{"id":3753,"date":"2026-07-02T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:07:24","slug":"settlement-allows-ncaa-athletes-to-keep-pre-enrollment-money-share-2m-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3753","title":{"rendered":"Settlement allows NCAA athletes to keep pre-enrollment money, share $2M fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement Monday that led the NCAA to agree to eliminate its rules prohibiting college athletes from keeping prize money they received before enrolling, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3751\">Hurricanes\u2019 first pick in NHL draft willing to wait his turn, keep working<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA also agreed to pay $2 million to college and high school tennis players who \u201csubmit valid claims\u201d that they forfeited prize money from March 19, 2020, and November 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Former UNC standout and 2025 NCAA singles champion Reese Brantmeier and Australian tennis player Maya Joint led the class action lawsuit filed in 2024, and the settlement was first agreed upon in February.<\/p>\n<p>Brantmeier had earned about $50,000 when she competed in the 2021 U.S. Open, but was only allowed to keep $10,000, plus expenses, to keep her college eligibility. Joint had to forfeit prize money as well, and she eventually turned professional before playing at Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis settlement provides real change for tennis high school student-athletes,\u201d said Peggy Wedgworth, a senior partner at Milberg, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, who were forced to choose between their sport and their college eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3749\">More New World screwworm has been detected. Latest updates for NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA previously allowed tennis players to accept only $10,000 per year in prize money before their enrollment to remain eligible. 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