MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's College Athletics, in partnership with Opendorse, launched the Saint Mary's Marketplace Friday, the Gaels' official Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) marketplace for student-athletes.
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Saint Mary's becomes the first West Coast Conference institution to launch and official marketplace through Opendorse.
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The new and accessible platform will support Saint Mary's student-athletes by offering fans, brands and sponsors a single, streamlined platform to easily find, pitch, book and compensate Saint Mary's student-athletes for their NIL services.
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Interested supporters can visit the
Official Marketplace of the Saint Mary's Gaels now!
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Student-athletes can seamlessly review opportunities and accept deals, that will be automatically processed through the Opendorse platform to ensure compliance with state law and NCAA policy. Opendorse is a nationwide NIL leader and marketplace technology company in the student-athlete endorsement industry.
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"This is an exciting time for our student-athletes, and we wanted to properly enhance their experience by providing them with the most advanced service in the industry," Deputy Athletics Director for External Operations
Ryan Reggiani said. "It gives our supporters, fans, sponsors and donors an easily accessible tool to connect with our student-athletes on NIL opportunities."
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Saint Mary's student-athletes can be found in the Saint Mary's Gaels Marketplace, where each has created an individual profile to showcase their own unique preferences, interests and online channels.
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ABOUT OPENDORSEÂ
Opendorse is the leading marketplace technology in the athlete endorsement industry. More than 75,000 athletes use Opendorse to build and monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) with support from thousands of brands, fans, sponsors, donors and partners including over 100 collegiate sports teams, Team USA, PGA TOUR, NFLPA, MLBPA, WNBPA, LPGA, and more.Â
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