Keep Stanford Wrestling, an alumni-run group dedicated to convincing the University to maintain the wrestling program’s varsity status, announced that it had raised over $10 million from alumni and supporters as of Oct. 29. The efforts come following the July 8
announcement that the University intended to eliminate
the wrestling program along with 10 other varsity sports after the 2020-21 season.
It is unclear whether the subsequent fundraising efforts will have any impact on the University’s decision to cut the program, however.
In a statement to The Daily, Stanford Athletics spokesperson Brian Risso wrote that “the decisions to reduce our sports offerings are final, and any future philanthropic interest in these sports may be directed towards supporting them at the club level.”
Keep Stanford Wrestling raises $10 million in attempt to preserve varsity status | The Stanford Daily