Athletics

✅ Women’s Soccer Excellence Fund - Former women’s soccer player, Laura (Boyer) Carley, Bus Ad '07, has given $5 for every donor who made a gift to the Women's Soccer Excellence Fund, up to $500.

✅ Women’s Tennis Excellence Fund - The Marquette Women’s Tennis teams from the 1990s have matched donations $2 for every $1 to support the Women’s Tennis Excellence Fund up to $4,000.

✅ Women’s Basketball Excellence Fund - Kerri Simmons, Bus Ad '89, has matched gifts to the Women's Basketball Excellence Fund dollar for dollar, up to $2,500.

✅ Overarching Athletics Match - Chuck, Eng ’89, and Karen, Eng ’90, Swoboda, National Campaign Co-chairs, have matched $2 for every $1 of gifts directed to any Marquette Athletics fund, up to $100,000. Chuck and Karen have supported the Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund, which provides the program with critical resources for leadership development and team building programming, upgrading analytics and more. 

✅ Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund - An anonymous men's lacrosse supporter has matched gifts $2 for $1 donated to the Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund up to $10,000. 

✅ Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund - Women's Volleyball Head Coach, Ryan Theis, has matched alumni gifts to the Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund dollar for dollar up to $1,000. 

✅ Men's Golf Excellence Fund

Andy Harwood, Comm '02, has matched gifts to the Men's Golf Excellence Fund dollar for dollar, up to $4,000. 

This opportunity is an excellent way for former student-athletes and Marquette fans to advocate and donate to their respective Sport Excellence Fund to compete for a matched gift to all of our programs courtesy of the M Club.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Women's Basketball Excellence Fund when 20 former Women's Basketball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund when 10 former Men’s Basketball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Women’s Soccer Excellence Fund when 75 former Women's Soccer student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Women's Lacrosse Excellence Fund when 35 former Women's Lacrosse student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Women's Tennis Excellence Fund when 16 former Women's Tennis student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund and $1,000 to the Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund when 45 former track & field/cross country student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Golf Excellence Fund when 50 former Men’s Golf student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Cheer & Dance Excellence Fund when 20 former Cheer & Dance student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Tennis Excellence Fund when 23 former Men’s Tennis student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund when 25 former Men’s Lacrosse student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund when 20 former Women's Volleyball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

• The M Club will contribute $1,000 to the Men’s Soccer Excellence Fund when 15 former Men’s Soccer student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day."

Andy Harwood, Comm '02, will match gifts to the Men's Golf Excellence Fund dollar for dollar, up to $4,000. 

The Marquette Women’s Tennis teams from the 1990s are matching donations $2 for every $1 to support the Women’s Tennis Excellence Fund up to $4,000.

Men’s soccer alumni Adam Ubert, H Sci ’04, and Kyle Weber, H Sci ’06, PT ’08, and Heather Weber, Bus Ad ’06, Grad ’09, will match gifts dollar for dollar to support the Stephen K. Adlard Men’s Soccer Memorial Scholarship up to $10,000.

Women's Volleyball Head Coach, Ryan Theis, is matching alumni donations to the Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund dollar for dollar up to $1,000.

Kerri Simmons, Bus Ad '89, will match gifts to the Women's Basketball Excellence Fund dollar for dollar, up to $2,500.

Marquette Cheerleading alum, Tom Chowaniec, Eng ’93, will match all donations to the newly established Cheer and Dance Excellence Fund at $2 for every $1, up to $10,000. 

An anonymous men's lacrosse supporter will match gifts $2 for $1 donated to the Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund up to $10,000.

Men’s Soccer alum John Mau, Bus Ad ’14, Grad ’16, will match gifts $2 for $1 donated to the Men’s Soccer Excellence Fund up to $2,500.  

Former women’s soccer player, Laura (Boyer) Carley, Bus Ad '07, will give $5 for every donor who makes a gift to the Women's Soccer Excellence Fund, up to $500.

To celebrate 100 Years of Marquette Track and Field, Ted Mahoney, Arts ’77, and Lei Mahoney will match all donors toward the Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund $100 per donor up to $10,000. 

Chuck, Eng ’89, and Karen, Eng ’90, Swoboda, National Campaign Co-chairs, will match $2 for every $1 of gifts directed to any Marquette Athletics fund, up to $100,000. Chuck and Karen will support the Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund, which provides the program with critical resources for leadership development and team building programming, upgrading analytics and more. In addition to this excellence fund, other Athletics funds that provide transformational impact for student-athletes include:

• Blue & Gold Scholarship Fund

• Elevating Women’s Athletics Fund

• Women’s Basketball Excellence Fund

• Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund

• Men’s Golf Excellence Fund

• Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund

• Women’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund

• Men’s Soccer Excellence Fund

• Women’s Soccer Excellence Fund

• Men’s Tennis Excellence Fund

• Women’s Tennis Excellence Fund

• Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund

• Cheer and Dance Excellence Fund

• Stephen K Adlard Men's Soccer Memorial Scholarship