Check presentation April 21 on The University of Texas at Austin Campus

INDIANAPOLIS, April 21, 2016 - Athletic retailer The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) and Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated Group are proud to announce this year's Campus Rush Scholarships, sponsored by Finish Line. The three winners, who will each receive $5,000, are students Jori Epstein of The University of Texas at Austin, Griffin Adams of the University of Utah and Kelsey Jones of Washington State University. Finish Line and Sports Illustrated will host an on-campus formal check presentation April 21 for Epstein.
The award is given to three outstanding student journalists from the growing Campus Rush network - known as Campus Correspondents - of more than 60 schools across the country. Sports Illustrated launched Campus Rush last August to cover the passion, culture and lifestyle of college sports. Finish Line has been a sponsor of Campus Rush since the site's inception and has proudly supported the Campus Correspondent program. Applicants were ranked based on performance as a Campus Correspondent, academic and professional achievement as well as contributions to the community.

  • WHAT: $5,000 Check Presentation to Campus Rush Scholarship winner Jori Epstein
  • WHEN: Thursday, April 21 at 5:00 p.m. (CDT)
    * Media availability with B.J. Schecter, executive editor at Sports Illustrated and editor of Campus Rush
  • WHERE: The University of Texas at Austin, CMA Building, Lady Bird Johnson Conference Room

'As an influential voice on campus, these student journalists captured the pulse of local fans with quality, behind the scenes content from across the country,' said Scott Hamlin, director of marketing at Finish Line. 'Their backgrounds are as diverse as the schools they represent and we are pleased to have the unique opportunity to celebrate the wins and support life's biggest possibilities for these three Campus Correspondents through the scholarship program.'

'These individuals from schools across the country have done a terrific job infusing the local flavor of their schools with unique perspective via Campus Rush,' said B.J. Schecter, executive editor at Sports Illustrated and editor of Campus Rush. 'In our first year with this program, Finish Line has been an outstanding partner and we're thrilled to have the opportunity to highlight the work of these all-star student journalists.'

About The Finish Line, Inc.

The Finish Line, Inc. is a premium retailer of athletic shoes, apparel and accessories. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Finish Line has approximately 980 Finish Line branded locations primarily in U.S. malls and shops inside Macy's department stores and employs more than 14,000 sneakerologists who help customers every day connect with their sport, their life and their style. Online shopping is available at www.finishline.com and www.macys.com. Mobile shopping is available at m.finishline.com. Follow Finish Line on Twitter at Twitter.com/FinishLine or Twitter.com/FinishLineNews and 'like' Finish Line on Facebook at Facebook.com/FinishLine. Track loyalty points and find store and product information with the free Finish Line app downloadable for iOS and Android customers.

Finish Line also operates JackRabbit (previously referred to by the company as Running Specialty Group), which includes 72 specialty running stores in 17 states and the District of Columbia under the JackRabbit, The Running Company, Run On!, Blue Mile, Boulder Running Company, Roncker's Running Spot, Running Fit, VA Runner, Capital RunWalk, Richmond RoadRunner, Garry Gribble's Running Sports, Run Colorado, Raleigh Running Outfitters, Striders and Indiana Running Company banners. More information is available at www.jackrabbit.com or www.boulderrunningcompany.com. Follow the latest about the brand on Twitter at Twitter.com/JackRabbit or Instagram via @JackRabbitNYC.

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All of these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, management assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. The principal risk factors that could cause actual performance and future actions to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the company's reliance on a few key vendors for a majority of its merchandise purchases (including a significant portion from one key vendor); the availability and timely receipt of products; the ability to timely fulfill and ship products to customers; fluctuations in oil prices causing changes in gasoline and energy prices, resulting in changes in consumer spending as well as increases in utility, freight and product costs; product demand and market acceptance risks; deterioration of macroeconomic and business conditions; the inability to locate and obtain or retain acceptable lease terms for the company's stores; the effect of competitive products and pricing; loss of key employees; execution of strategic growth initiatives (including actual and potential mergers and acquisitions and other components of the company's capital allocation strategy); cybersecurity risks, including breach of customer data; a major failure of technology and information systems; and the other risks detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this report and Finish Line undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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