Name: Varsity Athletics
Start: 2026-02-09T00:00:00-0500
End: 2026-02-25T23:59:00-0500
Location: Rowan University Day of Giving

DAY OF GIVING MAY BE OVER, BUT YOU CAN STILL HELP ROWAN FORGE FORWARD. CLICK HERE TO MAKE A GIFT.

$ 439,966 raised 3,068 gifts

Varsity Athletics has raised $ 151,454 from 1,042 gifts!

Varsity Athletics

Forge a brighter future.

When you give to support Rowan Athletics, you strengthen the value of the Rowan student-athlete experience.

Rowan Athletics is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and committed to helping students achieve their fullest potential as scholars, athletes, leaders and members of society. The department is devoted to enhancing opportunities for success and competitive greatness.

A gift to our There Must Be More Champions Fund (Formerly the Athletics Association Fund) supports our Profs by enhancing these five core pillars: Academics, Facilities, Gameday Experience, Sport Performance, and Life Beyond the Game.

Your support has already enabled us to make progress on our new weight room, providing our student-athletes with a high-end facility to improve strength and conditioning, and to launch our scoreboard update project, which we aniticpate to be launched for all teams next academic year!

Consider helping us meet our Day of Giving match while also supporting your favorite team:

Leaderboard

Varsity Athletics: Dollars Raised Leaderboard

Which team will raise the most dollars on February 25? A generous Trustee is awarding bonus funds to the top five!

Rank	Prize	Team	Raised
1	$1,500	Swimming	$49,939.04
2	$1,250	Football	$24,137.00
3	$1,000	Softball	$16,225.26
4	$750	Field Hockey	$10,220.00
5	$500	Men's Cross Country, Track & Field	$7,563.97
6		Men's Soccer	$6,800.00
7		Women's Lacrosse	$6,445.26
8		Baseball	$4,980.00
9		Men's Basketball	$4,975.00
10		Women's Basketball	$4,270.00
11		Women's Soccer	$2,340.00
12		Women's Volleyball	$2,200.00
13		Women's Cross Country, Track & Field	$1,315.00

Ended

$2,000

Student Donor Challenge

WINNER: Women's Ice Hockey! CHALLENGE: It's never too early to pay it forward! Once we reach 200 current student donors, the fund with the most student gifts will win $2,000 in challenge money, thanks to a generous Trustee!

200 / 200 Donors

Completed

$2,500

Recent Alumni Challenge ('16 - '25)

WINNER: Men's Cross Country Track & Field. CHALLENGE: When 226 recent alumni (Classes of 2016 - 2025) make a gift to any area on Rowan University Day of Giving, $2,500 will go to the fund with the most recent alumni donors!

226 / 226 Donors

Completed

$500

PROFathon Prize: 856

WINNER: Nick Rua was the 856th donor of the day, awarding these extra bonus funds to Men's Club Lacrosse! CHALLENGE: In celebration of our favorite area code (and our PROFathon callers!), the donor who makes the 856th gift of the day will win $500 in prize money to the fund or school associated with their gift!

856 / 856 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Rowan Gift Challenge: 1,992nd gift

WINNER: Softball! CHALLENGE: Thanks to a transformative gift in 1992, GSC became Rowan College (and eventually, Rowan University). The donor who makes the 1,992nd gift of the day will win $1,000 in challenge money to the fund associated with their gift!

1,992 / 1,992 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

Varsity Athletics: Top Your '25

The top seven teams to outperform their total 2025 dollars raised during Day of Giving will be rewarded with additional funds!

Rank	Prize	Team	% +/-	Dollars Raised
1	$3,500	Men's Basketball	+1676.79%	$4,975.00 goal: $280.00
2	$2,750	Swimming	+718.00%	$49,939.04 goal: $6,105.00
3	$2,250	Field Hockey	+501.18%	$10,220.00 goal: $1,700.00
4	$1,750	Women's Basketball	+302.83%	$4,270.00 goal: $1,060.00
5	$1,250	Women's Lacrosse	+214.91%	$6,445.26 goal: $2,046.69
6	$1,000	Men's Cross Country, Track & Field	+142.94%	$7,563.97 goal: $3,113.51
7	$500	Softball	+86.94%	$16,225.26 goal: $8,679.25
8		Women's Soccer	+64.79%	$2,340.00 goal: $1,420.00
9		Women's Cross Country, Track & Field	+41.40%	$1,315.00 goal: $930.00
10		Men's Soccer	+34.24%	$6,800.00 goal: $5,065.39
11		Baseball	+14.09%	$4,980.00 goal: $4,365.00
12		Football	-7.38%	$24,137.00 goal: $26,059.20
13		Women's Volleyball	-9.84%	$2,200.00 goal: $2,440.00

Ended

$1,000

Senior Class Challenge

WINNER: Women's Ice Hockey! CHALLENGE: When 100 members of the class of 2026 give to any fund on Rowan University Day of Giving, $1,000 goes to the fund with the most Class of 2026 donors! (Gifts of $20.26 will earn your spirit cords for commencement!)

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

Success!

Philanthropy Scavenger Hunt

Hoot hoot hooray— you found us all! Every donor-sponsored owl has been discovered, and the challenge dollars have been unlocked to support the causes you care about most. Thanks for making our Philanthropy Scavenger Hunt a soaring success!

Completed

Match

Athletics Match: There Must Be More Champions Fund

MATCHED: Every dollar raised for the There Must Be More Champions Fund for Athletics will be matched up to $5,000, thanks to one of our Foundation Board members!

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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