NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Athletics will host its second-annual Redbirds Support Your Sport Challenge from Monday, Nov. 29 through Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. The unique five-day event aims to raise financial support for Redbird Athletics teams and its student-athletes, with gifts going directly to the donor's team of choice.
Three $1,000 prizes will be awarded this year: Most Donors, Most Dollars Raised and Highest Percentage of Alumni Participation. Gifts may be tax deductible.
"Last year our contest was aimed at former student-athletes only and we saw athletic alumni step up in a big way to give back to Redbird Athletics," ISU Director of Development Marianne Riddell said. "We are so thankful for the support they showed and wanted to reach a larger audience by opening this year's Challenge up to all Redbird fans. The Challenge is really about showing our current student-athletes that we believe in them and that they are part of the Redbird legacy as Redbirds For Life."
The format of the Challenge is simple, with each of ISU's 19 teams engaging fans with the aim of increasing support for current Redbird student–athletes. Two of the prize categories are open for all donors to participate: Most Donors and Most Dollars Raised. The third prize category, Highest Percentage of Athletic Alumni Participation, will track former student-athlete involvement.
"The Support Your Sport Challenge brings back the competitive spirit of our former ISU student-athletes in a fun, week-long contest," ISU Director of Athletics Kyle Brennan said. "We are excited to extend this year's competition to the greater Redbird family with fans joining in on the fun. Accomplishing these needs, identified by each sport, is important to helping provide additional resources for competitive success beyond what our Athletics budget currently can fund."
Everyone is encouraged to make a gift of any size during the Redbirds Support Your Sport Challenge and an individual giving page for each sport has been created at https://ift.tt/3xf2YWQ. Donations will also be accepted over the phone at 309-438-5455, by mail to Illinois State Athletics, Redbirds Support Your Sport Challenge, Campus Box 2660, Normal, IL 61790-2660 (in the memo, please write the name of the sport you wish to support) or in person in Room 213, Redbird Arena during normal business hours.
Specific Needs by Sport Identified:
• Baseball – automated computerized pitching machine
• Men's Basketball – equipment, international trip, additional meals, and recruiting
• Women's Basketball – international trip, extra meals and nutritional supplements
• Football – equipment needs and nutrition table
• Men's Golf – Enhance practice environment both indoors and out. Inside: replace hitting surfaces & screens inside simulator room and add training aids for both full swing and putting; Outside: purchase new Titleist range balls for the Mounier Golf Training Center
• Women's Golf – winter training trip; essential as a system of qualifying players during practice to determine which student-athletes travel to tournaments in Spring
• Gymnastics – new leotards that cost up to $250 each
• Soccer – four mannequins for set-piece drills and free-kick training; Bluetooth sound system for field
• Softball – winter and early spring tournaments in Florida, Arizona, Kentucky, and Tennessee
• Swimming & Diving – improvement projects in Horton Pool
• Men's Tennis – six full court tennis camera kits to film practices and matches and a pre-season training trip
• Women's Tennis – six full court tennis camera kits to film practices and matches and a pre-season training trip
• Track & Field/Cross Country – new hurdles and starting blocks for newly renovated Beynon outdoor track and field complex
• Volleyball – international trip, additional meals, recruiting, and travel
For questions, please contact Marianne Riddell at mriddell@ilstu.edu or 309-438-5455. For all the latest on the Redbirds Support Your Sport Challenge, stay tuned at GoRedbirds.com and follow their social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
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