RAD48

During RAD48, Highlander Nation joins together for 48 hours to support Radford Athletics. Your support during this initiative helps us to recruit and retain the most talented student-athletes. The landscape of college athletics is changing, but our commitment to student success has not.

With your help, we can ensure Radford Athletics continues to be a vibrant source of academic, social and athletic growth opportunities our student-athletes!



Get involved!

  • Help us spread the word! Sign-up now to become an official RAD48 Ambassador!
  • Motivate others to give to your favorite program/fund by issuing a Challenge gift. Contact Jon Zeitz at jzeitz@radford.edu to learn more.
  • Invite three friends to join you!




Want to use your Digital Wallet? 

Head to this site to use your digital wallet including to use PayPal or Venmo! 

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*NOTE: This method of donation requires offline processing, therefore there may be a slight delay in receiving your receipt and your gift appearing on this page. Gifts through this method do not count toward the “Turn the Map Radford Red Challenge.”

#RISEANDDONATE



See what people are sharing about RAD48!
Turn the states RADFORD RED with your gifts!
Rank State Gifts
1 VA 218
2 FL 43
3 NC 37
Leaderboard
DONORS Leaderboard
Which program will get the most donors?
Rank Program Donors
1 Softball 146
2 Lacrosse - Women's 134
3 Volleyball 93
4 Baseball 58
5 Golf - Women's 32
Leaderboard
DOLLARS Leaderboard
Follow the dollars raised for each team/program here!
Rank Program Raised
1 Lacrosse - Women's $15,038.50
2 Baseball $12,743.50
3 Softball $9,315.00
4 Volleyball $6,585.00
5 Golf - Women's $5,410.00
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WOMEN'S TENNIS - 20 Donors Challenge
$1,000
WOMEN'S TENNIS - 20 Donors Challenge
When Women's Tennis reaches 20 donors, it will unlock $1,000 generously offered by an anonymous donor!
7 / 20 Donors
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BASEBALL Challenge – DOUBLE
$1,000
BASEBALL Challenge – DOUBLE
If the Baseball team reaches 100 donors they will unlock a $1,000 gift from Baseball alum Denny Van Pelt '94.
59 / 100 Donors
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BASEBALL Challenge – TRIPLE
$1,000
BASEBALL Challenge – TRIPLE
If the Baseball team reaches $40,000 it will unlock another $1,000 gift from Denny Van Pelt '94!
$12,743 / $40,000 Raised
Leaderboard
WOMEN'S SPORTS - Most Donors Challenge
The women's sport with the most overall unique donors will win an additional $1,000 generously offered by an anonymous donor!
Rank Prize Sport Donors
1 $1,000 Softball 146
2 Lacrosse - Women's 134
3 Volleyball 93
4 Golf - Women's 32
5 Basketball - Women's 26
Leaderboard
MEN'S SPORTS - Most Donors Challenge
The Men's sport with the most overall unique donors will win an additional $1,000 generously offered by an anonymous donor!
Rank Prize Sport Donors
1 $1,000 Baseball 58
2 Basketball - Men's 20
3 Soccer - Men's 11
4 Golf - Men's 6
5 Cross Country - Men's 4
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Turn the Map Radford Red - Sponsored by Service Contracting of Virginia
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Turn the Map Radford Red - Sponsored by Service Contracting of Virginia
When the RAD48 giving day receives at least one donation from every state, the Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund will receive an additional $2,500 donated by Service Contracting of Virginia.
WOMEN'S GOLF 20 Donors Challenge Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$1,000
WOMEN'S GOLF 20 Donors Challenge
When Women's Golf reaches 20 donors, it will unlock $1,000 offered by a generous donor!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Who supports Highlander Nation?
Check back throughout RAD48 to see which group has the most donors!
What is your affiliation to Radford University?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Family of Athlete 297
2 Alumni - athlete 69
3 Community Member 69
4 Faculty/Staff 44
5 Student 21
6 Alumni (non-athlete) 19
VOLLEYBALL - Match Complete
But you can still make a gift!
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Match
VOLLEYBALL - Match
For every dollar donated to Volleyball, another dollar is "volleyed" back to match! Each dollar of donation will be matched up to $1,000 by generous Volleyball supporters David and Gail Clelland.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Take the Lead Challenge
Don't get caught playing from behind! The program that takes the early lead with the most donors will earn an additional $1,500! A generous donor will provide an award to the program that has the most donors between 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm on launch day, February 4.
Rank Prize Program Donors
1 $1,500 Softball 119
2 Lacrosse - Women's 97
3 Baseball 38
4 Basketball - Men's 14
5 Basketball - Women's 13
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Programs
Baseball Basketball - Men's Basketball - Women's Cheer & Dance Cross Country - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field - Women's Golf - Men's Golf - Women's Lacrosse - Women's Soccer - Men's Soccer - Women's Softball Sports Medicine Strength and Conditioning Tennis - Men's Tennis - Women's Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund Highlander Club Fund Volleyball

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