NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt student-athletes Brady Bliven and Taryn DeWese have been nominated for the 2025 Allstate NACDA Good Works Fall Team, which will be revealed at the end of August.
Bliven, a junior on the men’s cross country team, volunteers with the Jones Paideia Elementary School before and after-school program. He supported fundraising efforts for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital through the Dancing Dores campaign and participated in the SAAC Holiday Party, which annually supports children in advance of the Christmas holiday season. In May 2024, Bliven took part in a 10-day service trip to Guatemala.
A sophomore on the volleyball team, DeWese participated in a mission trip with WhoUWith Ministries to Albuquerque, New Mexico, over spring break. She has also volunteered with Anchorthon, a dance marathon fundraising event benefiting Children’s Miracle Hospital Network, Jones Paideia Elementary School, the Covenant School and Dream Streets.