Iowa State center Audi Crooks leads the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, recognizing 20 student-athletes giving back to their communities
Rhea-AI Summary
Allstate (NYSE: ALL) and NACDA named the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter), recognizing 20 student-athletes for community service on Feb. 17, 2026. Iowa State center Audi Crooks was named team captain; the team was chosen from 180 nominees. Honorees receive monetary contributions, and the captain gets an additional gift and jacket.
The roster spans NCAA Divisions I–III, NAIA and junior colleges and highlights initiatives ranging from foundations and NIL donations to mentoring and food‑security programs.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, ALL gained 2.32%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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ALL was up 0.46% while key peers were mixed: HIG up 0.16%, but TRV, CB and WRB down. Moves are not uniformly in one direction, suggesting stock-specific trading rather than a clear sector rotation.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 04 | Q4/FY 2025 results | Positive | +2.6% | Strong Q4 and 2025 earnings, dividend increase, and new $4B buyback. |
| Jan 15 | Monthly catastrophe update | Negative | -0.3% | Reported December and Q4 catastrophe losses alongside policy count growth. |
| Jan 07 | Earnings call scheduling | Neutral | -0.3% | Announced timing and logistics for upcoming Q4 2025 earnings call. |
| Dec 18 | Monthly catastrophe update | Negative | -2.0% | Disclosed November catastrophe losses and policy counts by line. |
| Dec 10 | Marketing/safety report | Neutral | +0.1% | Released Holiday Driver Report on winter driving risks and app tools. |
Recent earnings and monthly catastrophe updates generally saw the stock move in the same direction as the news tone, with stronger moves on clearly positive financial results.
Over the last few months, Allstate’s news flow has centered on financial performance and operating metrics. On Feb. 4, 2026, strong Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, including $17.3B in Q4 revenue and $67.7B for the year plus a $4.0B buyback, coincided with a 2.65% gain. Monthly releases in November and December 2025 highlighted catastrophe losses and policy trends, with modest negative reactions. Today’s community-focused collegiate athletics announcement fits more into brand and reputational positioning than core financial drivers.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Allstate’s engagement in collegiate athletics and community service through the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, recognizing 20 student-athletes and naming Audi Crooks as captain. It reinforces the company’s brand and social-impact positioning rather than altering its financial outlook. In context of recent earnings strength and catastrophe updates, investors may watch how such initiatives support long-term customer relationships, reputation, and alignment with broader strategic goals.
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Key takeaways:
- Allstate and NACDA named 20 student-athletes to the 2025-26 Winter Good Works Team for their community service and leadership.
- Iowa State's Audi Crooks was selected team captain for her foundation's work supporting youth and families in
Iowa . - The Allstate NACDA Good Works Team was created to spotlight and reward student-athletes for their outstanding community service.
The Allstate NACDA Good Works Team was created to spotlight student-athletes for their outstanding community service. Honorees include men and women from NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and junior/community colleges, with student-athletes recognized each season across winter, spring and fall sports.
This season's team was selected from 180 student-athletes nominated by their schools. Honorees receive a monetary contribution from Allstate to further support their community service, with the team captain receiving an additional contribution and Good Works Team letterman jacket.
Chris DeBiase, Allstate executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel and collegiate sports ambassador:
"Allstate's longstanding support of collegiate athletics is part of its commitment to empowering young people to lead in their communities. Collegiate athletics shaped who I am as a leader and it's a privilege to celebrate the leadership these student-athletes are demonstrating through service."
Holly Rowe, ESPN Sports Commentator:
"As a reporter, I get to see the heart behind these athletes, and it is powerful. Programs like the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team give student‑athletes a national platform to lead and serve in meaningful ways. It takes organizations like Allstate and NACDA to build and fund opportunities that elevate community service, and I am inspired by their commitment. This team represents young people who use their influence to lift others, and it is an honor to celebrate them."
Iowa State center Audi Crooks named Winter Good Works Team captain
Crooks launched the Audi Crooks Foundation in 2025 to provide financial assistance and resources to youth engaged in education, athletics and arts programming.
In its first year, the foundation supported the Boys & Girls Club of
Crooks donates much of her name, image and likeness (NIL) earnings to the foundation and volunteers regularly with her family. On the court, she has earned national recognition as an Associated Press and
Audi Crooks, captain of the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter):
"I get to play the game I love, but giving back to
Meet the 20 Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team honorees
The 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter) includes 10 men and 10 women across all divisions, representing collegiate sports such as basketball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field and wrestling. Honorees support a breadth of service causes and ways student-athletes today are giving back, including:
- Connor Barket, Duke University, Men's Wrestling: Created the Rising Athletes Foundation to help provide mentoring, tutoring and fiscal aid to local high school athletes to help them achieve their goals.
- Ashtin Elder, Illinois Wesleyan University, Men's Indoor Track & Field: Serves at Eastview Christian Church, mentoring youth, volunteering in the nursery, participating in mission trips and creating digital content through his photography business.
- Ingrid Janney, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Women's Swimming & Diving: Regularly volunteers with the Race4Chase Kids Triathlon Program in honor of the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School, teaching children how to swim, bike and run.
- Flau'jae Johnson, LSU, Women's Basketball: Uses NIL earnings to support the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in honor of her late grandmother, donating
$1 - Franck Kepnang, University of
Washington , Men's Basketball: Launched the Franck & Family Foundation, supporting orphanages inCameroon and providing care packages to people experiencing homelessness, and serves on the board for the UW Black Student-Athlete Alliance. - Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State University, Men's Basketball: Serves as a Youth & Shelter Services Ambassador, inspiring youth through mental wellness, mentorship and community connection in his hometown of
Ames . - Sidney Morris, Morehouse College, Men's Indoor Track & Field: Launched PIES at Morehouse, a holistic wellness and faith-based initiative offering mental health resources, service opportunities and personal development tools to student-athletes across the Atlanta University Center.
Pat Manak, NACDA chief executive officer:
"With each season, the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team provides the platform to shine a bright light on student-athletes who are strengthening their communities, their institutions and their conferences. As we continue to expand this program, NACDA is honored to come together with Allstate to recognize another remarkable group of young leaders in sport."
The full 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter) roster, along with the inspiring stories of each student-athlete, can be found here.
About Allstate's Impact Through Collegiate Athletics
Allstate's longstanding support of collegiate athletics is part of its commitment to empowering young people to lead in their communities. Allstate has been a proud member of the collegiate athletics community for 20 years through its university and conference sponsorships, academic scholarships and community impact initiatives. Since 2005, the Allstate Good Hands Nets program has raised millions of dollars in scholarships with every field goal and extra point scored. Allstate recently upped the donations for each kick, funding more scholarships for student-athletes across all sports. Since 2008, Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) have honored hundreds of student-athletes for outstanding community service through the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. In 2024, Allstate expanded the program in partnership with NACDA to recognize student-athletes across all divisions and sports seasons. This January marked the 20th year as title sponsor of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the premier events in college football.
About NACDA
Now in its 61st year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 24,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,300 institutions throughout
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