Your gift during Athletics Day of Donors provides crucial resources to our student-athletes, coaches and trainers, helping them reach new heights. Together, we can strengthen our athletic programs and ensure our teams have the tools they need to succeed.
When you give to Hobart Athletics, you become a member of the Statesmen Athletic Association. When you give to William Smith Athletics, you join the Heron Society—both dedicated communities that champion our student-athletes.
Thanks to the generosity of Cindy Caird Gitelson L.H.D. ’12, the Caird Challenge (#CAIRDCHALLENGE) is back! The Caird Challenge honors the legacy of her late husband, James F. ’56, L.H.D. ’12, with $25,000 in bonus funds up for grabs for Hobart and William Smith athletic teams!
- The top three teams with highest percentage of dollar goal
- The top three teams with the best video (judged by a campus panel)
- The top team with the most participation
**You will only be counted once toward the donor goal for each team you select!
P.S. If you have any difficulty making your gift, please contact Wendy Barnhart at (315) 781-3725 or barnhart@hws.edu, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. Thank you!
*Offline gifts will be counted after the close of the giving day to ensure accuracy. Note that the leaderboard may vary slightly from actual numbers because of this.
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Another Athletics Day of Donors is in the record books! Thank you for your generous support of our student-athletes and coaches.
A big shout-out to the top three teams who raised the most money during ADOD!
Hobart: 1) Soccer 2)Basketball 3) Lacrosse
William Smith: 1) Soccer 2) Field Hockey 3) Rowing
Caird Challenge Winners:
Percent Over Dollar Goal
Hobart: 1) Student-Athlete Excellence 2) Volleyball 3) Basketball
William Smith: 1) Soccer 2) Ice Hockey 3) Volleyball
Best Video*
Hobart: 1) Sailing 2) Soccer 3) Basketball
William Smith: 1) Ice Hockey 2) Volleyball 3) Field Hockey
*William Smith Soccer placed in the top three for best video. However, an ADOD rule doesn't allow a team to win in all three categories.
Most Increased Participation:
Hobart: Sailing
William Smith: Soccer
50 days ago by Dulcie MeyerA message from Brian Miller, Associate VP/Director of Athletics and Liz Dennison, Deputy Athletics Director, to cap off another successful Athletics Day of Donors.
This site crashed a few minutes before the end of Athletics Day of Donors because so many of you were trying to give at the same time. Now that the dust has settled and the giving day is over, it's another ADOD for the record books! Way to go! 💚🤍🧡💜
50 days ago by Dulcie MeyerThe Livestream is at its peak of action. Tune in before 5 PM Eastern today to watch live interviews with coaches and players from your favorite HWS teams.
HWS is excited to have Cynthia L. Caird once again kick off Athletics Day of Donors! Teams are striving to reach many "match" and "challenge" gifts from within their communities. Each team has worked hard creating its team videos and sharing where your giving will go, so be sure to check them all out. Follow along throughout our 24-hour period as we work to meet and surpass this year's goal!
Check out the Livestream on YouTube or this site on February 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. EST, for interviews with head coaches and student-athletes. Ted Baker, the HWS Athletics play-by-play announcer, and Kelly Howe ’26, a William Smith Ice Hockey player, will host the Livestream.
Time | Person | Sport |
1:00 | Welcome | President Gearan |
1:10 | Coach Taylor | Hobart Hockey |
1:16 | Coach Phillips | William Smith Lacrosse |
1:22 | Coach Griffin | Hobart Soccer |
1:28 | Coach Ikle | HWS Sailing |
1:34 | Coach Cunningham | William Smith Ice Hockey |
1:40 | Coach Cook | Hobart Baseball |
1:46 | Coach Williams | William Smith Volleyball |
1:52 | Coach Krivicich | Sports Performance |
1:58 | Coach Riskie | Hobart Tennis, William Smith Tennis |
2:04 | Coach Riskie | William Smith Field Hockey |
2:10 | Coach England | Hobart Volleyball |
2:16 | Coach Thompson | Hobart Basketball |
2:22 | Coach Long | Hobart Golf |
2:28 | Coach Solotruck | Hobart Alpine Skiing, William Smith Alpine Skiing |
2:34 | Coach Wilber | William Smith Soccer |
2:40 | Coach DeWall | Hobart Football |
2:46 | Maureen Loyal | Heron Society |
2:52 | Coach Raymond | Hobart Lacrosse |
2:58 | Coach Bernardy | Hobart Swimming & Diving, William Smith Swimming & Diving |
3:04 | Student Athlete | William Smith Swimming & Diving |
3:10 | Coach Wilkie | Hobart Cross Country, William Smith Cross Country |
3:16 | Student Athlete | William Smith Cross Country |
3:22 | Coach Sterner | William Smith Bowling |
3:28 | Coach Habecker | Sports Medicine |
3:34 | Coach Hamilton | William Smith Basketball and William Smith Golf |
3:40 | Student Athlete | William Smith Volleyball |
3:46 | Coach Stewart | Hobart Squash, William Smith Squash |
3:52 | Student Athlete | Hobart Volleyball |
3:58 | Student Athlete | William Smith Tennis |
4:04 | Student Athlete | William Smith Squash |
4:10 | Student Athlete | William Smith Bowling |
4:16 | Student Athlete | Hobart Rowing |
4:22 | Student-Athletes | William Smith Rowing |
4:28 | Student Athlete | Hobart Football |
4:34 | ||
4:40 | Brian Miller and Liz Dennison | Hobart and William Smith Athletics Administration |
4:46 | Closing |
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