ALABAMA star Riley White has become a social media sensation.
A graduate student out of Hoover, Alabama, the Crimson Tide pole vaulter is a fan favorite across her online platforms with just under 700,000 combined followers.
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A gymnast as a child, White turned to track and field in high school, ultimately taking to pole vaulting like a duck to water.
She told sh3gotgame: "I went out for track to try to gain some of my athletic feels back, however, when I tried out I cleared eight feet my first day.
"Later that season, I followed that up by clearing ten feet."
In 2018, White went on to win the Alabama High School Athletic Association's outdoor pole vault title, while also making the Super All-State Team.
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Since then, she has gone on to compete at the SEC Championships and broken her own personal record multiple times.
During her time with the Crimson Tide, White has become somewhat of a social media sensation - particularly on TikTok.
With just under 600,000 followers on the platform, her fans follow as she posts lifestyle updates, diet tips, lip-sync videos, and other content.
And she has gone on to make the most of her online fame, signing multiple Name, Image, and Likeness deals with brands such as Crocs, Bumble, Kendra Scott, and Tecovas among others.
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As a result of her deals, she has an annual NIL value of just under $150,000, per On3.
But perhaps her most notable NIL deal came in December 2021, when she announced on Twitter that she had signed with the WWE.
She tweeted: "I’m #NextInLine. Excited to join @wwe as part of the #WWENIL program! @WWE @WWERecruit"
The WWE's Next In Line program is aimed to provide "a clear pathway from collegiate athletics to WWE," according to its website.
Other prominent student-athletes to have joined the program include the Cavinder twins and University of Georgia softball star Jaiden Fields - who also happens to be NFL quarterback Justin Fields' sister.
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