2025 all vote no play day recap
2025 All Vote No Play Day was a win for The Team! All Vote No Play is the annual NCAA legislation for teams to have a day ON for civic engagement on Election Day each year. Athletes from across the country put on events, promoting civic education and action on campus. With their combined impact, these athletes continue to reinvent the relationship between sports and civics.
Highlight achievements by the numbers
50+
AVNP Day Events
3,500+
In-Person Direct Engagements
115,000+
Social Media Impressions
100%
Fellows hosted events
EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The week of November 4th, more than 1,000 student-athletes across the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) made history together by marching to the polls, raising their voices, and taking a moment to “PAUSE” for purpose.
Stanford’s Democracy Day “All Vote No Play” rally brought the campus together to hear from Anne Wicks of the Bush Library, a three-time national champion player and coach from Stanford Women’s Volleyball, to celebrate civic engagement and teamwork.
JESS TORRES
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
Jess set up a panel for student athletes to hear how voting and civic engagement is vital to their understanding not only politics but their community at large.
JASMINE JACKSON
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jasmine’s event provided voter registration status information and how to check registration. Jasmine provided voter education information through a fun interactive true or false game
AYDEN BAKER
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Ayden hosted a pizza party to get Columbia athletes voter-ready ahead of the November 4th elections. Ayden educated folks on ballot measures, candidates, and checking voter registration.
AVAUGHN JOHNSON
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
The purpose of Avaughn’s event was to make voter registration quick, accessible, and encouraging for Mississippi College students during the lunch hour, helping more students get prepared to participate in upcoming elections.
LEXA HUNTER
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
Lexa Hunter put on a voter engagement event during Norfolk State’s homecoming football game. The high traffic gathering coined “The Fan Zone” featured a game called Spartans Vote where participants completed civic tasks for spirit merch.
