Olivia Dunne has taken societal media by large wind since joining TikTok successful 2020, raking successful 13.2million followers connected nan level and Instagram since then, prompting herself to quickly go 1 of nan astir valuable assemblage athletes owed to lucrative NIL deals.
But, nan 21-year-old LSU gymnastics star, who's weighted arsenic nan 2nd astir profitable NIL earner down Colorado backmost Sheddeur Sanders ($4.8M) astatine $3.9M, could beryllium quickly dethroned by a definite shot subordinate astatine nan University of North Carolina astatine Chapel Hill... Kate Faasse.
According to Barstool Sports, Faasse's sanction went viral connected X aft an relationship that goes by nan sanction 'College Cuties' shared racy snaps from her Instagram relationship connected nan platform.
The station has generated astir 3M views since its was shared earlier this period connected July 10th.
Faasse - an incoming inferior astatine UNC - plays arsenic a midfielder, aliases forward, for nan Tar Heels, according to nan team's charismatic website. She scored doubly and assisted thrice successful 23 games during nan 2023 season, playing a full of 716 minutes.
Kate Faasse - a midfielder for UNC - is being tipped to go nan adjacent collegiate prima athlete
The 21-year-old, who tin besides beryllium deployed arsenic a forward, is group to beryllium a inferior twelvemonth astatine Chapel Hill
She first went viral aft her snaps connected Instagram were shared connected X and a Barstool Sports story
However, Faasse has immoderate catching up to do arsenic Olivia Dunne's NIL valuation is group astatine $3.9M
In 2022, nan Phoenix, Arizona, autochthonal scored and assisted doubly each successful 17 games played arsenic a freshman.
Before college, Faasse scored 31 goals and assisted 12 times successful precocious schoolhouse contempt missing her inferior play owed to injury.
Other than soccer, she enjoys coating successful free time, according to UNC's website.
Faasse comes from a family of precocious level athletes, too, arsenic her mother ran way successful assemblage while her grandfather was a master shot player.
Born successful 2004, nan shot subordinate is only a twelvemonth younger than Dunne, who will beryllium returning to LSU successful nan fall to compete for a 5th twelvemonth connected nan Tigers' gymnastics team.
Faasse - a Phoenix, Arizona autochthonal - scored doubly and assisted thrice successful 23 games for UNC successful '23
Born successful 2004, nan shot subordinate is only a twelvemonth younger than Dunne, who'll return to LSU successful Sept.
Dunne intelligibly has nan precocious manus erstwhile it comes to societal media pursuing -- 13.2M vs. 21.6k
She is sponsored by Accelerator Active Energy (seen pinch Travis Kelce), Vuori, Nautica, etc.
Therefore, arsenic agelong arsenic Dunne stays successful college, it seems improbable that anyone tin dethrone her, including Faasse, who doesn't yet characteristic connected On3's NIL 100 list.
Dunne is nan only female ranking successful nan list's apical 10 pinch Flau'jae Johnson coming up adjacent astatine No. 12 pinch a $1.2M NIL valuation.
Dunne tin besides trust connected her narration pinch MLB All-Star Paul Skenes to boost her popularity, arsenic her fellow continues to impressment connected nan Pittsburgh Pirates.
The rookie pitcher made his reddish carpet debut pinch Dunne, earlier this week.
Dunne has besides established a modeling profession done 1 of her NIL deals pinch Sports Illustrated. She is besides sponsored by apparel brands American Eagle, Nautica, Vuori and energy portion Accelerator Active Energy, which she starred successful an advertisement for pinch Travis Kelce, of nan Kansas City Chiefs.
Before going to college, Faasse (far left) scored 31 goals and assisted 12 times successful precocious school
Other than making money disconnected lucrative NIL deals, Dunne is besides a exemplary for Spots Illustrated
Dunne is besides expanding her fame successful shot owed to her romance pinch MLB's Paul Skenes
Therefore, contempt boosting an awesome full of 21.6k followers connected Instagram and TikTok, Faasse is still margins distant from catching up to Dunne.
But, erstwhile Dunne completes her past twelvemonth successful Baton Rouge, past Faasse could spot her fame exponentiate conscionable for illustration nan gymnast's.
Only clip will tell.
Better not driblet your crown anytime soon, Livvy...