New Weight Room Equipment

All students at ENMU benefit from a strong athletic program and excellent facilities. An integral part of the athletic experience for all sports is conditioning and training. Without strength conditioning, our athletes would be prone to injury and be unable to perform well in competition. Currently, athletes share the Max Pac facility with other students and the public. They are using aging equipment, and the student athletes are locked into taking shifts to utilize the current facility available to them.

Our goal is to build a new facility and fill it with $200,000 worth of appropriate equipment that athletes can use for weight training and conditioning. This would resolve the competition for the Max Pac, free time for the general student population and general public to work out and improve the overall conditioning of our athletes for game time. The legislature has made an initial appropriation for the construction of the building. We are asking you, as friends and donors, to support the $200,000 campaign for fitness equipment and installation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to properly furnish the facility for our current athletes and generations of athletes to come.

The Athletic Department is an integral part of the educational endeavor at Eastern. Approximately 400 athletes are active members of the intercollegiate teams of football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, cross country and rodeo. In addition, non-athletes frequent the athletic facilities to participate in an active intramural program, classes in our HPE program and to work as trainers, assistant student coaches and student hire staff in the offices.

Please consider a “Hall of Famer” level pledge of $5,000. Major gift donors will be able to fulfill this pledge over two or three years. A two-year pledge of $5,000 would be $208.33 per month or a three-year pledge would be $138.88 per month. Automatic bank draft or credit card billing is available upon request. Other levels such as $2,500 or $1,000 are also available at these significant major gift levels with complimentary gifts, plaque, honorary coach invitation, etc. provided.

Talent is always going to be an important part of the mix for success in NCAA Division II athletics, but a positive environment and exceptional facilities can make a world of difference also. Being a student athlete at ENMU means hard work, balancing busy schedules and consistently competing at a high level. A lot is asked of these students. The facilities and equipment ENMU athletes use must be up to the challenge. Together, you can help us purchase the quality fitness equipment needed to strengthen and benefit our athletes for many years. For more information about the benefits of giving at this significant level and multi-year pledge payment options, please call Noelle Bartl, executive director of the ENMU Foundation at 575-562-2412 or toll free at 888-291-5524.