Athlos debuted at Icahn Stadium in New York City, featuring six events: 100m, 100m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m. The event boasted a large prize purse, with winners earning $60,000 and athletes receiving a share of the event's revenue, a rare arrangement in track and field.
The House lawsuit has implications for every team at every school in every conference, highlighting a new era of revenue sharing with athletes.
In Chalmers, plaintiffs argued the NCAA's restrictions on NIL violated antitrust laws, asserting former athletes were unjustly deprived of lucrative compensation.