Elite Athletes. Trusted Mentors.
Our mentors aren’t just any athletes—they’re high-performing NCAA Division I student-athletes who know exactly what it takes to excel. More than just role models, they are driven, relatable, and committed to giving back by guiding the next generation. They’ve been in your athlete’s shoes—and they’re here to show them what’s possible with the right mindset, work ethic, and support.
Tyler Ganus
Founder of Young Champions Training
Team USA Silver Medalist
2023 Pac-12 Champion and Vanderbilt Regional Champion
2023 Rawlings “Big Stick” Batting Title (.345)
2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2025 Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community and Impact Award Nominee (Northwestern Campus Winner)
2025 Allstate / NACDA Good Works Team Winner
Summa Cum Laude Graduate at the University of Oregon and Northwestern (Cumulative GPA Above 4.0)
2023 Jaqua Award (Highest Student-Athlete GPA) and 6× Dean’s List
Bachelor of Science Degree in Music
Graduate Certificates in Sports Communication and Technology Entrepreneurship
Chloe Brown
Head of Volleyball
Athena Volleyball Academy Coach, 2022 Nationals
Played for the Ones Pair and Team Captain (Oregon)
Played in 80 Sets Across 23 Matches, Making 18 Starts
Recorded Her Third Double-Double with 10 Kills and 10 Digs Against Washington State
2019 Oregon Classic All-Tournament Team (Oregon State)
2018 All-Tournament Team at Sunshine State (Oregon State)
Played Six Rotations as a Freshman in 2018 (Miami)
2017 Oregonian Player of the Year
2017 Gatorade Player of the Year
Bryce Boettcher
Head of Football
2024 Burlsworth Trophy award winner
2024 Big Ten Conference champion
Team captain for Stanford game 2023
Team captain for Boise State game 2024
Logged 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble in 2023
Graduated in 3 years with a degree in social science and emphasis in economics
3-star dual-threat quarterback in high school
Impact player in both baseball (Drafted by Houston Astros) & football for the Oregon Ducks
2× Pac-12 Conference spring academic honor roll
Jide Awujo
Head of Soccer
Northwestern offensive player of the year in 2024
Led the 2024 Northwestern team in goals (5), points (10), game-winning goals (2), and shots on goal (10)
#13 in the Big Ten Conference in goals in 2024 (5)
Top 25 in the Big Ten Conference in points scored (10) in 2024
2024 CSC Academic Men’s Soccer All-District Team
Ranked fourth on the team in overall points at Villanova in 2022
Delivered tying goal in Villanova’s 2-1 comeback win at Creighton in the 2021 Big East Tournament
Part of the most successful men’s soccer team in Villanova’s history (2021)
Cum laude graduate from Villanova University
Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration from Villanova University
Graduate Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship
Cami Wilson
Head of Cheer
SMOED Cheer World Champion // Team USA Cheer staff
MBA in Sports Business
NCATA All-Academic Team in 2024
NCATA Athlete of the Week (Week 7, 2024)
3× Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021–2023)
4× NCATA academic Honor Roll (2021–2024)
4× USA All-American in High School
3× Mission League All-Academic Team
3× Varsity Cheer Captain
“Woman of the Year” at Notre Dame High School
Nico Tierney
Head of Water Polo
2024 NCAA National Champion (UCLA)
Masters in Transformative Coaching and Leadership (UCLA)
MPSF Honorable Mention in 2024 // ACWPA All-American Honorable Mention in 2024
Second Team All-WCC in 2023
WCC Player of the Week in 2023 and GCC Player of the week in 2021
2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors in 2022 and 2023
WCC All-Academic Team Honorable mention in 2023 // GCC All-Academic Team in 2021
WCC Commissioner’s honor roll (bronze) in 2023
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete in 2021, 2022, and 2023
3-time Team USA Member in 2018, 2019, and 2021 Team USA
Gold medalist and MVP at 2019 Pan American Championship
Katriina Wright
Head of Track & Field
2024 USTFCCCA First-team Outdoor All-American // 3× Pac-12 Champion
2024 Outdoor seventh place finish
Ran a 50.8 PR split in Rome, qualified in the 4x4 relay for world championships in Tokyo
Represented Finland at the World U20 Championships in Colombia and finished fourth in 4x400-meter (3:33.15)
Finished 6th in 400 at the U23 European Championships at 20 years old
2023 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (400 meters) – had fifth-fastest performance (3:27.77) in Oregon’s history
Ran a lifetime best of 52.39 to finish eighth in the 400 meters at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships
Psych major, business minor, and sports business minor
SAAC exec for 2 years – Be Oregon co-chair; Women of Oregon co-chair, gave endowment speech as a sophomore, hosted opening ceremonies junior year
On planning committee for NIL Expo and panelist // Planned and moderated Women’s Symposium
2024/25 Team Captain of the track and field team
2019 CIF State Champion at 400 meters as a sophomore
