CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston has announced a partnership with NOCAP Sports, a comprehensive open athlete activation platform that will give Golden Eagle student-athletes a marketplace to seek out Name, Image, and Likeness opportunities.

NOCAP Sports, was named a power player in the NIL market by Sports Business Journal. NOCAP Sports is a platform that provides resources for student-athletes to work with brands and enable them to form comprehensive and successful partnerships. Student-athletes can join the platform free of charge, create their profile and become eligible to build their brand. They will also help streamline the compliance process for Minnesota Crookston student-athletes in the reporting process of NIL activities. 

On June 30, 2021, the NCAA Division 1 Board of Directors approved a name, image and likeness (NIL) policy. This new policy allows all NCAA D1, D2 and D3 student-athletes to be compensated for their NIL as of July 1, 2021. 

"We are very excited to announce our partnership with NOCAP Sports," said Director of Athletics Stephanie Helgeson. "NOCAP Sports is a premier partner in the NIL market, and we are excited to partner with them to help our student-athletes maximize their brand, and pursue NIL opportunities. It is also a streamlined, efficient software that will allow us to digitize our entire NIL process in terms of compliance." 

About NOCAP Sports

NOCAP Sports was Co-Founded by Nicholas Lord, a former entrepreneurial student-athlete, Casey Floyd, former Director of Compliance at the University of Michigan, and Stan Golubtsov, former Fortune 500 Chief Technology Officer.

NOCAP Sports is a comprehensive NIL platform that provides every athlete regardless of school, sport, level or background, equal access to the best technology, resources and NIL opportunities to succeed in the NIL era.