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Support UCI Athletics this Giving Day!

Today is an exciting opportunity for Anteaters to celebrate our winning traditions and invest in our future. For over 50 years, UCI student-athletes have proudly represented their university. Our Anteater student-athletes have won 28 National Championships and 126 Conference Championships, and consist of 589 All-American honorees, 73 Olympic participants and over 4,000 Scholar-Athletes. As we strive to build upon these accomplishments, it is our goal to elevate UC Irvine Athletics to further national prominence.

During the 2022-23 season, the Anteaters claimed four Big West regular season titles, two Big West Championship wins and had two NCAA appearances. Four teams would end the year ranked nationally and 12 Anteater student-athletes would garner All-American honors. 

UCI kept the success rolling into the Fall, capturing three Big West titles in a span of 15 days. Men’s and women’s soccer and men’s water polo all made NCAA appearances with women’s soccer advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years.

YOUR IMPACT

To compete at the highest level of NCAA Division I Athletics, your generosity and support is more critical than ever. On UCI Giving Day, there are a number of giving opportunities to enhance the UCI student-athlete experience. These choices include the Department of Athletics and our Sport Specific programs. Your gift will provide support to the following areas:

  • Student-Athlete Scholarships
  • Academic Support
  • Recruiting Efforts
  • Facility Enhancements
  • Sports Medicine
  • Equipment Upgrades
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Other Budget Relieving Expenses

Now is the time to invest in our future. Join us on UCI Giving Day and make a difference in the lives of our student-athletes. Every gift counts!

TOGETHER WE ZOT!

Anteater Band & Spirit Squad Athletics Sports Performance Fund Baseball Cross Country and Track & Field Eater Nation Fund Linda Dempsay Womens Initiative Mens Basketball Mens Golf Mens Soccer Mens Tennis Mens Volleyball Mens Water Polo Womens Basketball Womens Golf Womens Soccer Womens Tennis Womens Volleyball Womens Water Polo
Eater Nation Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 777
2 HI 28
3 AZ 14
Success!
Last But Not Least!
Congratulations to Tse-Wen Chen, a current student, whose gift to Solar Car Engineering Student Group won the Last But Not Least Challenge! With your gift Tse-Wen, $1000 in bonus funds will be awarded to Solar Car Engineering, thanks to the generous support of UCI Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer!
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Rip 'em Eaters Challenge
Thanks to a generous commitment from UCI Foundation trustees Mark & Kathleen Santora, the top-5 UCI Athletics programs with the largest growth in donors over last year's Giving Day will share a bonus prize of $10,000!
Rank Prize Program % +/- Goal
1 $3,500 Eater Nation Fund +57.14% 11
goal: 7
2 $2,000 Anteater Band & Spirit Squad +53.12% 49
goal: 32
3 $1,750 Mens Volleyball +46.22% 174
goal: 119
4 $1,500 Mens Water Polo +17.65% 40
goal: 34
5 $1,250 Womens Tennis +6.25% 17
goal: 16
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Women's Basketball $10,000 Match
On behalf of FRIENDS of UCI Women's Basketball: Double your impact! All gifts to the WBB program will be matched 1:1 by a generous UCI WBB Supporter!
$10,000 MATCHED
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Women's Golf Match
"UCIWG Parents" Match Gift: Double your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Golf Program will be matched 1:1 by generous donors up to $1,500
$1,500 MATCHED
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$5,000
Men's Basketball Don Riggs and Holly Ackman 50 Gift Challenge
Thanks to a generous gift from Don Riggs and Holly Ackman, when the Men's Basketball program reaches 25 gifts, the team will unlock $5,000. At the 50 gift mark, another $5,000 will be unlocked!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$4,000
Men's Golf Conan and Tobi Vitale 25 Gift Challenge
Help the Men’s Golf program unlock a generous $4000 gift from alum Conan Vitale after 25 gifts are made to the program.
25 / 25 Gifts
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Men's Tennis David Eastman $5,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Men's Tennis program will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous Men's Tennis alum David Eastman up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Men's Volleyball $50,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Men’s Volleyball program will be matched 1:1 by a group of UCI alumni and Men’s Volleyball student-athletes up to $50,000.
$50,000 MATCHED
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$5,000
Women's Basketball Don Riggs and Holly Ackman 50 Gift Challenge
Thanks to a generous gift from Don Riggs and Holly Ackman, when the Women's Basketball program reaches 25 gifts, the team will unlock $5,000. At the 50 gift mark, another $5,000 will be unlocked!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$750
Women's Soccer de Seriere Family 40 Gift Challenge
Help the Women’s Soccer program unlock a generous $750 gift from the Family of alumna and Hall of Fame inductee Danielle de Seriere after 40 gifts are made to the program!
40 / 40 Gifts
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Women's Volleyball Charlie Brande $3,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Women’s Volleyball program will be matched dollar-for-dollar by former UCI Men’s and Women’s Volleyball coach Charlie Brande up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
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$1,000
Women's Volleyball Coach Mike Puritz 25 Gift Challenge
Help the Women’s Volleyball program unlock a generous $1000 gift from former UCI Women's Volleyball Coach Mike Puritz after 25 gifts are made to the program!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,000
Women's Volleyball Leinbach Family 40 Gift Challenge
Help the Women’s Volleyball program unlock a generous $1000 gift from the Leinbach Family after 40 gifts are made to the program!
40 / 40 Gifts
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Women's Volleyball Shannon (Flint) Eusey Match
Double your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Volleyball Program will be matched 1:1 by UCI alumna and former Women’s Volleyball student-athlete Shannon (Flint) Eusey, up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
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Anteater Athletics - Most Dollars Raised
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day! Most dollars raised gets bragging rights!
Rank Department Raised
1 Mens Volleyball $120,733.00
2 Mens Basketball $63,108.00
3 Baseball $45,974.10
4 Mens Soccer $43,000.00
5 Womens Basketball $36,882.00
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Anteater Athletics - Most Gifts Received
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day. Most gifts receives bragging rights!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Mens Volleyball 174
2 Mens Soccer 117
3 Baseball 96
4 Womens Basketball 78
5 Mens Basketball 60
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Anteater Band Jun Tokeshi Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Anteater Band & Spirit Squad fund will be matched 1:1 by alumni Jun Tokeshi up to $750!
$750 MATCHED
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Baseball Voice of the 'Eaters $2,200 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the UCI Baseball program will be matched 1:1 by the Voice of the 'Eaters, Don Brantley up to $2,200!
$2,200 MATCHED
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Baseball "The Golden Era" $3,500 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the UCI Baseball program will be matched 1:1 by the Golden Era Alumni of UCI Baseball (1970-1977) up to $3,500
$3,500 MATCHED
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Baseball Parent and Family Match
Double your Impact! All gifts to the UCI Baseball program will be matched 1:1 by an incredible group of parents and families of former and current UCI Baseball players up to $9,500!
$9,500 MATCHED
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Men's Basketball Liz & Russ Turner $10,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the UCI Men's Basketball program will be matched 1:1 by Coach Turner and wife Liz up to $10,000.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Men's Soccer Coach Raz Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the UCI Men's Soccer program will be matched 1:1 by Coach Yossi Raz up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Men's Volleyball Charlie Brande $3,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Men’s Volleyball program will be matched dollar-for-dollar by former UCI Men’s and Women’s Volleyball coach Charlie Brande up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
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$1,750
Men's Volleyball 50 Gift Challenge
Help the Men’s Volleyball program unlock a generous $1750 gift from an anonymous UCI Men's Volleyball supporter after 50 gifts are made to the program.
50 / 50 Gifts
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Men's Water Polo Peter Fischler $5,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Men's Water Polo program will be matched 1:1 by a generous Men's Water Polo alum Peter Fischler up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Track and Field / Cross Country Alumni Match
Double your Impact! All gifts made to the UCI Track and Field / Cross Country program will be matched 1:1 by a generous UCI Track and Field alum up to $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Women's Soccer Scott and Jill Juniper Match
Double your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Soccer Program will be matched 1:1 by Coach Scott Juniper, up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
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Women's Tennis Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Women's Tennis program will be matched 1:1 by a UCI alumna up to $300
$300 MATCHED
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$10,000
Parent Power Hour 25 gift Challenge
Power Hour? How about a power 15-minutes?! Congratulations to our UCI Parent and Family community for coming together in record time to unlock $10,000 in support for Campus Organizations and Volunteer Programs! Keep the momentum going and support some of our outstanding matches and challenges below!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,965
1965 Challenge
Congratulations to Hilary Lapks! Your gift to Men's Volleyball just unlocked $1,965 in bonus funds for the program!
1,965 / 1,965 Gifts
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Early Bird Challenge
Congratulations to Darcy Wilson-Jones (LGBT Resource Center), Katy Young (School of the Arts/Dance), Charlton Lee (Social Sciences Student Awards) and Rick Emerling (UCI Retirees Association Scholarships), for winning our Early Bird Challenge! $500 in bonus funds will be added to each of these funds in your honor!
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