Athletics

$325,048
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1,026
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An Anonymous DonorAlex Hansen matched $500

An Anonymous DonorLaura (Boyer) Carley, Bus Ad '07 matched $500

An Anonymous DonorRyan Theis matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorKerri Simmons, Bus Ad '89 matched $2,500

An Anonymous DonorJohn Mau, Bus Ad ’14, Grad ’16 matched $2,080

An Anonymous DonorAndy Harwood, Comm '02 matched $4,000

An Anonymous DonorMarquette Women’s Tennis (teams from the the 1990s) matched $4,000

An Anonymous DonorMarc Viale, Arts ’90 matched $6,000

An Anonymous DonorTed Mahoney, Arts ’77 & Lei Mahoney matched $8,100

An Anonymous DonorDavid Trautschold, Eng ’06 & Matt Trautschold, Eng ’04 matched $10,000

An Anonymous DonorAdam Ubert, H Sci ’04, Kyle Weber, H Sci ’06, PT ’08 & Heather Weber, Bus Ad ’06, Grad ’09 matched $5,010

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous matched $10,000

An Anonymous DonorTom Chowaniec, Eng ’93 matched $7,990

An Anonymous DonorGreg Archambault, Arts ’81 & Cindy Archambault matched $20,000

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous matched $26,000

An Anonymous DonorCarla Anderson Skogland & Keith Skogland matched $30,000

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous matched $50,000

An Anonymous DonorChuck Swoboda, Eng ’89 & Karen Swoboda, Eng ’90 matched $100,000
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An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor gave $100

An Anonymous DonorMembers of the Young Alumni Campaign Committee & Young Alumni Leadership Council gave $40,000 because 1,250 donors made a gift in 4 days

An Anonymous DonorJohn Hartnett, Eng ’82 & Barbara Hartnett, Nurs ’82 gave $50,000 because 250 donors made a gift in 2 days

An Anonymous DonorRick Broeren, Bus Ad ’77 & Patrice Broeren, Sp ’77, Grad ’78 gave $250,000 because 1,977 donors made a gift in 4 days

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous gave $250,000 because 3,000 donors made a gift in 2 days

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous gave $1,500,000 because 1,881 donors made a gift in 4 days
Gifts to Athletics contribute to...
Give Marquette Day 2023
5,131 Donors - $4,520,893 Donated
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Rise up for Marquette student-athletes on #GiveMUDay! 

When you support an athletics fund on Give Marquette Day, you are truly transforming the lives of Marquette student-athletes. Every gift helps Marquette Athletics rise together and take a step forward in reaching our goal of making a Marquette education accessible to deserving student-athletes.

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Update: Match Met

✅ 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.

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!

✅ 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.

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!

✅ 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.

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!


✅ 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. 

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!

✅ 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. 

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!

✅ 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. 

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Update: Match Met!

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. 

269 days ago by Sara Hall
The M Club Challenge

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."

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Men's Golf Excellence Fund Match

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

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Women's Tennis Excellence Fund Match

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.

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Men's Soccer: Stephen K. Adlard Memorial Scholarship Match

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.

269 days ago by Sara Hall
Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund Match

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.

273 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Basketball Excellence Fund Match

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

273 days ago by Sara Hall
Cheer and Dance Excellence Fund Match

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. 

273 days ago by Sara Hall
Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund Match

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

273 days ago by Sara Hall
Men's Soccer Excellence Fund Match

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.  

273 days ago by Sara Hall
Women's Soccer Excellence Fund Match


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.

274 days ago by Sara Hall
Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund Match

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. 

274 days ago by Sara Hall

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

274 days ago by Sara Hall

M Club Participation ChallengeThis 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.
SportDonorsRaised ($)
Women's Soccer Excellence Fund153$20,555
Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund100$21,545
Women's Tennis Excellence Fund30$6,175
Men's Basketball Excellence Fund40$102,477
Stephen K Adlard Men's Soccer Memorial Scholarship22$10,020
Men's and Women's Cross Country, Track & Field Excellence Fund83$21,616
Men's Soccer Excellence Fund18$3,120
Men's Tennis Excellence Fund22$4,130
Men's Golf Excellence Fund105$25,460
Women's Lacrosse Excellence Fund67$14,635
Women's Basketball Excellence Fund44$6,992
Cheer and Dance Current Use Excellence Fund54$11,985
Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund91$36,248

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Anonymous
Gave $1,500,000 because 1,881 gifts were made during a Challenge!
Rick Broeren, Bus Ad ’77 photo
Rick Broeren, Bus Ad ’77
Gave $250,000 because 1,977 gifts were made during a Challenge!
John McDermott, Eng '80 photo
John McDermott, Eng '80
Heart icon matched 250 gifts for a total of $250,000
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Anonymous
Gave $250,000 because 3,000 gifts were made during a Challenge!
Chuck Swoboda, Eng ’89 photo
Chuck Swoboda, Eng ’89
Heart icon matched 390 gifts for a total of $100,000
Jerry Buldak, Jour ’66 photo
Jerry Buldak, Jour ’66
Heart icon matched 55 gifts for a total of $100,000
Jay Schwister, Bus Ad ’84 photo
Jay Schwister, Bus Ad ’84
Heart icon matched 101 gifts for a total of $100,000
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
Heart icon matched 99 gifts for a total of $100,000
Dr. Paul Sackett, Arts ’75 photo
Dr. Paul Sackett, Arts ’75
Heart icon matched 31 gifts for a total of $50,000
John Hartnett, Eng ’82 photo
John Hartnett, Eng ’82
Gave $50,000 because 250 gifts were made during a Challenge!