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WSU devises plan to manage projected $85.1 million athletics budget deficit and reach solvency by 2023

The Cougars athletic administration has devised a budget management plan contingent on increased revenue and record donations to the Cougar Athletic Fund, will be presented to the WSU Board of Regents at a retreat at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville from June 7-8.

PULLMAN – Washington State has set in motion a plan to help the school’s athletic department climb out of a projected $85.1 million deficit and not only become solvent, but reach a $200,000 surplus by the fiscal year of 2023.

The budget strategy, contingent on increased revenue and record donations to the Cougar Athletic Fund, will be presented to the WSU Board of Regents at a retreat at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville from June 7-8.