MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR

I want to welcome our Wildcat Family to the beginning of a new year with the resumption of our Wildcat Weekly emails. Much has changed since my last email in May, but the integrity, determination, compassion and resiliency of the Wildcat Way has propelled us to the start of the school year. The support, encouragement and well wishes we have received have been an inspiration and a driving force for us through the summer. I can't express enough our gratitude for standing with us through these critical and unprecedented times in intercollegiate athletics, and remaining dedicated to supporting our student-athletes, coaches, staff and University. On behalf of our entire department, THANK YOU!

Thanks to your generosity, even while games are postponed until January 2021, we are extremely proud to be able to offer another year of financial aid to the student-athletes who had their senior years cancelled and were left with many unfulfilled experiences and dreams. Instead of ending their careers with a feeling of emptiness, your gifts and deferred ticket deposits have helped us provide them with an opportunity to complete their careers with competition, camaraderie, and a chance to compete for championships. In addition, your support helps us meet other unexpected financial challenges that are part of our comprehensive efforts to safely welcome back our student-athletes for the 2020-21 academic year.

We officially began this semester with our annual welcome back event for student-athletes, coaches and staff, which we held virtually on Monday. It was terrific to connect with all the Wildcats in our programs as well as department staff, as we take the next step in our safe and healthy return to campus. While competition may have been postponed until 2021, our athletics department remains focused on our commitment to the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our student-athletes. We will continue our work to provide a first-class environment for training and development as we provide opportunities for student-athletes to become academic, athletic and life champions.

I look forward to staying connected with all of you through our Wildcat Wednesday emails and keeping you up to date on all the important work going on throughout our athletics department. I also encourage you to bookmark our official website ArizonaWildcats.com and follow us on social media platforms. Our digital and content creation teams do a tremendous job providing fun and insightful content about our department and programs. These resources are the best ways to stay up to date and engaged with your Arizona Wildcats! Thank you again for everything you do.