NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State's fourth-annual "Support Your Sport" week is live and friends of Redbird Athletics are encouraged to support their favorite program or programs by clicking here. Illinois State established a goal of raising $125,000 for this campaign and the campaign will run from August 7 through August 14 at noon.
The team that secures the highest number of donors will win a $1,000 prize while the team that raises the most amount of money will also receive a $1,000 prize. Additionally, the team with the largest percentage increase in fund raised from 2022 will also win a $1,000 prize.
Many sports also have challenge gifts that can be unlocked. Anyone interested in creating a challenge gift can contact Derek Stark at drstar2@ilstu.edu or 309-438-3803.
"Our fourth-annual Support Your Sport week is here and we are thrilled to have our programs, alumni, and fans compete in this challenge," ISU Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs said. "This fundraising campaign is pivotal to enhancing our student-athlete experience. Our teams have pinpointed where additional funding would be useful as we strive to compete for conference titles and seek our fifth-straight MVC All-Sports trophy."
Specific Needs by Sport Identified:
• Baseball – equipment for Paul DeJong Baseball Training Facility
• Men's Basketball – nutrition, meals
• Women's Basketball – foreign trip
• Cheer – enhance training and skill development, equipment
• Football – athletic training equipment
• Men's Golf – indoor training facility
• Women's Golf – indoor training facility
• Gymnastics – gear, leotards, resi pit for the tumbling strip
• Soccer – Adelaide Street Field facility initiatives
• Softball – travel, equipment, technology
• Swimming & Diving – travel
• Men's Tennis – extended travel trip
• Women's Tennis – Hawaii trip
• Track & Field/Cross Country – best competitive opportunities to earn more NCAA qualifying times during indoor/outdoor season
• Volleyball – overseas trip
Up-to-date leaderboards can be found by clicking here.
For questions, please contact Dax Schnase at ddschn1@ilstu.edu or 309-438-1506. For all the latest on the Redbirds Support Your Sport Challenge, stay tuned at GoRedbirds.com and follow team's social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
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