New CU fundraising effort focused on women’s, Olympic sports

BOULDER — The University of Colorado has launched Elevate Colorado, an initiative to raise money to provide facility improvements and other support for 12 women’s and Olympic sports programs. 

“Through donor support of the Elevate Colorado initiative, Colorado will add a new permanent grandstand at Prentup Field and digital video board to create an improved home-field advantage for the Buffs’ soccer and lacrosse teams,” according to a CU news release. “The lacrosse team will also get a new locker room at Prentup, the ski team will have its locker room and wax room renovated, and both men’s and women’s golf programs will have a dedicated practice area built at Colorado National Golf Club, their home course.”

Elevate Colorado, which has set a $10-plus million fundraising target, will also raise money for tennis, volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s track and field.

“Elevate Colorado is the first major fundraising initiative at CU that directly supports women’s and Olympic sports to this scale, which illustrates our commitment to those essential programs,” CU athletic director Fernando Lovo. “This initiative will provide our student-athletes the resources they need to continue to compete at the highest levels in college athletics while providing the support these programs so richly deserve.”

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