Athletic Promotion and Fundraising
UMC Teambackers is an athletic promotion and fundraising organization for U of M Crookston. It operates in conjunction with the U of M Crookston Alumni & Donor Relations office, Department of Athletics, and the University of Minnesota Foundation.
Each year hundreds of donors show their support through an annual cash gift. Annual giving primarily supports student-athlete scholarships and programs for the fiscal year. Donors who make annual gifts can designate their gift to the sport of their choice, consider donating today.
The UMC Teambackers and the Athletic Support Fund encompasses several core giving programs within intercollegiate athletics at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Teambackers Mission
Athletic programs at the collegiate level are finding it more difficult each year to generate revenue to cover the rising costs of operation. Since the fall of 1994, U of M Crookston has been competing athletically with four-year colleges who have well established athletic and athletic scholarship programs. U of M Crookston is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and an member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) since July 1, 1999. If U of M Crookston's athletic programs are to continue to excel and be competitive, they will do so through financial contributions from individuals and organizations in the private sector. You, as a UMC TEAMBACKER , will be a key member of the UMC athletic team.