Athletics

$327,833
Donated
327% of $100,000 goal
714
Donors
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Give Marquette Day 2024
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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.

Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$105,000 if 300 donors give in the next 8 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Marianne Palen, Arts ’71, Grad ’72 & Chris Palen, Bus Ad ’71

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Donation Match

$50 per donor up to $6,000

Match Complete!

Offered by Marc Viale, Arts ’90

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Donation Challenge

$1,000,000 if 1,881 donors give in the next 8 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$25,000 if 1,250 donors give in the next 8 months

Challenge Complete!

For Classes between 2003 & 2023

Offered by Members of the Young Alumni Campaign Committee & Young Alumni Leadership Council

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 100 donors give in the next 8 months

Challenge Complete!

For Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund

Offered by Lisa (LaMore) Nelson, Arts ’93 & Eric Nelson, Comm ’92

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $100,000

Match Complete!

For Parents

Offered by An anonymous couple

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Donation Challenge

$120 if 10 donors give in the next 8 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Barbara Burja

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

Offered by Juana Droessler, Arts ’68

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Donation Match

$50 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Students

Offered by Brothers David Trautschold, Eng ’06 & Matt Trautschold, Eng ’04

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $100,000

Match Complete!

For Athletics

Offered by Chuck Swoboda, Eng ’89 & Karen Swoboda, Eng ’90 (National Campaign Co-chairs)

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund

Offered by Jim Meier, Bus Ad ’84, Bob Wright, Sp ’77, Law ’80, & a group of anonymous lacrosse supporters

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $1,500

Match Complete!

For Men's Soccer Excellence Fund

Offered by An anonymous Men’s Soccer

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Athletics

Offered by Jim Dupree, Arts '65, & Cheryl Dupree

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $20,000

Match Complete!

For Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund

Offered by Kevin Frisinger, Bus Ad ’85, Sheila Frisinger, Jim Meier, Bus Ad ’84, Joe Pavletich, Dent ’87 & Bob Schneider, Bus Ad ’73, and Mary Schneider

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Men's Golf Excellence Fund

Offered by Nathan Colson, Bus Ad ’06 & Beth Colson, Bus Ad ’07, Grad ’08

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Women's Lacrosse Excellence Fund

Offered by Anonymous lacrosse supporters

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $6,000

Match Complete!

For Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship

Offered by Travis Diener, Comm '05 & Ro Diener, Bus Ad '05

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Parents

Offered by Kathy Beykirch Hanley & Mark Hanley

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,500

Match Complete!

For Men's Golf Excellence Fund

Offered by Andy Harwood, Comm '02

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Cheer and Dance Current Use Excellence Fund

Offered by Jim Stollberg, Eng '88 & Leslie Stollberg

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Women's Basketball Excellence Fund

Offered by Mary Tobin, Grad '99 & John Healy, Arts '73

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $20,000

Match Complete!

For Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund

Offered by An anonymous donor

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Men's and Women's Cross Country, Track & Field Excellence Fund

Offered by Ted Mahoney, Arts ’77 & Lei Mahoney

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Women's Soccer Excellence Fund

Offered by Greg Hill & Mary Hill

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Updates
Men's Golf Match

Exciting Men's Golf Update! 

✅ MATCH MET: We have successfully met our first Men's Golf Excellence Fund match of the day! Andy Harwood, Comm '02, will match additional gifts to the Men’s Golf Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500. 


✅ MATCH MET: Nathan Colson, Bus Ad ’06, and Beth Colson, Bus Ad ’07, Grad ’08, will match gifts to the Men’s Golf Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. The Colsons’ gift will fund one student-athlete’s international trip to Scotland. Help us double the impact and support another player’s trip!

247 days ago by Amanda Lang
Men's Lacrosse Match

Exciting Men's Lacrosse Update! 

📣 Thank you for stepping up to successfully complete our first Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund match of the day for $25,000. An anonymous donor was so inspired by your generosity, they will be matching additional gifts made to the Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund, $2 for every $1, up to $20,000.

✅ MATCH MET: Jim Meier, Bus Ad ’84, Bob Wright, Sp ’77, Law ’80, and a group of anonymous lacrosse supporters will match gifts made to the Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund, $2 for every $1, up to $25,000.

247 days ago by Amanda Lang
Overarching Athletics Match

Exciting Athletics Update! 

✅ MATCH MET: We have met our first overarching Athletics match of the day! With so much momentum, it has inspired Jim, Arts '65, and Cheryl Dupree, to match additional gifts to any athletics fund, $1 for $1, up to $25,000. 

Jim and Cheryl will support AHPRC Phase II with their gift. 

✅ MATCH MET: 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

248 days ago by Amanda Lang
Blue & Gold Fund Match

✅ MATCH MET: Travis Diener, Comm '05, and Ro Diener, Bus Ad '05, will match gifts to the Blue & Gold Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $6,000.

248 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Basketball Match

✅ MATCH MET: Mary Tobin, Grad '99, and John Healy, Arts '73, will match gifts to the Women's Basketball Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000.

252 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Soccer Challenge

Greg and Mary Hill will give $10 for every donor who makes a gift to the Women's Soccer Excellence Fund, up to $1,000.

253 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Volleyball Participation Challenge

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Lisa (LaMore) Nelson, Arts ’93, and Eric Nelson, Comm ’92, will give $1,000 to the Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund when 100 donors support the fund on Give Marquette Day.

253 days ago by Amanda Lang
Track and Field/Cross Country Challenge

Ted Mahoney, Arts ’77, and Lei Mahoney will give $100 toward the Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund for every donor who supports the fund, up to $10,000. 

Each donor who supports the fund with a gift of $100 or more will receive a Track & Field 100th anniversary hat.

253 days ago by Amanda Lang
Cheer & Dance Match

✅ MATCH MET: Jim Stollberg, Eng '88, and Leslie Stollberg will match gifts to the Cheer & Dance Excellence Fund dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.

257 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Lacrosse Match

Anonymous lacrosse supporters will match gifts to the Women’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000.

257 days ago by Amanda Lang
Women's Volleyball Match

Kevin Frisinger, Bus Ad ’85, Sheila Frisinger, Jim Meier, Bus Ad ’84, Joe Pavletich, Dent ’87, Bob Schneider, Bus Ad ’73, and Mary Schneider are matching gifts to the Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000.

259 days ago by Amanda Lang
Tennis Match

Gifts to support men’s and women’s tennis will be matched, $2 for every $1, up to $5,000 by Ross Sprovieri, Bus Ad '90, and Sue Sprovieri.

259 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women’s Volleyball

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Women's Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund when 25 former Women's Volleyball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Cheer & Dance

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Cheer & Dance Excellence Fund when 20 former Cheer & Dance student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Men's Golf

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Golf Excellence Fund when 50 former Men’s Golf student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Track & Field/Cross Country


The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Excellence Fund and $500 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.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Men's Tennis

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Tennis Excellence Fund when 23 former Men’s Tennis student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women's Tennis

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Women's Tennis Excellence Fund when 16 former Women's Tennis student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women’s Soccer

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Soccer Excellence Fund when 15 former Men’s Soccer student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Men's Lacrosse

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Lacrosse Excellence Fund when 25 former Men’s Lacrosse student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women's Lacrosse


The M Club will contribute $500 to the Women's Lacrosse Excellence Fund when 35 former Women's Lacrosse student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women’s Soccer

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Women’s Soccer Excellence Fund when 25 former Women's Soccer student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Men’s Basketball

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund when 10 former Men’s Basketball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
M Club Challenge - Women's Basketball

The M Club will contribute $500 to the Women's Basketball Excellence Fund when 20 former Women's Basketball student-athletes participate in Give Marquette Day.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang
Men's Soccer Match

An anonymous Men’s Soccer alum will match gifts $2 for $1 donated to the Men’s Soccer Excellence Fund up to $1,500.

262 days ago by Amanda Lang

M-Club 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 Lacrosse Excellence Fund98$20,000
Women’s Volleyball Travel Excellence Fund129$41,500
Men's Basketball Excellence Fund18$101,585
Women's Basketball Excellence Fund27$3,592
Men's and Women's Cross Country, Track & Field Excellence Fund52$9,501
Men's Golf Excellence Fund79$45,135
Men's Lacrosse Excellence Fund70$70,900
Men's Soccer Excellence Fund15$2,362
Men's Tennis Excellence Fund5$675
Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship50$12,435
Cheer and Dance Current Use Excellence Fund99$7,400
Women's Tennis Excellence Fund11$750
Women's Soccer Excellence Fund40$6,060
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon30%Alumni
Parent icon19%Parents
Friends icon8%Friends
Gradhat icon7%College or School
Suitcase icon7%Faculty/Staff
Book icon5%Students
Most Recent Donors
Ian Clyne
Ian Clyne
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John, Beth, Jack and Grace Elardo
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Alivia Sobon
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Christine Baranoucky
Catherine LeStrange
Catherine LeStrange
Michele Schmid
Michele Schmid
Dan Pfeifer
Dan Pfeifer
Tony Amond
Tony Amond
Jim Packee
Jim Packee
Kim McElroy
Kim McElroy

Advocates

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Anonymous
Gave $1,000,000 because 1,881 gifts were made during a Challenge!
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The Wolohan Family Foundation.
Heart icon matched 148 gifts for a total of $150,000
Marianne Palen, Arts ’71, Grad ’72 photo
Marianne Palen, Arts ’71, Grad ’72
Gave $105,000 because 300 gifts were made during a Challenge!
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An anonymous couple
Heart icon matched 500 gifts for a total of $100,000
Jay, Bus Ad '84, and Sara Schwister photo
Jay, Bus Ad '84, and Sara Schwister
Heart icon matched a total of $100,000
Chuck Swoboda, Eng ’89 photo
Chuck Swoboda, Eng ’89
Heart icon matched 138 gifts for a total of $100,000
Jenna Santoianni, Comm ’06 photo
Jenna Santoianni, Comm ’06
Heart icon matched 196 gifts for a total of $86,625
Mark Naidicz, Sp ’84 photo
Mark Naidicz, Sp ’84
Heart icon matched 170 gifts for a total of $50,000
Dr. Paul Sackett, Arts ’75 photo
Dr. Paul Sackett, Arts ’75
Heart icon matched 11 gifts for a total of $50,000
Swati Joshi, Comm ’94 photo
Swati Joshi, Comm ’94
Heart icon matched 195 gifts for a total of $48,750