Elevate the IX
A fundraising campaign to advance Drake’s women student-athletes
Elevate the IX is an initiative led by Drake Athletics to celebrate and advance the impact of women in Drake Athletics. Elevate the IX is a tribute to both the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a landmark decision in 1972 to empower women in collegiate athletics, and to the nine NCAA Division I women’s sports at Drake.
Elevate the IX is designed to inspire the community to champion our women student-athletes through financial support of our nine Drake women’s teams. Our goals for Elevate the IX are to celebrate the achievements, past and present, of our women's athletics teams, increase awareness about our women's sports programs, and generate new funding sources to facilitate their success.
Gifts can be contributed to this fund which will support the immediate needs of our women’s sport programs as identified by our women’s sport head coaches, including:
- Enhance nutrition, strength and conditioning, and recovery programs
- Provide efficient and comfortable travel to competitions
- Improve ability to schedule marquee non-conference opponents and postseason play
- Provide performance equipment and apparel that reflects the excellence in our programs
Give to Elevate the IX:
If you live outside the U.S. please please contact Pam Pepper at pam.pepper@drake.edu for more information on how to make an online gift. Thank you.