ESPN BJK Youth Leadership Award Honorees

The Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award celebrates the legendary sports icon’s commitment to leadership and service, and honors high school and college-aged students who, like Billie Jean King, use sports to improve their communities. Honorees will either receive a one-time college scholarship or direct a grant to an eligible nonprofit aligned with their work.

2024 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award National Honorees

Conor Campbell
Trenton, NJ
Academic Sports Academy and The College of New Jersey

Ayanna Shah
San Diego, Ca
Second Serve Club Inc.

Hannah Smith
Richmond, VA
Sportable

2024 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Regional Honorees

Alayna Burns
Durham, NC
EcoAthletes

Sameer Mullick
Queens Village, NY
City in the Community Foundation

Gianni Quintero
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Assocation

Aubrey McLin
San Jose, CA
Female Footballers

Mia Philippi
Portland, OR
Voice in Sport Foundation

Brandon Hersh
Durham, NC
EcoAthletes

Santo Raggiri
New York, NY
Fair Play Project

Kethan Mokadam
Columbus, OH
Ohio State University Foundation – LiFEsports

Devin Arana
Los Angeles, CA
P.F Bresee Foundation

Anne Stauffer
Owensboro, KY
Alliance of Social Workers in Sports

Graham Wooden
Oneonta, NY
EDD Memorial Fund

Sara Blau
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Game Changers Foundation Inc.

Lila Emerson
Edina, MN
Her Next Play

Graham Allen
San Diego, CA
Urban Surf 4 Kids

Bryan Aviles
Austin, TX
4ATX Foundation

Mikayla Paquette
Boston, MA
Bridge Alliance

Claire Wegmann-Krider
Edina, MN
Her Next Play

Mia Darr
Milwaukee, WI
Positive Altitudes

Jalen Coleman
Inglewood, CA
Outside J., Inc.

Kourtni (Mackenzi) Stewart
Atlanta, GA
LEAD Center for Youth

2023 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award National Honorees

Jordan Adeyemi
Duluth, GA
Special Olympics Inc.

Ashley Badis
Ewa Beach, HI
American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Federation

Rishan Patel
Atherton, CA
Alley-Oop Kids

2023 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Regional Honorees

Rumaiz Ahmed
Jamaica, NY
CITF

Denecia Fernandes
Inglewood, CA
Inner City Education Foundation

Viva Kries
Belle Vernon, PA
Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA

Onyekachukwu Arah
Silver Spring, MD
Peaceplayers International

Sandhya Mahesh
Pearland, TX
Star Skaters

William Munro III
Gainesville, FL
Special Olympics Florida

Ronny Delgado Zavala
Bronx, NY
South Bronx United Inc.

Molly Dreher
Sacramento, CA
Voice in Sport Foundation

Ana Klenke
Ballwin, MO
EcoAthletes

Ayanna Shah
San Diego, CA
Second Serve Club Inc.

2022 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Honorees

Noor Abukaram
Sylvania, OH
Let Noor Run Initiative

Kendall Dudley
Centreville, VA
SportsMom Foundation

Sydney Moore
San Diego, CA
Voice in Sport

Alicia Serratos
Orange County, CA
Wrestle Like a Girl

Lucy Westlake
Naperville, IL
AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation

2021 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Honorees

Adom Appiah
Spartanburg, SC
Ball4Good

Jacob Eusebio
Los Angeles, CA
Serving Advantage

Tory Bailey
Los Angeles, CA
Pete Brown Jr. Tennis

Amani Shah
San Diego, CA
Second Serve

Gabriel Banuelos
Los Angeles, CA
Nicks Kids

Holly Wilson
Prince George County, MD
L.A.C.E.S

2020 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Honorees

Joel Apudo
Atlanta, GA
Soccer in the Streets

Javonn Islar
Brooklyn, NY
PeacePlayers’ Leadership Development Program

Batouly Camara
New York City, NY
W.A.K.E.

Elijah Murphy
Washington, DC
The Grassroot Project

Niah Woods
Cincinnati, OH
The Grassroot Project

Ally Friedman
East Hampton, NY
THE BALL

Chelsea Quito
South Bronx, NY
Soccer Bloc

2019 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Honorees

Harrison Barnes
Bridgeville, DE
GearUp

Matthew Diaz
Bronx, NY
Fair Play

Lisa Parks
Atlanta, GA
Fair Play

Yasmine Sanchez
New York City, NY
Soccer Bloc

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