2026 ATHLETICS GIVING WEEK RESULTS
Canton, NY – SUNY Canton Athletics raised more than $83,000 with over 1,200 total gifts contributed to its sixth annual Athletics Giving Week. This campaign, which was guided and conducted in conjunction with the Canton College Foundation, recently concluded April 17 and was an overwhelming success.
SUNY Canton's sixth Athletics Giving Week resulted in 1,210 donations and $83,048.52 raised for the Athletics department and its teams. SUNY Canton would like to personally thank all its donors who made this sixth Athletics Giving Week more exciting and successful than anyone expected.
"Athletics Giving Week is a reflection of what makes our community so special. The dedication of our coaches and student-athletes continues to inspire us every day, and the support from our campus community, alumni, parents, and friends makes all the difference," Director of Development Sara Hartman-Richards said.
The women's basketball team led the way with a record-breaking 433 total gifts, while women's hockey received 195 donations. Men's soccer (130), club hockey (102) and women's lacrosse (69) rounded out the top five.
The top five for total dollars raised included women's hockey ($30,632.57), women's basketball ($15,079.89), men's soccer ($8,217.61), men's hockey ($7,123.94) and club hockey ($3,345.90).
Top 10 Team Fundraisers (# of Donations)
| Teams |
Donations |
Dollars |
| Women's Basketball |
433 |
$15,079.89 |
| Women's Hockey |
195 |
$30,632.57 |
| Men's Soccer |
130 |
$8,217.61 |
| Club Hockey |
102 |
$3,345.90 |
| Women's Lacrosse |
69 |
$3,311.49 |
| Men's Hockey |
63 |
$7,123.94 |
| Women's Soccer |
60 |
$2,618.57 |
| Men's Basketball |
41 |
$3,074.14 |
| Women's Volleyball |
24 |
$1,071.85 |
| Baseball |
12 |
$2,957.89 |
A women's hockey parent made an extremely generous $10,000 matching gift which really helped spearhead women's hockey to the most money raised ($30,632.57) of any program.
"For the sixth straight year, we've been amazed at the incredible support for the SUNY Canton Athletics Giving Week," Director of Athletics Randy B. Sieminski said. "I'm particularly proud of the amazing generosity and support from our own student-athletes and their families supporting themselves and each other in order to maximize their college experiences. So many fantastic alumni, friends, supporters, community members and local businesses once again came together to support our teams and our student-athletes. We can't thank them enough."
This year our student-athletes continued to step up with their peer-to-peer challenges. Below we would like to recognize our top 10 overall student-athlete fundraisers by number of donations.
Top 10 Student-Athlete Fundraisers (# of Donations)
To view a full list of each program's donation totals and money raised click
HERE.
2026 ATHLETICS GIVING WEEK RESULTS
SUNY Canton would like to say a special THANK YOU to all of this year's sponsors. We encourage you to support these local businesses like they have supported us!
Corporate-Sponsored Challenges & Winners
Pepsi-Cola Power Hour
1st: Women's Basketball
2nd: Women's Hockey
Brookfield Power Boost
1st: Women's Hockey
2nd: Men's Hockey
St. Lawrence Federal CU Scoreboard Surge
1st: Brandon O'Shea – Club Hockey
2nd: Mike Hick – Men's Soccer
NBT Happy Hour
1st : Women's Basketball
2nd: Women's Hockey
North Country Savings Bank Numbers on the Rise
Fall Sport Winner: Volleyball
Winter Sport Winner: Women's Basketball
Spring Sport Winner: Women's Lacrosse
"A special thank you to our PR and Foundation teams for their incredible work behind the scenes, and to our generous sponsors – St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union, Brookfield Power, North Country Savings Bank, NBT Bank, and Pepsi Cola Bottlers Ogdensburg – for helping make this success possible," Hartman-Richards said. "This achievement belongs to everyone who showed up, gave back, and believed in what we're building together. GO ROOS!"
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