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Gifts are still being accepted until Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. MDT!

The University of Utah’s annual Giving Day took place April 2-3. During the 1,850-minute fundraising and celebration event, Utah Athletics invited you to make a contribution to Utes with Wings, which enhances the experience of our female student-athletes and funds areas of need for all women's varsity sports. 

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Here are some of the recent achievements of our women’s teams in the classroom, competition, and our community.

 

Individuals

Gymnast Maile O’Keefe, a four-time national champion, won the 2023 NCAA beam and all-around titles.

The Red Rocks' Grace McCallum was the national runner-up on bars and Cristal Isa was the runner-up on beam.

Sydney Palmer-Leger won the women's freestyle for her third career national title at the 2024 NCAA Skiing Championships.

Madison Hoffman was the 2024 NCAA silver medalist in the slalom.

Alissa Pili of women’s hoops was named a third team All-American by numerous outlets, including the Associated Press.

Holly Waxman became the only diver in school history to become an All-American in three different events.

Emilia Nilsson Garip won the Pac-12 women’s diving 1m and 3m platform events.

Emily Venters was second in the 10K and third in the 5K while Simone Plourde was second in the 1500 at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Cross country’s McKaylie Caesar and Anna Peters became the first Utah pair to earn All-America honors last fall.

Softball’s Ellessa Bonstrom and Mariah Lopez were named All-Americans in 2023.

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Teams

Skiing was the 2024 NCAA runner-up after winning the last four national titles.

Gymnastics won its fourth-consecutive Pac-12 Conference Championship and is ranked No. 5 nationally.

Cross country placed 13th at the 2023 NCAA Championships

Track & field tied for 15th at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Women’s basketball advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight year.

Softball was ranked No. 13 preseason after advancing to the 2023 NCAA College World Series.

Women’s diving captured the Pac-12 Conference team title.

 

Classroom and Community

Contributed to the department's 94% NCAA Graduation Success Rate, which is tied for fourth among Power Five public institutions.

Our Ute women were a part of a 3.355 departmental grade point average for the 2022-23 academic year, which is the third-highest all-time.

Helped log over 1500 hours of community service for Utah Athletics over the past 12 months.

 

We need your help to continue elevating our women’s programs!

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Gifts By Check

Please make the check payable to Utah Athletics. Indicate Utes with Wings on the notes line. 

Please mail checks to: 

Crimson Club - University of Utah Athletics
1825 East South Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900

Gifts by Wire and Securities Transfers

Gifts of securities, including closely held stock and mutual funds, may be donated to the university directly from your brokerage account to the University of Utah’s account, or by transferring stock power to the university.

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Gifts By Phone

If you would prefer to make a gift by phone, please reach out to one of our development officers.