nominations received from all over the country.

Honorees are chosen by a diverse national selection committee made up of college athletic directors, NCAA staff, National Federation of State High School Associations, Former Giant Steps Honorees, Institute Board Members, Non-Profit Directors, and Civil Rights Activists. 

National STUDENT-Athlete Day is a program of Institute for Sport and Social Justice, and is co-sponsored by the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). While National STUDENT-Athlete Day in normally celebrated annually on April 6th, our dates have been delayed due to COVID-19.

Honorees are chosen in the following categories.

•Courageous Student-Athletes (male and female)
•Coach
•Civic Leaders
•Barrier Breakers
•A Hero Among Us

To make your nomination or for more information on the 2022 Giant Steps Honorees, visit giantstepsawards.org.