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A message fromJacob Kirkham
Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development
“Dear Spartan,
Spartan Athletics has achieved remarkable success in 2024-25. We captured Big Ten titles in men's basketball and hockey in the same year for the first time in conference history, while our women's soccer team reached the Round of 16 for the second-straight season. On top of that, both gymnastics and women's golf reached the NCAA Championships during their respective seasons. Our student-athletes also posted the highest cumulative GPA of 3.4716 in department history for the second consecutive semester. These victories are not possible without your support!
We are poised to build upon these achievements both on the field and in the classroom, as well as within our Spartan community. Looking ahead, it is crucial we direct our focus towards areas of greatest need and that provide operational flexibility, allowing for continued competitive excellence across all sports. Doing so positions us for success now and into the future.
Go Green!”
Your SupportEmpowers Success
Your donations to Spartan Fund allow our Champions to earn a world-class education, while playing the sport they love, and making a difference in the lives of others.
Women's Basketball
Julia Ayrault
Named First-Team All-BIG Ten, after leading the team in scoring and rebounding (2024)
Earned Academic All-BIG Ten honors 2021-2024
Major: Education | Graduated May 2025
Men's Tennis
Ozan Baris
First MSU player to reach NCAA Championships in singles three straight years (NCAA runner-up in 2024)
Major: Communications
$1 Million
Will fully endow an out-of-state scholarship
$500,000
Will fully endow an in-state scholarship
$500
Academic
Services
$4,241
Health &
Wellness
$14,666
Operations
(Equipment, Travel)
$53,012
Financial Aid
(out-of-state)
$72,418
TotalAverage annual support for out-of-state student-athlete
Highlighting ExcellenceIn the classroom, competition, and community
First and foremost, MSU athletes are students aspiring to earn a world-class education from top-ranked colleges, programs, and faculty. With a strong support system of academic advisors and support services, student-athletes are able to balance the rigors of the classroom and competition.
3.4716
The highest cumulative GPA
in department history
125
Student-athletes achieved
a perfect 4.0 GPA
516
A record number of students with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher (or 83% of the student-athlete population)
102
Student-athletes graduated in May 2025
Putting the 'student' in student-athlete
Spartan student-athletes are earning a world-class education, through a variety of colleges at MSU, while playing the sport they love:
Number of student-athletes per college
136
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION ARTS AND SCIENCES
109
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
104
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
76
ELI BROAD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
43
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE
40
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
39
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
34
OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
11
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
10
LYMAN BRIGGS COLLEGE
9
LIFELONG EDUCATION
7
COLLEGE OF NURSING
5
JAMES MADISON COLLEGE
Excellence in Competition
Gymnastics
NCAA HISTORY
Gymnastics advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in program history and first since 1988.
Ice Hockey
BACK-TO-BACK BIG TEN TITLES
Michigan State becomes the first team in Big Ten Conference history to win regular-season and tournament titles in consecutive seasons.
Ice hockey captured both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles for the second year in a row, the first time in the history of the conference that the same team captured both the regular and post-season crowns in back-to-back years.
Men's Basketball & Ice Hockey
BIG TEN CHAMPS
MSU men's basketball won the Big Ten regular season title for the 11th time under head coach Tom Izzo. It is also the first time in the history of the Big Ten that MSU ice hockey and men's basketball has captured a regular season title in the same season.
Making History
NCAA Tournament
The only school in the country to have men's basketball, women's basketball, ice hockey and gymnastics all qualify for their 2025 NCAA Championship.
Men's basketball competed in the Sweet 16 for the 16th time under head coach Tom Izzo. Gymnastics competed in the NCAA Regional Final for the second-straight season. The MSU women's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in the last five years, the 17th time in program history and the 15th time under head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll.
Men's Tennis
BACK-TO-BACK ALL-AMERICAN
Ozan Baris is the first MSU player to reach NCAA Championships in singles three consecutive years, including a runner-up finish in the fall of 2024 and a semifinal appearance in the spring of 2024.
Women's Soccer & Women's Cross Country
Big Ten Champs
Big Ten Championships and postseason success have become commonplace for MSU women's cross country and women's soccer. Women's XC captured four conference crowns in a five-year period, including three-straight (2019, 2021-23). Soccer not only claimed the Big Ten titles in back-to-back campaigns (2022, 2023) but also reached the Round of 16 in consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
Excellence In the Community
Teams for toys
Every team raised money and bought holiday gifts for adopted families from the Salvation Army. Gifts were provided for 10 families (35 children total). A total of $5,567 was raised and divided between those children.
Accessible trick-or-treat
Student-athletes from women's basketball, women's golf, volleyball and men's tennis, handed out candy to children with disabilities to provide them the opportunity to trick-or-treat without obstacles.
Joe's kids
A handful of student-athletes sat on a panel answering questions from local at-risk youth about school and sport with an emphasis on the importance of an education.
Greater Lansing food bank
MSU rowing helped organize, package, and distribute non-perishables in partnership with the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
March is reading month cultural book reading
MSU women's basketball went into classrooms to read books to various elementary classrooms.
Be the match promotion
MSU football and field hockey led the promotion of the Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry by getting students, friends, and family members to sign up for the life saving registry.
Msu baseball plays a game with miracle league
The entire MSU baseball team joined the Miracle League of Mid-Michigan on Opening Night, with the Spartan players pairing up with their “buddies” and playing the first game of the Miracle League season.
“Battle for the Houses”
MSU football teamed up with Michigan football in support of the “Battle for the Houses”. The teams volunteered hours and raised donations for the Ronald McDonald Houses in Lansing and Ann Arbor.
Student-Athlete Experience
At Michigan State, preparing our student-athletes for their life's pursuit beyond competition, is at the heart of all that we do. With a mindset that “Champions are built on a thousand invisible mornings” (Kirk Cousins), our student-athletes become the best versions of themselves through academic support, training and wellness, as well as personal development, on their path to become future leaders.
As a student-athlete at Michigan State, I've learned the value of hard work and dedication on and off the field. The support from donors to Spartan Fund has made a huge difference in my life, allowing me to focus on my studies and baseball without financial stress. I'm grateful for their generosity, which helps us pursue our dreams.
Softball
Macy Lee
Graduated May 2025
Health, safety and wellness
Championship-level performance on the field is a reflection of the preparation of the mind and body off the field.
Through strength and conditioning, mental health and psychology, and nutrition and recovery, our student-athletes can achieve optimal mind and body performance.
Personal and professional development
A majority of our student-athletes will leave MSU to embark on careers outside of athletics. Through financial literacy, diversity and inclusion efforts, leadership training, and career exploration, our student-athletes are learning how to be professionals on their chosen path to success.
Why Donate to Spartan Fund?
Your support impacts the daily lives of nearly 700 Spartan student-athletes - providing them opportunities to pursue excellence in the classroom and in competition, all while preparing them for life beyond their time at MSU.
Together, we will continue to achieve excellence and make a far better world for past, current, and future Spartans.