MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 10th AT 10 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. Gifts made before that time will not be matched. Mark your calendar and set your alarm. Over $70,000 in matching money will be available!
Your gift in support of your favorite sport(s) as part of the Drury Athletics Champions Challenge will be matched - dollar for dollar - until the matching funds run out.
Click the "Give Now" button, select the sport(s) of your choice and make your tax-deductible gift. The impact of your donation is DOUBLED and in some cases tripled by sport-specific matches! Don't delay, these matching funds will go quickly! In order to even the playing field and allow more sports, general matching money is limited to $1,000 per person. The sport-specific match amounts have no dollar limit. Your entire gift goes to the sport of your choice, plus any sport-specific matching funds available.
Thank you to all our matching donors for being More than Champions for Drury Athletics - you can join them by making a gift, sharing the opportunity on social media, or by contacting Melanie Earl-Replogle at mearl@drury.edu to see how you can issue your own Drury Athletics Champions Challenge match.
Spread the word, encourage others to get involved, and help your favorite team:
- Sign up to be an advocate by clicking the "Advocates" tab above.
- Then share your personalized link over Facebook, Twitter, text, or email. Your support will be tracked so you can see exactly how many clicks, donations, and dollars you are generating.
- Encourage donors to give to the sport of their choice!
All gifts to the Drury Athletics Champions Challenge are tax-deductible with no athletics benefits.
Special thanks to all of our matching donors for supporting the Drury Athletics Champions Challenge!
John & Crystal Beuerlein '75/'75 - matching any athletic team gifts
Anonymous Women's Triathlon Donors - matching Women's Triathlon gifts
Anonymous Athletic Donor - matching Athletic Director Fund
Mark & Mary Ringenberg '74/ - matching any athletic team gifts
Board of Trustees Athletics Committee - matching any athletic team gifts
Amanda Hill, Architectural Glazing Professionals, Table Rock Fishing Intel, Big Bass Tour, General Tire, and Hiland Dairy - matching gifts to the Bass Fishing team
The French Family Foundation and a generous group of Men's Golf donors - matching Men's Golf
Nyla Milleson's Former Athletes - matching Women's Basketball
SRC Holdings - matching Men's Rugby
Rex and Heidi Stephens - matching gifts for Men's Soccer
Anonymous - matching gifts to Women's Volleyball, Women's Basketball
Stormy Davis - matching Women's Basketball
Citadel Security USA, State Farm: Rob Akers, Trudy Grein, and Heartland Motor Freight - matching gifts to Softball
Thank you to all the donors and advocates for the 2022 Champions Challenge! We are so grateful for your support. Not only did you help us set a record with $263,119 dollars and 679 donors, but when combined with the Athletics Auction - you helped raise $333,119 for our student-athletes and their respective sports.
Thank you for your gifts, for sharing on social media, and for asking others to get involved. Your entire gift goes to the sport or area that you designated and it will help the athletes, coaches, and programs tremendously. Thank you for being a Champion for Drury Athletics. We are proud to have you on our team and part of the Panther Family.
We invite you to share the great news. The full press release can be found here: Donor support for Drury Athletics sets record with Champions Challenge and Athletics Auction - Drury University
You can also find the release on the Drury University and Drury Athletics social channels to share on your social media. Let’s celebrate this big win for our student-athletes!
Thanks again and GO PANTHERS!
1329 days ago by Melanie Earl-ReplogleDonors
View All Donors| Sport | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | 139 | $25,935 |
| Men's Track & Field | 2 | $525 |
| Esports | 0 | $0 |
| Athletic Training | 2 | $125 |
| Men's Triathlon | 0 | $0 |
| Men's Rugby | 2 | $1,525 |
| Women's Soccer | 6 | $1,385 |
| Dance | 3 | $346 |
| Men's Bowling | 7 | $7,100 |
| Women's Rugby | 3 | $375 |
| General Athletics | 1 | $26,500 |
| Softball | 24 | $14,000 |
| Women's Lacrosse | 9 | $550 |
| Women's Tennis | 16 | $7,630 |
| Stunt | 12 | $1,041 |
| Women's Cross Country | 4 | $200 |
| Women's Golf | 13 | $1,625 |
| Athletic Director Fund | 9 | $21,201 |
| Women's Track & Field | 10 | $1,045 |
| Men's Cross Country | 9 | $1,525 |
| Women's Triathlon | 36 | $15,715 |
| Men's Golf | 17 | $14,111 |
| Cheer | 10 | $1,840 |
| Men's Lacrosse | 20 | $2,783 |
| Women's Basketball | 59 | $17,675 |
| Men's Basketball | 24 | $7,325 |
| Bass Fishing | 31 | $34,757 |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | 39 | $14,230 |
| Men's Tennis | 14 | $2,490 |
| Men's Ice Hockey | 19 | $4,819 |
| Wrestling | 19 | $2,200 |
| Shotgun Sports | 14 | $1,962 |
| Women's Volleyball | 19 | $2,300 |
| Men's Soccer | 59 | $15,814 |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | 54 | $13,465 |
