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$250k Wrestling Matching Gift Challenge Reached
6/5/2018 1:45:00 PM | Wrestling
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling program, with the help of the Davidson Athletic Fund, reached their $250,000 gift challenge, announced Tuesday.
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The program initially started the matching gift challenge in August after an anonymous wrestling alumnus announced he would match $250,000 in donations, for a total of $500,000 to be integrated into the program. The money will provide additional scholarship dollars needed to help excel in the Southern Conference and be named after longtime wrestling advocate, Professor Gill Holland, as a tribute to his loyalty to the program.
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"All of nation's premier wrestling programs have a common thread - an incredible support system. The completion of this matching gift campaign is a great illustration of the amazing support we receive from our Davidson Wrestling alumni, families, and friends," said head coach Andy Lausier. "These new scholarship dollars will provide an immediate impact in recruiting as we seek out the nation's best student-athletes, and it is a tremendous honor to have this scholarship campaign named after Dr. Gill Holland."    Â
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Through Coach Lausier's vision and leadership, wrestling will capitalize on the advantages that are distinctly Davidson and leverage this edge to recruit the nation's top scholar athletes.
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The matching gift will have an immediate impact on the wrestling program, injecting $500,000 in additional scholarship funds—more than tripling the current scholarship equivalencies into the program over the next four to five seasons. The challenge was scheduled to run through June 30, but was reached nearly a month ahead of schedule.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson wrestling program, with the help of the Davidson Athletic Fund, reached their $250,000 gift challenge, announced Tuesday.
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The program initially started the matching gift challenge in August after an anonymous wrestling alumnus announced he would match $250,000 in donations, for a total of $500,000 to be integrated into the program. The money will provide additional scholarship dollars needed to help excel in the Southern Conference and be named after longtime wrestling advocate, Professor Gill Holland, as a tribute to his loyalty to the program.
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"All of nation's premier wrestling programs have a common thread - an incredible support system. The completion of this matching gift campaign is a great illustration of the amazing support we receive from our Davidson Wrestling alumni, families, and friends," said head coach Andy Lausier. "These new scholarship dollars will provide an immediate impact in recruiting as we seek out the nation's best student-athletes, and it is a tremendous honor to have this scholarship campaign named after Dr. Gill Holland."    Â
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Through Coach Lausier's vision and leadership, wrestling will capitalize on the advantages that are distinctly Davidson and leverage this edge to recruit the nation's top scholar athletes.
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The matching gift will have an immediate impact on the wrestling program, injecting $500,000 in additional scholarship funds—more than tripling the current scholarship equivalencies into the program over the next four to five seasons. The challenge was scheduled to run through June 30, but was reached nearly a month ahead of schedule.
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