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Crowdfunding donations support athletics

Team members in their national championship shirts with their trophy
The 2018 National Champion Huskies Wrestling team

Crowdfunding continues to be a growing tool in the Foundation’s arsenal to both engage with our alumni as well as find creative ways to fund important projects that are outside of the budget plan.

Last year crowdfunded projects assisted students with disabilities in gaining international experiences through the Confucius Institute, helped the Dance Team participate in Nationals, funded the purchase of new wrestling mats for the Wrestling team in advance of hosting Regionals at St. Cloud State, and helped the Society of Automotive Engineers purchase new equipment for their engineering challenge.

Most excitingly, we started a new program with our spring Athletics Alumni Challenge, where all intercollegiate athletics teams at SCSU competed against each other to see who could get the highest levels of alumni participation, by percentage.

Thanks to a $10,000 challenge gift made by Quintin Rubald III, ’92 winning teams were awarded prize money above what they raised for their programs.

$5,000 1st Place: Women’s Swim & Dive
$3,000 2nd Place: Men’s Golf
$3,000 3rd Place: Men’s Swim & Dive

“Now that’s a great return on my investment! I would encourage others to get involved and invest in Husky Athletics—and the thanks that I received from coaches and student athletes was special for myself and my family. Great job Huskies!” — Quintin Rubald lll, ’92

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