BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — For recently founded company 98Strong – which specializes in Name, Image & Likeness rights following the loosening of both state and federal limitations on student athletes being allowed to monetize their athletic success – the roots of the company lay in the pool.
Led by the trio of former Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)/Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference/Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) athletes Andrew Mavis (George Washington University, 2020), Nick Bunn (Harvard University, 2019) and Dina Brewer (Princeton University, 1988; Harvard University Law, 1992), the company – which derives its name from the fact that more than 98 percent of NCAA athletes do not reach the professional ranks in their respective sport — aims to leverage each student athlete’s superstar potential to monetize their NIL in the easiest way possible.
Recently featured in the New York Times, The company seeks student-athletes to join for free its proprietary system that links athletes like you together with sponsors. Per the organization’s website, “98Strong enables the talented and respected student athletes in the 98% to get the recognition and sponsors they deserve.”
Dina Brewer ’88 (Princeton University)
Brewer received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1988 and her Juris Doctorate (JD) from Harvard University Law School in 1992. She has been practicing corporate law for the past 20 years, first in New York with the firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell and then in London as the head of the legal group for Morgan Stanley’s private equity funds. She is currently the managing partner of Princeton Law Partners. Since moving to Princeton in 2005, she has joined the boards of the Center for Jewish Life at Princeton University and the Chapin School, as well as Princeton Internships in Civic Service.
Nick Bunn ’19 (Harvard University)
A native of Princeton, N.J., and a graduate of the Pennington School, Bunn tallied 142 goals, 87 assists and 68 steals during a four-year career with the Crimson spanning 2015-to-2018. He was a member of the 2016 and 2017 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Champion and 2018 NWPC runner-up Harvard squads.
Andrew Mavis ’20 (George Washington University)
A native of Princeton, N.J., and a graduate of the Pennington School, Mavis was a three-time Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Honorable Mention All-America selection (2017, 2018, 2019) and a three-time All-Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) selection (First Team: 2019, 2017; Second Team – 2018) honoree. The Most Valuable Player of the 2017 MAWPC Championship, he helped the Colonials claim the 2017 and 2018 MAWPC Championships with runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2019.
