George Mason's Patriot Club closed out a very successful Alumni-Athlete Giving Challenge for fiscal year 2020 with a record-setting performance with 394 alumni-athlete donors. The previous high was 383 back in 2015. The challenge concluded on Tuesday, June 30th, the end of the Universities fiscal year.

The Wrestling program led the way with 82 alumni-athlete donors, representing 35.5% of its alumni base. Men's Soccer finished with 81 donors (24.3%) and won the Most Improved Giving Percentage category.

The Challenge is made possible by the generosity of alumni-athletes Dan and Patty Wotring, who sponsor the fundraising program with a $10,000 donation to Mason Athletics and award the sports that excel in three different categories; highest percentage of alumni-athlete giving; most improved percentage of alumni-athlete giving from the previous fiscal year; and the highest percentage of young alumni-athlete giving

This year's challenge brought in $187,696 in gifts from alumni-athletes. An additional $38,232 was raised during the Final Blitz Week (June 22-30) which allowed Friends/Non-Alums to participate as well. Friends/Non-Alum gifts did not calculate into the 394 total.

2020 Alumni-Athlete Giving Challenge

Alumni-Athlete Donors - 394 (highest ever)
Alumni-Athlete Donor Giving Percentage - 10.2%

Overall Team Competitions

Highest Alumni-Athlete Giving Percentage - Wrestling (35.5%) - $3,000 prize
Highest Young Alumni Giving Percentage - Wrestling (80.0%) - $1,000 prize
Most Improved Giving Percentage - Men's Soccer (+21.5%) - $1,000 prize

Final Blitz Week Competition (June 22-30)
Highest # of donors (Friends and Alums) during Final Blitz Week - Wrestling (148) - $1,500 prize
Largest Gift of Blitz Week - Wrestling ($25,000) - $500 prize
Most Improved Alumni Giving Pct. during Blitz Week - Wrestling (+18.1%) - $500 prize

Link to the full standings for 2020: https://gomason.com/feature/Alumni-Athlete-Giving-Challenge

Alumni-Athletes looking to make a gift towards the 2021 challenge can donate here.