Six profile blurbs, one per athlete page. Each is written in RallyFuel’s fan-backing voice and grounded in verified 2026 NCAA Championship results.
Adaejah Hodge, Georgia | Sprinter
Remember the name, because the rest of the track world already does. As a redshirt freshman, Adaejah Hodge didn’t just contribute to Georgia’s 2026 national championship, she powered it, scoring 18 points almost single-handedly. The Douglasville, Georgia, native broke the collegiate 100m record in the prelims (10.63), took silver in the 100m final, then won the 200m national title with a collegiate-record 21.68. Two of sprinting’s most storied marks, both hers, in one weekend. With years of eligibility still ahead and a clear path toward LA 2028, Hodge is one of the most exciting young sprinters in the country, and the kind of athlete fans love to back before the rest of the world catches on.
Fuel Adaejah Hodge and back a Bulldog building a legacy.
Dejanea Oakley, Georgia | Sprinter
Dejanea Oakley saved the best for last. In her senior season, the Colonels Ridge, Jamaica, native blazed to a 48.79 in the 400m at the 2026 NCAA Championships, a collegiate record and a national title, run with the authority of a champion. Her 10 points were a cornerstone of Georgia’s team crown, and her name now sits atop the NCAA all-time lists. As Oakley closes one chapter and eyes the professional and international stage ahead of the 2028 Olympics, she’s exactly the kind of proven, record-setting talent worth rallying behind.
Fuel Dejanea Oakley and back a national champion and collegiate record-holder.
Michelle Smith, Georgia | 400m Hurdles
Champions are built on athletes who score when the spotlight is elsewhere, and Michelle Smith is one of those difference-makers. The sophomore from Frederiksted in the U.S. Virgin Islands finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2026 NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-America honors and five crucial points toward Georgia’s national title. With two more years of eligibility and a championship pedigree already in hand, Smith is a rising name in one of track’s most demanding events, and a smart bet for fans who want to back a star on the way up.
Fuel Michelle Smith and back a rising Bulldog hurdler.
Nina Ndubuisi, Georgia | Thrower
Every point counts when you’re chasing a national title, and Nina Ndubuisi delivered hers when it mattered. The junior thrower from Stuttgart, Germany, placed sixth in the shot put at the 2026 NCAA Championships, adding three points to Georgia’s championship total in one of the meet’s deepest fields. As an All-America-caliber thrower with eligibility remaining and momentum on her side, Ndubuisi anchors the field-event depth that turned the Bulldogs into champions, and she’s just getting started.
Fuel Nina Ndubuisi and back a Bulldog who shows up when it counts.
Alida van Daalen, Florida | Thrower
Alida van Daalen finished her Florida career exactly the way a champion should, as the best in the country. The senior from Rotterdam, Netherlands, led the entire Gator team with 16 points at the 2026 NCAA Championships, opening with a third-place finish in the shot put before launching a 65.98m discus on her third attempt to win the national title and set a meet record. A national champion, a record-holder, and the heart of Florida’s runner-up finish, van Daalen heads toward the professional and international ranks with a trajectory pointing all the way to LA 2028.
Fuel Alida van Daalen and back a national champion and meet-record holder.
Vance Nilsson, Florida | Hurdler
Some athletes are built for the big moment, and Vance Nilsson proved it on the sport’s biggest stage. Drawn into lane 9, the dreaded outside lane, running blind, the sophomore from Gilbert, Arizona, slashed more than a second off his time to win the 2026 NCAA 400m hurdles title in 48.06, the ninth-fastest mark in collegiate history. He became the first Gator to win the event since 2017, and he did it as an underdog seventh seed. With years of eligibility ahead and a ceiling that keeps rising, Nilsson is a breakout star to follow from right now toward the 2028 Olympics.
Fuel Vance Nilsson and back Florida’s lane-9 national champion.
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