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 Women's Softball
- Kehl, Majot named Softball Academic All-DistrictROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior outfielder Bailey Kehl and junior pitcher Jessica Majot were named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Softball Team, Tuesday.
- Cook named First-Team Softball All-RegionROCHESTER N.Y. – RIT senior Maddy Cook was named a 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III First-Team All-Region selection, announced Friday.
- Cook, Carlone named Softball All-Liberty LeagueROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior Maddy Cook and first-year Kate Carlone were named to the 2025 Liberty League Softball All-Conference team, announced Tuesday.
- Softball falls twice at Ithaca, 12-0 (5 inn.), 5-1ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT Softball team closed the 2025 season with 12-0 (5 inn.) and 5-1 setbacks at Liberty League rival Ithaca, Saturday.
- Softball falls to Alfred, 9-2ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Softball team fell to visiting Alfred, 9-2, Tuesday afternoon.
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