Katz, Buchanan Jr. Named to Allstate and NACDA Good Works Team

Northbrook, Ill. – GW student-athletes Rachel Katz (gymnastics) and Darren Buchanan Jr. (men's basketball) have been listed on the Allstate and NACDA Good Works Team for the winter 2025 season. The list, featuring 193 student-athletes from around the country, honors those excelling in sports, in the classroom and in the community. Nominated by their athletics administrators, conference office staff and coaches, these student-athletes embody leadership, service and character and will now be considered for selection to the inaugural Allstate NACDA Good Works Team.

Katz, a native of Charlotte, N.C., spent her summer as a Pediatric Therapy Student Volunteer in her hometown. Katz aided hemiplegic and neurodivergent children, aged 4 - 12, through fine motor activities, eating behaviors, camp activities and PT/OT sessions as a one-on-one assistant.

As a leader on the gymnastics team, she has overseen numerous volunteer activities with the Washington D.C. community in events such as the St. Jude Walk for children's cancer awareness, Walk to End Alzheimer's, cards for hospitalized children and the Susan G. Komen 'More than Pink Walk' for breast cancer awareness. As the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's Mental Health & Advocacy Chair, Katz organized GW's campus-wide bone marrow registry drive with the National Marrow Donor Program, registering approximately 100 potential donors and promoting the cause across campus. Katz has also participated in multiple annual service trips with Matthews Presbyterian Church, working in one of the most impoverished U.S. counties to paint homes and churches, assist with repairs as necessary and engage with community members and their children about their experiences.

Buchanan Jr., born and raised in D.C., founded Leg3ndary Experiences LLC to give back to his home city. Through his organization, Buchanan Jr. has organized a wide range of events. He has given back to the community by hosting a food giveaway during the Thanksgiving holiday season, organized a Christmas drive and provided Christmas gifts for two families in need. He started the school year off with a back-to-school giveaway for local Washington, D.C. students earlier in the fall. He has also put on a free basketball camp for children in the D.C. area, inspiring the next generation of student-athletes.

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