Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge 2025

969
Donors
121% of 800 Donor goal
$113,518
Donated
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MSU Denver Day of Giving 2025
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Join fellow Roadrunners in supporting your favorite team(s) during the sixth annual Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge! When you make a gift to the team(s) of your choice, you help enhance the student-athlete experience for each Roadrunner at MSU Denver. Your support also gets your favorite team one step closer to being crowned Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge champions!

The top three teams with the most donors and the team that raises the most money will receive bonus funds for their programs. Will your team be the winner? You decide!

So rally together with fellow Roadrunners to make our programs strong and to give our student-athletes the resources they need to be successful. Show your support by helping your team win the Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge when you make your gift today.

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Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge Leaderboard
DesignationDonorsRaised ($)
Men's Basketball64$19,485
Strength & Conditioning 81$2,565
Volleyball65$9,555
Men's and Women's Track and Cross Country76$5,063
Baseball54$12,225
Softball52$5,362
Women's Golf244$14,064
Women's Basketball4$635
Women's Soccer247$25,338
Men's Soccer107$7,706
Donor Affiliations
Friends icon35%Friends
Book icon11%Students
Gradhat icon8%MSU Denver Alumni
Suitcase icon6%Faculty/Staff
Gradhat icon1%Alumni Board Members
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Updates
YOU Made Day of Giving a Success – THANK YOU!

Thank you to all the generous members of our Roadrunner family who spun the wheel of generosity, making MSU Denver Day of Giving a success!

Your support will provide Roadrunners with access to top-tier academic and athletic experiences, scholarships, state-of-the-art learning facilities, meaningful wraparound services and campus programs that prepare them for success before and after graduation.

Making a difference in one day. That’s only possible because of YOU!

89 days ago by Lynne Winter
There is still time to make an impact!

Thanks to the generosity of our amazing Roadrunner family, 1,540 donors have raised over $252,000 to support MSU Denver students and programs - but we're not done yet!

With only a few hours left during Day of Giving, now is the perfect time to make your gift to the campus area you are most passionate about. Every gift, any amount, gets us to the bonus round, where students hit the jackpot by achieving their goal of earning a degree! 

94 days ago by Lynne Winter
The next $10,000 will be matched!

We’re halfway through MSU Denver Day of Giving, and we are thrilled to announce a matching gift opportunity, thanks to the generosity of the MSU Denver Alumni Association Board of Directors! 

Every gift made to any fund or featured project will be matched up to $10,000, DOUBLING THE IMPACT of your gift!

So far, more than 1,200 donors have helped raise over $201,000 to make a difference in the lives of MSU Denver students! 

With your support, we can reach our goal of 1,400 donors, advance to the bonus round, and ensure our students secure a spot in the winner’s circle, where a better future is the grand prize!

94 days ago by Lynne Winter
Today is MSU Denver Day of Giving!

Today is MSU Denver Day of Giving, and we are off to an amazing start! 

Be sure to check out some of the matching gift opportunities like the Cadet Club (ROTC) Fund, the Presidential Internship in Public Service Fund, Call Me MiSTER and the DREAMer Emergency Fund. There are so many opportunities to double your impact!

It’s time to spin the wheel of generosity for student success to ensure Roadrunners have access to the resources they need to stand in the winner's circle and earn the grand prize of a college degree!

94 days ago by Lynne Winter