Nia Akins unfollowed all Brooks accounts and deleted/archived most of her posts.
Where's she going to?
Nia Akins unfollowed all Brooks accounts and deleted/archived most of her posts.
Where's she going to?
Brooke screwed over an athlete?!
No way that’d never happened before.
Probably going to hang out in Boulder with fellow Brooks Beasts alumni Spencer and Allie
How many people can afford a house in Boulder? Certainly very few on this board
4 year contract expired, pretty simple
She’s an Olympian and probably wants more money than Brooks can afford. Good luck in her search for a new sponsor.
That’s too bad. Josh and Nia were a great mid D combo for Brooks.
And their spikes are excellent.
Hope she excels in future endeavors.
And now I will joke that Brooks is clearing room to go all in on Parker Valby.
Wonder if she would do a standard thank you goodbye post or was this a more acrimonious split (nothing to suggest this)
What\'s next for Nia Akins? wrote:
Nia Akins unfollowed all Brooks accounts and deleted/archived most of her posts.
Where's she going to?
This is interesting but I have to ask: how did you discover that she unfollowed her sponsor and archived posts on an average Thursday in August?
Interesting. I went to her Insta and OP is correct. I looked and she also no longer follows Danny Msckey or Josh Kerr. Follows other Beasts though. Like Marta Freidas and Brandon Kidder.
fiddle wrote:
Interesting. Just 12 hours ago, Brooks profiled her on their Instagram:
pretty lame how they photoshopped those pictures. Better show the athletes in their brooks-gear.
If she did indeed leave brooks let's pray that she does not go to the Union AC. If she does that would ve the end of her career
The Olympics are over and that means house cleaning time at a lot of shoe companies. Some athletes like Akins will want more money and leave. Older athletes and underperforming athletes will be cut/non-tendered as sponsors look to refresh their rosters and build towards LA28.
Fun fact: Brooks signed Ilona Maher from the US Rugby Team as an influencer. She hit 1 million followers during The Games and is having a huge moment with her personality and body positivity message. The reality is that Brooks will see more sales in the coming months from this partnership than they will from Josh Kerr, Brandon Miller, or Nia Akins.
Get That Money! wrote:
The Olympics are over and that means house cleaning time at a lot of shoe companies. Some athletes like Akins will want more money and leave. Older athletes and underperforming athletes will be cut/non-tendered as sponsors look to refresh their rosters and build towards LA28.
Fun fact: Brooks signed Ilona Maher from the US Rugby Team as an influencer. She hit 1 million followers during The Games and is having a huge moment with her personality and body positivity message. The reality is that Brooks will see more sales in the coming months from this partnership than they will from Josh Kerr, Brandon Miller, or Nia Akins.
That rugby athlete doesn’t move the needle for me. Kerr has probably kept Brooks on the radar, when considering a shoe purchase.
This is a horrible look for Brooks. Nia has had a great year and should be rewarded. If this is strictly a switch for financial reasons then Brooks has messed up. Relationships are important.
What's next for Nia Akins? wrote:
Nia Akins unfollowed all Brooks accounts and deleted/archived most of her posts.
Where's she going to?
In terms of US-based groups with middle distance focus you have:
-VNTC (no women as of yet)
-Union (negative sentiment here, but McKenna Keegan has progressed well)
-Heartland (Allie Wilson to train with)
-Atlanta Track Club (had a tough year seemingly)
-UA Baltimore (mostly men I think?)
-Puma Elite (Dorcas Ewoi had a great year)
-UA Dark Sky (more 1500 focus, but flexible setup)
-SOVA (mostly men)
-Derek Thompson (Philly return?)
-Empire Elite (all men I think)
Probably missing some.
Kersee?
Why would she unfollow Josh Kerr even if she was moving groups? Wonder if something happened between them
Kerr is basically married so no