FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — ZIPS Car Wash announced in a press release the company has released another episode in its video interview-based approach to NIL, Car Wash Convos, this one featuring University of Arkansas Razorbacks’ senior gymnast Jensen Scalzo.
Scalzo is the first female student-athlete representing the University of Arkansas for Season 2 of Car Wash Convos and is interviewed by host Taliyah Brooks, University of Arkansas alumni and track & field star for the Razorbacks.
During a ride through ZIPS Car Wash in Fayetteville, they discuss Scalzo’s nicknames, pre-meet superstitions, her love for photography and more.
“Shout out to ZIPS for featuring female student-athletes in Car Wash Convos — it was really fun to be a part of this unique series and to represent my team and my school,” said Scalzo.
A senior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Scalzo has appeared in every bar lineup of Arkansas’ nine meets in 2024 and has earned top three finishes in two.
This season the Gymbacks have earned their two highest scores in program history, the best a 197.650 at Missouri on March 3.
“Highlighting student-athletes representing Olympic sports in our video series has been a driving force for student-athlete selection for each season of our series,” said Rebecca Latacz, chief marketing officer, ZIPS Car Wash. “We feel Car Wash Convos is a very unique approach to putting the spotlight on less recognized but highly accomplished sports teams and we’ll continue to push this initiative in Season 3 of our series next year,” she added.
Car Wash Convos will feature two additional student-athletes from the University of Arkansas this academic year with a combined roster of 22 student-athletes representing six universities for Season 2.
ZIPS’ student-athlete roster was secured through a collaboration between Learfield and Opendorse.
Season 1 resulted in more than 4 million impressions and over 2 million video views.
With the new ZIPS mobile app, Razorback fans can earn wash rewards and app-only deals, as well as win a free wash just for joining.
