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Second Annual Colonel Athletic Association Golf Classic

Payton Suire — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:05:28 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Colonel Athletic Association is set to host its second annual Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 28 at LaTour Golf Club in Matthews with 1 p.m. tee times available. All proceeds benefit student-athlete scholarships. The tournament will be played in a four-person scramble, with a shotgun start. Individual players cost $150 and teams […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Hosted Official Naming Ceremony for Lorio Softball Batting Facility

Payton Suire — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:15:21 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý hosted an official naming ceremony of its Lorio Softball Batting Facility. The Lorio Foundation donated $220,000 to the �Ӱɴ�ý softball program, covering the cost of phase one and two of the Softball Batting Cage Project. “The Lorio Foundation has worked with �Ӱɴ�ý on multiple projects […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Named Shane Kliebert Director of Colonel Athletic Association

Payton Suire — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:20:05 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý alumnus and former student-athlete Shane Kliebert was recently named director of Colonel Athletic Association. “I am excited to have Shane join our team and lead the Colonel Athletic Association. He is a Colonel at heart and has been a proven leader at raising funds. He loves �Ӱɴ�ý, and his passion for […]

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Falcon Family Pledged $20K for Naming Rights to Deanna Hickman Falcon Academic Success Center for �Ӱɴ�ý Student-Athletes

Payton Suire — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:51:11 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Carroll Falcon and Anna Falcon Arthurs have committed to the long-term success of the Department of Athletics at �Ӱɴ�ý by pledging to contribute $20,000 for naming rights to the Deanna Hickman Falcon Academic Success Center for student-athletes in the Ellender Memorial Library. The university recognized the Falcon Family’s long standing […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Receives Third $100K Grant from NCAA

Payton Suire — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:23:20 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý is one of eleven universities receiving a $100,000 grant from the NCAA as part of its Accelerating Academic Success Program to support �Ӱɴ�ý student-athletes’ academic experience. As part of the award, the school will provide $20,000 in match funding, which brings the total to $120,000. This is the third […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Athletics Announces Construction of Henry J. Lafont, Sr. Fieldhouse

Payton Suire — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:13:04 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics announced the construction of its Henry J. Lafont, Sr. Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at a ceremony on the Ray E. Didier Baseball Field. The creation of the fieldhouse was made possible through a $1 million donation from Kim and Henry Lafont Jr., with $500,000 going towards the […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Colonel Athletic Association set to Host Golf Tournament

Payton Suire — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:27:13 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Colonel Athletic Association is hosting its first CAA Golf Classic, presented by Synergy Bank, at LaTour Golf Club in Mathews, Louisiana, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, starting at 7:30 a.m. “We are excited to host our first Colonel Athletic Association Golf Classic at LaTour. Proceeds from the event will go towards scholarships […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Foundation Raises Over $1 Million after its Sixth Give-N-Day

Payton Suire — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:21:53 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – After its sixth Give-N-Day, The �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation has raised over $1 million for the University’s departments and student organizations. �Ӱɴ�ý’ 2023 Give-N-Day received the most donors, donations and funds raised ever, raising over $265,000 with 1,587 donors and 2,188 donations. These donations will benefit 130 �Ӱɴ�ý organizations, all receiving at least one […]

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REV Donates $60K to �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics

Payton Suire — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:43:16 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics Department received a $60,000 donation from REV/REV Business as part of a five-year corporate partnership agreement with �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics. In 2023, $20,000 of the donation will be used to recognize the long-time support and generosity REV has contributed to its athletics department by offering naming rights to the […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Athletics to Host 21st Annual Seafood Extravaganza

Payton Suire — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:11:59 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics Seafood Extravaganza is set to take place on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the �Ӱɴ�ý Cotillion Ballroom. All proceeds benefit �Ӱɴ�ý student-athlete scholarships. “Each year, �Ӱɴ�ý Athletics budgets $3.5 million to scholarships for student-athletes. Even at this number, no sport is fully funded, and we continually seek […]

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