A Message from Coach Jim
Your gift will assist current and future Hanover women’s soccer players compete for HCAC championships, forge friendships that will last a lifetime, and provided opportunities for growth both on and off the field.
I’m also excited to announce that former HCWS assistant coach, Bryan Ruder and the Thomas and Sharon Ruder Foundation have pledged to match every donation during our campaign up to $10,000. Thanks to the generous support of Bryan and his family foundation, the impact of each individual donation will be “doubled”.
Your donation will enhance the student-athletes experience by:
- NEW THIS YEAR: We plan to set aside a significant percentage of all donations to fund a project to resurface our practice field with Bermuda grass. We also aspire to eventually add appropriate drainage to our game field. We were able to resurface our game field with Bermuda grass last fall and it made an incredible impact on the game day experience of our players. Improving the quality of the training surface will reduce injuries, allow our players to train at a higher level, and make a positive impact on each individual player’s experience on a daily basis. This project is a top priority of all the players and coaches involved in both the men’s and women’s soccer programs!
- Help the program purchase and renew subscriptions for the most current technology to support our players in all aspects of sports performance (game day, training, video analysis, weight room, nutrition).
- Continue to support team building, educational, and mental health workshops that are an important part of our values and essential to providing a holistic college athletic experience. Through the success of last year’s campaign, we were able to partner with Tiffany Crooks from the University of Louisville to provide a series of workshops for our team this year. We plan to continue this type programing and hope to add additional team building activities off campus next season.
- Provide funds to enhance the experience of our players by adding additional training equipment, adding soccer specific branding to our locker room and soccer stadium, and purchasing appropriate weather-related gear.
- Allow our coaching staff to identify and recruit high-level student-athletes.
- Establishing a financial foundation within our program to support a Division III student-athletic experience that matches Hanover College’s world class liberal arts education.
Thanks for your support and we can’t wait to see you in the fall!
Jim Watts, Head Women's Soccer Coach
P.S. If you have any questions about how the practice field renovation project will impact our players and staff, please feel free to reach out to me directly at wattsj@hanover.edu or on my cell at 765-969-4781.
Wow!!! Thank you so much to our donors who supported our second Annual Athletics Day of Giving! We ended the day with 677 donors and a total of $271,282 raised for student athletes!
The sports teams showing up on the leaderboard for most money raised included Men's Basketball at $41,105, Football at $39,033, and Baseball at $35,716. Then the same three teams showed up in reverse order for top three in donor counts with Baseball bringing in 182 donors, Football with 95 donors, and Men's Basketball with 66 donors. What a great day for PANTHERS!
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487 days ago by Cassey HigdonScott ’77 and Pam Pearson are offering a $20,000 revenue challenge for the Football team. All gifts to Football will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $20,000!
494 days ago by Cassey HigdonDan ’86 and Karin Abrell established the Abrell Endowed Fund for Athletics in order to ensure this vital part of the student and campus experience receives the support it needs today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Their challenge recognizes any gift to the 2024 Athletics Day of Giving campaign, up to $20,000, with a gift to their fund.
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonFriends and classmates Rich Blaiklock ’90 and Mindy Pflum Blaiklock ’91, Wiley Kite ’90, Rick Patberg ’90, Ron Patberg ’90, and Chris Stark ’91, came together to establish the Hanover College Athletics Endowed Fund for Excellence in 2023. Their fund will support student athletes and their teams in perpetuity. Their $25,000 challenge celebrates the team effort required to make Athletics Day of Giving a success and recognizes every donor – regardless of the size of their gift – for the next 500 donors!
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonWes and Mary Burch Ratliff have made a multi-year commitment to Hanover College Cheerleading in order to invest in the student athletes who lead the campus and alumni community in cheering our Panthers on to victory. Their $10,000 challenge celebrates the spirit of graduates of the last decade and will donate $100 (to cheerleading) per donor up to $10,000. Any donation to the 2024 Athletics Day of Giving campaign is eligible.
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonCoaches Peter Preocanin and Kevin Stormer, along with Mark ’89 and Marla Kohler Whittenburg ’90, are offering a $2,000 revenue challenge for the Volleyball team. All gifts to Volleyball will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,000!
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonBryan Ruder ’13 is offering a $10,000 revenue challenge for the Women’s Soccer team. All gifts to Women’s Soccer will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonSalvador Sedita, grandfather of Owen Parker ’25, is offering a $10,000 revenue challenge for the Men’s Lacrosse team. All gifts to Men’s Lacrosse will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!
497 days ago by Cassey HigdonMichael Miller ’99 and Kristin Lill Miller ’98 are offering a $10,000 revenue challenge for the Men’s Basketball team. All gifts to Men’s Basketball will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!
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