Team USA Collegiate Storytelling Awards Nominating Form

College Sports Communicators & USOPC Team USA Collegiate Storytelling Awards Nomination Form

Projects nominated need to have been published/produced between January 1 and February 28, 2026. Deadline for nominations is October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM (ET). No late nominations will be considered.
Developed by a partnership between College Sports Communicators and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Games Committee, the Team USA Collegiate Storytelling Awards is a new awards program to honor CSC members who best promote their institutions or conference's student-athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games and elite international competitions

Criteria: Nominations will be judged on the following criteria: creativity of coverage, quality of material, success factor (analytics, where applicable) and wow factor.

Winners in years with Olympic & Paralympic Games, will be invited to attend the Team USA Collegiate Recognition Awards at the USOPC’s expense. This year’s ceremony will be held Dec. 8 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Each year’s honorees also will be honored at the following summer’s’ CSC Unite convention, beginning with the 2027 event in Orlando next June.

Important Note: If you are nominating a project done by a group on your campus or in your conference, at least one from that group who was integral as a creator and manager must have been an active 2025-26 CSC member or a current 2026-27 member. For the department categories, there is a spot on the nomination form to list all those who worked on the project.

Deadline to submit: October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM (ET).

Projects nominated need to be launched between January 1 and February 28, 2026.
Name

First NameLast Name
Employer (school, conference, etc.)
Current job title
Email
Mobile phone number
I certify that this project was published/produced between January 1 and February 28, 2026.
I certify that I (and/or at least one person who contributed to the project) was an active 2025-26 CSC member or am a current 2026-27 member
Name of your project, campaign, or content
Select the category for which this project is nominated:
Please describe your project and why you believe it is worthy of the Team USA Collegiate Storytelling Award.
Please provide any analytics that help identify the success of the project.
Please attach any relevant materials.

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URL link to nominated materials (if applicable)
For the department awards, list all individuals who worked on the project and should be included on the award (full name, employer, job title).
Is there anything else you’d like us to know as we evaluate your nomination?
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College Sports Communicators & USOPC Team USA Collegiate Storytelling Awards Nomination Form