KEEPING WESTERN COMPETITIVE NCAA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND It is difficult to imagine a professional sports team staying competitive with a salary cap that is a fraction of its competitors, but thanks to the private support of our donors, Western does precisely that. Yet, the opportunity to bolster our currently limited pool of athletic scholarships remains. Despite the financial pressures of the last decade, Western has stayed competitive with fewer scholarships than is typically available in most Division II Universities and what our RMAC competitors offer.
Approximately 30 percent of our studentathletes go without any scholarship support, placing Western in the lower third of all RMAC schools regarding scholarships available to award. Increasing our NCAA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND will give Western the competitive edge that it needs to recruit more outstanding studentathletes and ensure current students are adequately supported so that they can continue to focus on performing at their best, both academically and athletically.
“ Playing football for Western not only gave me the opportunity to pursue my goal of being in the NFL, but also inspired me in the classroom – so much so that I returned to Gunnison to finish my degree. Simply put, Western gave me the platform to fulfill my lifelong dream and to pursue a successful life after football. That’s all a student-athlete can ask for.”
Austin Ekeler
Running Back Los Angeles Chargers Alum Class of 2018