featured ATHLETES
Chris Weidman • mma
Chris Weidman is a UFC fighter and former UFC Middleweight Champion hailing from Baldwin, New York.
College: Hofstra University (2024 Hofstra University Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee)
Collegiate Accolades: Chris earned All-American wrestling honors as a freshman and a sophomore at Nassau Community College before transferring to Hofstra University. At Hofstra, he became a 2x NCAA Division 1 All-American. He placed sixth at the 2006 NCAA championships his junior year and third at the 2007 NCAA championships his senior year.
Professional: Chris’ first professional fight was in 2009 at Ring of Combat
Professional Accolades: Chris won the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 162
Chris defended his championship 3x vs Anderson Silva (again), Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort.
Fun Fact: Chris’ 1st acting gig was as a rookie cop on the television show, King Of Queens.
Favorite activities: Chris enjoys watching his kids participate in various sports and activities, grilling and spending time with family and friends.
Present Day: Chris won his last fight on March 30, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 54. He is currently training for what’s next, does analyst work for the UFC and has guests on his Won’t Back Down Podcast.
Myles Jones • lacrosse
Myles Jones is a lacrosse star hailing from Huntington, New York.
College: Duke University
Collegiate Accolades: 3x All-American, a 2x L.T. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Award winner as the nation's top midfielder, a 2x Tewaaraton Award Finalist and was named the 2016 ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
Professional: #1 pick in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft
Professional Accolades:
Premier League Lacrosse (PLL) 3x All-Star 2019, 2021 and 2022
PLL All-Pro 2021
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) 2x All-Star 2017 and 2018
MLL All-Star Game MVP 2017
Fun Fact: Myles’ lacrosse role models coming up the ranks were Kyle Harrison and Paul Rabil. Paul Rabil is the co-founder of PLL where Myles currently plays.
Favorite activities: Spending time with his family, gaming and streaming as well as working in fashion and sneaker design.
Present Day: Myles is playing lacrosse in the PLL for the New York Atlas, is a lacrosse analyst for ESPN and is a real estate agent in Florida.
Nic Lamb • surfing
Nic Lamb is a big wave surfing champion hailing from Santa Cruz, California
Professional: Nic made his professional debut at 16 years old.
Professional Accolades: Nic has won a number of air shows and short board events along with the big wave tournaments listed below.
2014 The Punta Galea Challenge Champion (Spain)
2016 Mavericks Champion (California)
2017 The Punta Galea Challenge Champion (Spain)
Fun Fact: His surfing started at such a young age that he doesn’t remember the first time he surfed.
Favorite activities: Surfing in any fashion is still his favorite thing to do. He enjoys good food and hanging with his friends.
Present Day: Nic continues to surf, model and grow his business. Nic is the Founder and CEO of Icebeanie inc. which was created as a safe, natural drug-free solution for migraine headaches and post-concussion symptoms.
Chris Algieri • boxing
Chris Algieri is a former kickboxing and boxing champion hailing from Huntington, New York.
College: Stony Brook University
Collegiate Accolades: Chris graduated from Stony Brook University with honors in May 2007 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Care Management and then went on to receive his Master’s degree from the New York Institute of Technology.
Professional: Chris’ first professional boxing match was on April 3, 2008
Professional Accolades: Chris won the WBO Junior Welterweight Title on June 14, 2014. Chris fought Manny Pacquiao on November 22, 2014, for the WBO Welterweight Title.
ISKA and WKA World Kickboxing Champion
Fun Fact: Chris’ favorite boxing movie is Raging Bull and Ali is the boxing movie he thinks looks most like a boxing match. Chris was the Performance Nutrition Consultant to the Stony Brook University Seawolves from 2016 to 2018.
Favorite activities: Chris enjoys writing. He has written two books, The Fighter’s Kitchen and So You Want To be A Fighter. Chris also loves to cook and share meals with friends and family.
Present Day: Chris can be found doing commentary for ProBox TV as a full-time analyst. He often speaks at Sports Performance conferences, seminars and summits on various topics of Human Performance and Nutrition.
Micah Hyde • American football
Micah Hyde is an NFL star hailing from Fostoria, Ohio.
College: The University of Iowa
Collegiate Accolades: Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year (2012), First Team All-Big Ten 2012 and Second-team All-Big Ten 2011
Professional: Drafted by the Green Bay Packers with the 159th pick in the 5th round in 2013
Professional Accolades:
2x Second-team All-Pro in 2017 and 2021.
Pro Bowl 2017
Fun Fact: Three sport athlete in high school. Micah played football, basketball and baseball.
Micah’s favorite football movie is Remember the Titans.
Favorite activities: Micah created Imagine for Youth Foundation back in his senior year in college. It started as a class project in 2013 and has grown. He created it to give sporting equipment to kids who needed it. It has now become a football camp with 500 kids being able to attend for free. There is also a charity softball game in Buffalo with the Bills players. Over 200k has been raised and half of it has been donated to the families of the victims of the Buffalo shooting. Other events include backpack drives which are held every year for as well as a kicks for kids event which donated over 500 pairs of shoes.
Present Day: Micah enjoys time with his family and is training for another season in the NFL.
Shasta Averyhardt • golf
Shasta Averyhardt is a professional golfer hailing from Flint, Michigan.
College: Jackson State University (2018 JSU Sports Hall of Fame Inductee)
Collegiate Accolades: Won 9 collegiate golf tournaments including 4 individual SWAC conference championships setting the conference record of six under par.
Professional: In 2011, Shasta earned her LPGA Tour card becoming the 4th African American Woman to earn LPGA Tour Status.
Professional Accolades: To date, she’s won 7 professional tournaments along with qualifying for the US Women’s Open. She spent some time competing on the LPGA Epson Tour, where she won the 2012 LPGA Epson Tour Rising Star Award.
Fun Fact: In 2014, Shasta decided to step away from the game and explore her accounting background as a tax associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In her third year at the firm, she realized how much she missed playing on tour and decided to pursue the LPGA Tour again in the spring of 2017.
Favorite activities: Shasta enjoys traveling, visiting local coffee shops, playing other sports, studying astrology and assisting with animal welfare.
Present Day: Shasta has accumulated conditional playing status on the Ladies European Tour for the 2024 season. In between competition, Shasta works with various brands/companies in the influencer space via social media campaigns and partnerships along with print and commercial work. Some of those include Parity, Ally, Golf Pride, Destination Kohler, and Bermuda to name a few. In addition, Shasta engages in various panel discussions that range from women in sports, all things golf, HBCU’s and health/wellness. In addition, she serves on two progressive boards: Swinging with Purpose as an ambassador and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment as an athlete advisor.
Alexander Massialas • fencing
Alex is a professional foil fencer and Olympian hailing from San Francisco, California.
College: Stanford University
Collegiate Accolades: 2013 and 2015 NCAA title in individual men’s foil and 4x NCAA All-American (youngest to win the NCAA title)
Professional: Alex has maintained a top 16 world ranking since 2012
Professional Accolades: At just 18 years old, Alex was the youngest foil fencer on the U.S. Foil team for the 2012 Olympics (London) and was also the youngest male representing the U.S. across all sports.
2016 Olympics (Rio)-1 Silver (individual) and 1 Bronze (team). First U.S. foil fencer to win two medals in the same Olympics since 1904 and first individual Silver since 1932.
2020 Olympics (Tokyo)-1 Bronze (team)
2024 Olympics (Paris)-TBD
Fun Fact: Son of 3x Olympic fencer Greg Massialas who is also his coach. Alex is a proud Chinese American, growing up with a Chinese mom, attending Chinese American International School, and being immersed in Asian culture.
Favorite activities: Alex loves hanging out with his friends, whether that means going to the beach, watching sports on TV, or getting a big meal. Though he’s a United Million Miler, some untouched places on his bucket list include Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Thailand, Vietnam, and Peru.
Present Day: Alex is preparing for the Olympics!
Tianna Madison • track & field
Tianna Madison is a former track and field star and Olympian hailing from Elyria, Ohio.
College: The University of Tennessee (2023 University of Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee)
Collegiate Accolades: She won the SEC Indoor Long Jump, SEC Outdoor Long Jump, NCAA Indoor Long Jump, and NCAA Outdoor Long Jump titles, and was recognized in Indoor and Outdoor for All-American honors. Tianna holds the record at Tennessee for best all-time mark of 6.89m in the outdoor long jump.
Professional: After Tianna’s sophomore year, Tianna was offered a NIKE contract to “go-pro” and left school to train full-time.
Professional Accolades: Tianna has won 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze medals across the World Athletics Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Relay Championships and the Continental Cups spanning from 2005 until 2015.
2012 Olympics (London)-1 Gold in the women’s 4x100 relay
2016 Olympics (Rio)-1 Gold in the long jump and 1 Gold in the women’s 4x100 relay
Fun Fact: 20 years after turning Pro, Tianna went back to school and finished her Social Work degree online. Tianna wrote a book called Survive and Advance. She is often times asked to be a motivational speaker on a variety of topics.
Favorite activities: Tianna loves listening to music, working out and being able to do motivational speaking engagements.
Present Day: Tianna is a mom, a licensed social worker and an assistant coach at San Jose State University.
TOBIAS HARRIS • basketball
Tobias Harris is an NBA player hailing from Dix Hills, New York.
College: University of Tennessee
Collegiate Accolades: Tobias was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and named 2nd Team All-SEC.
Professional: Tobias was drafted 19th in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats
Professional Accolades: Tobias’ career highs: Points (20), Rebounds (7.9), Assists (3.5) 3PT% (41%) and FT% (89%)
2x Community Assist Winner-Tobias most recently received this honor in December 2021 in recognition of his efforts to improve literacy and education outcomes with his Tobias Lit Labs campaign.
Fun Fact: Tobias’ dad, Torrel Harris was Hall of Famer, George “The Iceman” Gerving’s agent. Four of Tobias’ siblings played college basketball.
Favorite activities: Traveling, checking up on his businesses and being involved in philanthropic endeavors.
Present Day: Tobias just finished his 13th season in the NBA and is currently recovering and preparing for next season.