ROAR Day 2025
It is time for the ultimate showcase of RIT spirit and dedication—ROAR Day! This extraordinary effort will help fuel the future of RIT and make more inspirational experiences possible for our students.
ROAR Day is a 1,829-minute celebration of RIT pride and community starting, Thursday, October 30 at noon Eastern. Any gift made by 6:29 p.m. Eastern on Friday, October 31, will count towards our ROAR Day goal of 2,025 donors.
Annual donor support helps RIT attract and retain the best student-athletes while meeting the growing demands of the intercollegiate athletic program. Gifts help fund post-game meals for teams, training equipment for the Tiger Power Den, training apparel for all athletes, team travel, athletic training services, and facility enhancements.
RIT's intercollegiate athletic programs play an essential role in teaching students to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity, make sacrifices, strive for excellence and persevere through adversity while developing a commitment to teamwork and service to the community. Each year, 675 student-athletes participate on 25 varsity athletic teams while thousands attend sporting events to show their support.
When you make your donation online, be sure to go under "Designation" and, in the "Select A Designation" drop down menu, choose "RIT Athletics." From there, select "Athletics General Fund" or any of our teams you'd like to support directly.
ROAR DAY ATHLETICS CHALLENGES
Six donors have generously committed to match all gifts made to specific athletic programs during ROAR Day:
- Baseball Challenge - RIT Parents, Pat and Taylor Milner P '29, will make a gift of $2,500 to RIT Baseball, once 100 donors have made their gift in support of the team.
- Baseball Match - Jan Proper-Shrier will make a gift of $100/donor who supports RIT Baseball, up to a total of $10,000.
- Women's Hockey Challenge - Kasie Strong-Fairbarn '05 and Ryan Fairbarn '04 will make a gift of $1,000 to the RIT Women's Hockey team if 20 donors support the RIT Women's Hockey team during ROAR Day.
- Men's Hockey Challenge - Ryan Fairbarn '04 and Kasie Strong-Fairbarn '05 will make a gift of $1,000 to the RIT Men's Hockey team if 20 donors support the RIT Men's Hockey team during ROAR Day.
- Swimming & Diving Match - RIT Parents and generous donors have agreed to match all gifts supporting the RIT Swimming and Diving team, up to a total of $5,000.
- Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Challenge - Matthew Giannino BS '15 will make a gift of $20,000 if 100 donors support the Men's Track and Field and Cross Country team.
Latest Men's Track/Field
- Track & Field teams, 11 individuals, named USTFCCCA All-AcademicROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT Men's and Women's Track & Field teams were named 2025 NCAA Division III All-Academic by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) while 11 individuals were tabbed All-Academic Athletes.
- Three Tigers land CSC Academic All-District accoladesROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior thrower Josh Auler, graduate student thrower Andrew Bernacki and graduate student runner Noah Flanders were named 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-District.
- Men’s Track & Field finishes 11th place at AARTFC ChampionshipsWILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The RIT men's track & field team wrapped up the two-day AARTFC Outdoor Track & Field Championships by finishing 11th out of 55 teams, Thursday.
- Men’s Track & Field competes in St. John Fisher’s Last Chance MeetPITTSFORD, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team participated in St. John Fisher's Last Chance Meet, Sunday
- Men’s Track & Field finishes third at Liberty League ChampionshipsROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field is in third place out of seven teams through the first day of the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships at the RIT Track & Field Complex.
- Men’s Track & Field set to host Liberty League Outdoor ChampionshipsROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team hosts the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships this Friday and Saturday at the RIT Track & Field Complex.









