It seems they’ve been everywhere for the past eight months, and now another accolade is headed towards LSU’s twin titans of NIL value.
A new Forbes magazine “30 Under 30” list focused on young athletes is set to include both Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese.
Dunne and Reese, both 21, are among the youngest athletes present on the list, which also includes former LSU track star Sha’Carri Richardson, 23.
Gymnast and social media star Dunne is the most highly-valued woman in college sports in terms of NIL while Reese isn’t far behind her on the list, having seen her profile rise dramatically after leading LSU to its first ever national championship in women’s basketball.
Both women appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue this past spring, a first for college athletes, and both shared the cover of SI later in the year as part of a story on the growth of NIL deals.
Richardson meanwhile took home the 2023 world championship in the 100 meters, setting a new championship record time in the process at 10.65 seconds, besting the 10.75 second-run that earned her the NCAA title in the event during her only year at LSU.