CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College athletic department raised an all-time record $1.43 million during its annual Support Your Sport Week, $250,000 more than last year's total.
A total of 4,322 donors participated in the annual challenge with donations to individual BC sports teams during the week of Feb. 7-11.
Women's ice hockey received the highest percentage of alumni participation at 95%, while swimming & diving was the recruiting champion with over 900 individual donors. The lacrosse program was crowned the impact champion with an average donation north of $1,000.
University Trustee David Griffith '68 and Janet Griffith also sponsored individual daily challenges during Support Your Sport Week, awarding additional prizes to the women's track & field and cross country, field hockey, swimming & diving and fencing programs.