Impact of your Donation:
Your gift will support the purchase of two 12-passenger vans that will be accessible at all times for our Cross Country and Track & Field programs. These vans will assist with team travel, off-campus training, travel to community service projects, recruiting, and much more. By contributing to the GGAF and our Cross Country and Track & Field programs, you have a direct impact on the lives of our student-athletes and their first-class experience as Golden Grizzlies. Thank you again for your support of Oakland University Athletics and our Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Go Golden Grizzlies!
How You Can Help:
The Golden Grizzlies Athletic Fund (GGAF) is the official fundraising arm for Oakland University Athletics. It is the direct way to impact our student-athletes and their first-class experience as Golden Grizzlies. The growth of the GGAF is critical to the future of Oakland University Athletics and our Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Your contributions provide invaluable support to Oakland University Athletics’ 18 Division I varsity sports programs and over 320 student-athletes, including Cross Country and Track & Field.
For more information, or to make a multi-year pledge, please contact Tara Bergeron at (248) 370-4034 or bergeron@oakland.edu.
Support Oakland University Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Today!
In order to continue building upon our success over the past several years, we are fundraising to purchase vans for our Cross Country and Track & Field programs. A key contributor to our success has been the opportunity to travel with our student-athletes to different meets throughout the season, putting them in the right competitive setting to give them an opportunity to prove themselves against some of the best athletes in the state, region, and country. These opportunities are attended by way of van travel. To maintain a first-class experience for our student-athletes and to be able to continue providing these opportunities, we have set a goal to purchase two 12-passenger vans for our program. We are looking to raise $70,000 for this purchase, however we have recently been able to secure a generous $30,000 matching gift from the Lakeshore Striders. We hope you will choose to take part, supporting the continued success of our programs, and help us raise the remaining $40,000 needed. Thank you for your generosity as we make this goal a reality!
Oakland University Athletics
Oakland University Athletics is committed to providing a first-class experience for our student-athletes during their time as Golden Grizzlies, helping develop them into champions in the classroom, in competition, and in life. Throughout 2015-16, our student-athletes captured eight Horizon League team championship titles – including our Men’s & Women’s Cross Country programs and our Women’s Indoor Track & Field program – en route to becoming back-to-back champions of the McCafferty Trophy, which is presented to the league’s all-sports champion. Our Women’s Cross Country program captured a back-to-back championship title this fall as well. Academically, 250 student-athletes were tabbed for Horizon League Honor Roll, continuing to lead the league every semester since joining. Our student-athletes are active in the community as well, as they continue to contribute countless hours towards community service. Your support allows us to continue building upon these successes.