The Stampede for Women — a fundraising initiative focused on generating funds, raising awareness and creating focused opportunities to support USF women student-athletes — is picking up steam.
The Stampede held a sold-out, public kickoff luncheon on Wednesday — coinciding with National Girls and Women in Sports Day — at the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center. The gathering provided an up-close look at the initiative's progress to date and goals while charting a course for its future.
More than $150,000 has been raised since the Stampede was formally introduced last February. Last summer, Bulls football coach Jeff Scott made a $10,000 donation following a combined team event with his football team and Denise Schilte-Brown's AAC champion women's soccer team.