With offices in Wisconsin, we're in close proximity to the University of Wisconsin, so when the opportunity to support college athletes through the NCAA’s NIL (name, image, and likeness) initiative came around, we didn’t hesitate. CEO Ryan Keepman, a D1 athlete back in the day, is familiar with the challenges many student-athletes face.
“Evans believes that there's value in these students having a little bit of change in their pocket to be able to live a decent college life,” Keepman said. “Having leaders at Evans to share our experience, or even mentoring some of the athletes, is critical to us, as we’re big believers in NIL.”
Keepman stressed the importance of partnering with student-athletes who are like-minded. “I think it comes down to the individual, and for me, whenever we've been presented with an athlete, I want to know more about them as a person. I want people that are engaged with Evans from an NIL perspective as an athlete to be selected similarly to how we hire our team members.”
Evans firmly believes that the NIL model, while in its early stages, is a fantastic starting point for student-athletes to get a piece of what they're creating and helping continually evolve for universities. We look forward to continuing to support these students for years to come. Evans currently partners with Badger football safety Hunter Wohler and softball player Molly Schlosser. Enjoy some content with these talented Badger student-athletes below!
Evans is excited to announce our NIL partnership with Wisconsin Badgers Football Safety, co-captain, and standout, Hunter Wohler. As Wisconsin's 3PL, we're big fans of all things Badgers and great coverage on and off the field. Let's go, Hunter (and Bucky)!
We're thrilled with our NIL partnership with Molly Schlosser, outfielder for the Badger Softball team. Molly's work ethic on and off the field makes our partnership the perfect fit. Read more about UW softball player Molly Schlosser, including UW Badgers Softball information, here.
Listen to Hunter discuss our partnership, and what NIL means to him and other student-athletes. Evans is a (very) Proud Partner of Wisconsin Athletics.
Getting to know Molly Schlosser: Part 1. Interested in getting to know Wisconsin Badgers outfielder Molly Schlosser? Check out this video where we asked her all of the tough questions. 😉 Wisconsin’s 3PL supports Molly and wishes the Badgers luck out on the diamond this season.
Getting to know Molly Schlosser: Part 2. Get to know Wisconsin Badgers outfielder Molly Schlosser a little more, in our second video where we ask her some hard-hitting (pun intended) questions. Evans is a proud partner of Wisconsin athletics!
