Nutter Center Basketball courts| Photograph by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian
The athletic department at Wright State University (WSU) received over $68,000 from a total of 351 different donors on the annual Wright Day to Give.
The Wright Day to Give took place on Oct. 1 and is a great way for alumni, students, parents, faculty and staff to show support for whichever organization they want to contribute to.
WSU has over 200 student-athletes and they helped drive this campaign using social media to promote their individual sport.
“On behalf of all of our student-athletes, coaches and athletic department staff, I would like to extend thanks to all of our friends, family, alumni and other Raider fans that supported Wright State Athletics on the Wright Day to Give,” said Associate Athletic Director for External Operations Jeff Giles.
Student-athletes
The student-athletes were a big part of this campaign and helped the athletic department comprise 33% of all money that was raised during the university-wide campaign.
“It truly shows how much people support Wright State and their student-athletes,” said senior on the volleyball team Nyssa Baker.
This money will go a long way in helping the student-athletes on and off the field, with a focus on spreading the money around evenly.
“The outstanding support from the Raider community speaks to their commitment to our student-athletes and what they’re achieving in the classroom and in competition,” said Giles.
How will the money be spent?
“All gifts to a specific sport will be used in a variety of different avenues, including continued improvements in team apparel, travel, recruiting, facilities upkeep, student-athlete nutrition, leadership training and more,” according to the WSU website.
The athletic department was helped by the coaches, players and an online crowdfunding platform.
The student-athletes at WSU were the driving force in promoting their sport and promoting WSU as a whole through social media.
“Everyone included in this program would be thankful to receive anything that ranges from new gear, possible upgrades to our gym and our locker room,” said Baker.
Each individual sport and the athletic department seems to be extremely grateful for the support that the Raider community showed them.
