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USF ATHLETICS

Gifts to USF ATHLETICS provide student-athletes, coaches, and staff with critical resources to excel in competition, the classroom, and the community. You are helping to comprehensively prepare over 500 student-athletes in meaningful ways like health and wellness, cutting-edge equipment, team travel, apparel, and recruiting. Make an impact and support an area you are passionate about. 

Support your team!
 There are countless ways in which you can support USF Athletics and further the impact on the lives of our student-athletes. This year you can donate to:

  • General Athletics: Provide the foundation that supports every student-athlete and every team. Your gift will benefit the athletic department's greatest needs.
  • Team of choice - support your favorite team(s) and help student-athletes continue to compete at the highest level. Your gift is critical to the sustained success of each and every one of our programs.

$4,500
Let's Build our Community
YOU DID IT! Anonymous donors gave $36,000 to the USF Fund. Let’s come together, spread the momentum, and make something amazing happen!
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$1,000
GIVE2COO GAME TIME!
COMPLETE! Director of Athletics Jon Hart will contribute $1,000 once 35 donors give to USF Athletics. Let’s come together to start strong!
35 / 35 Donors
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$1,200
Athletics Challenge
COMPLETE! The Stewart Family will give $1,200 for every 35 donors that give to USF Athletics, up to a total of $6,000. Together, we can make an impact!
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$2,000
1960s Alumni Challenge
COMPLETE: Thanks to an anonymous donor, when 25 alumni from 1960-1969 give, $2,000 will be unlocked for Academic Scholarships. Let’s build a legacy together!
25 / 25 Donors
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$2,500
New Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! New to giving? When 50 new donors participate in #GIVE2COO, $2,500 will be unlocked for the USF Fund by an anonymous alum. Join us and make a difference!
50 / 50 Donors
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Baseball Match
COMPLETE! In memory of Ken 'SID' Kortemeyer '74, Mark Wolitarsky '77 and his wife Berinda will match all gifts to Baseball, up to $500. Let’s hit it out of the park for USF Baseball!
$500 MATCHED
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Cross Country/Track & Field Match
COMPLETE! A generous gift from Shane '96 and Elisabeth Sandersfeld will match all donations to Cross Country/Track & Field, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. Together, our alumni community makes a difference!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Football Match
GOAL! All gifts to Football will be matched up to $25,000 by the Coo Football Legacy Association. Together, we can reach this goal!
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Men’s Golf Match
COMPLETE! In memory of Ken "SID" Kortemeyer '74, Mark Wolitarsky '77 and his wife Berinda are teeing up some generosity—they are matching all gifts to Men's Golf up to $500!!
$500 MATCHED
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Women’s Soccer Match
COMPLETE! All gifts to Women’s Soccer will be matched up to $1,000 by an anonymous donor. Your donation helps us keep the wins coming, and the nets shaking!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Women's Swimming Match
SPLASH! YOU DID IT! Gifts to Women Swimming will be matched up to $500 by a generous gift from Jill and Paul TenHaken '05. Dive into giving for our swimmers!
$500 MATCHED
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Men's Wrestling Match
PINNED! All gifts to Men’s Wrestling will be matched up to $5,500 by anonymous donors. Show our team the power of community support!
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Leaderboard
Duel of the Decades: Most Donors
Check back during #GIVE2COO to see which decade of alumni has the most donors from our USF community!
In what decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Donors
1 2010-2019 35
2 1970-1979 35
3 1980-1989 31
4 1960-1969 26
5 1990-1999 26
6 2000-2009 25
7 2020+ 15
8 1950-1959 10
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Highest Number of Donors
Every gift matters and adds up to make a difference at USF. Check out which funds have the highest donor participation today!
Rank Highest Number of Donors Donors
1 USF Fund - Greatest Needs 112
2 Football 70
3 Academic Scholarships 41
4 Theatre 38
5 Cross Country/Track & Field 32
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$43,000
50 States Challenge: Uniting Our USF Community Nationwide
#GIVE2COO is sweeping the nation! For every state from which we receive a gift, $1,000 will be unlocked until we reach all 50 states. Check out the heatmap to see what states we are missing. Unlocked money will be added periodically with special thanks to the alumna who made this challenge possible! The following states have been unlocked: SOUTH DAKOTA | GEORGIA | IOWA | MINNESOTA | WYOMING | FLORIDA | MICHIGAN | NEBRASKA | COLORADO | MARYLAND | NORTH CAROLINA | TENNESEE | WISCONSIN | ARIZONA | IDAHO | TEXAS | INDIANA | NEW JERSEY | OHIO | WASHINGTON | ILLINOIS | NORTH DAKOTA | CALIFORNIA | MASSACHUSETTS | CONNECTICUT | MISSOURI | PENNSYLVANIA | VIRGINIA | LOUISIANA | MONTANA | RHODE ISLAND | NEW YORK | ALASKA | ARKANSAS | DELAWARE | OKLAHOMA | SOUTH CAROLINA | KANSAS | NEW HAMPSHIRE | UTAH | ALABAMA | MISSISSIPPI | NEW MEXICO
43 / 43 Donors
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$5,000
Run, Jump, Cheer for 141 Years
COMPLETE! For USF’s 141st anniversary, if 141 donors give to USF Athletics, a couple from the class of 1966 will contribute an additional $5,000 to USF Athletics. Let’s celebrate our legacy!
141 / 141 Donors
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$1,610
Alumni Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! When 100 alumni come together to give, the Alumni Association Board will unlock $1,610 for Academic Scholarships. Every gift counts—let’s unite!
100 / 100 Donors
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$1,000
1970s Alumni Challenge
COMPLETE: Alumni from 1970-1979: If 25 of you give, $1,000 will be unlocked for Academic Scholarships. Together, we can support future students! Thanks to Dr. Tom '72 and Shirley Smith '73!
25 / 25 Donors
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$2,000
Faculty & Staff Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! Faculty and staff: If 35 of you give, Lyle ’63 & Paula Terveen will contribute $2,000 to Academic Scholarships. Let’s celebrate our community!
35 / 35 Donors
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Men's Basketball Match
WOOHOO! Dylan Kvaale '08 with Make Way Wealth Management will match gifts to Men’s Basketball up to $1,000. Let’s score big for our program!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$1,000
Cross Country/Track & Field Challenge
COMPLETE! When 30 donors support Cross Country/Track & Field, a $1,000 gift from Jeff '97 and Mindy Veltkamp '97 will be unlocked. Let’s strengthen our community, one stride (and dollar) at a time!
30 / 30 Donors
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$1,000
Football Challenge
Complete! For every 10 donors that give, $1,000 will be unlocked from the Coo Football Legacy Association up to $10,000. WITH $5,000 bonuses for every extra 25 donors up to $20,000! Let’s unite for our team!
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Women’s Golf Match
COMPLETE! In memory of Ken "SID" Kortemeyer '74, Mark Wolitarsky '77 and his wife Berinda drive generosity forward by matching all gifts to Women's Golf up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
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Women's Softball Match
HOME RUN! Bill Kostner '72 will match all gifts to Women’s Softball up to $400. Let’s hit it out of the park for our team!
$400 MATCHED
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Women’s Tennis Match
ACE! Dr. Braden Bradfield, AJ Delange, Michel-Olivier Marcoux, and Dr. Dan Terveen of the 2008 Men's Tennis Team will match Women's Tennis gifts up to $1,000. Rally together to support our athletes!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Women’s Wrestling Match
PIN! Women’s Wrestling gifts will be matched up to $300 by an anonymous donor. Together, we can champion their success!
$300 MATCHED
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Athletic Leaderboard
Which athletic team will raise the most during #GIVE2COO? Make a gift and help your favorite team lead our USF community!
Rank Team Raised
1 Football $55,125.00
2 General Athletics $15,702.02
3 Men's Wrestling $10,850.02
4 Cross Country/Track & Field $6,400.30
5 Men's Basketball $4,010.01
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