# @ncaa on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-npGkzxyQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37067157-ncaa-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-19T20:12:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NCAA (@NCAA) — https://gondola.cc/NCAA

## Caption

The Pat Summitt Award recognizes an individual within the NCAA membership who has demonstrated devotion to the development of college athletes and made a positive impact on their lives. Named after Pat Summitt, this award honors her contributions to sports and her commitment to student-athlete success both on and off the court. The 2026 recipient of the award is legendary fencing icon, Dr. Nikki Franke.

Fencing icon Nikki Franke, former student-athlete at Brooklyn and longtime coach at Temple, built a national powerhouse over her 50-year coaching career. She led Temple to the 1992 NCAA women’s foil team championship, became the university’s all-time winningest women’s coach, and guided generations of fencers to NCAA and All-America honors. An Olympian and four-time National Coach of the Year, Franke was the first woman of color to win an NCAA team title in fencing. Beyond competition, she championed Title IX, co-founded the Black Women in Sport Foundation, and mentored countless athletes, leaving a lasting legacy in sport and leadership.

Dr. Nikki Franke continues to lead and inspire generations of student-athletes and coaches alike.

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