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How is this to be done when the budget you are given doesn't allow a salary that high?

His offers are much larger than “decent”!

While this likely provides a decent comparison as to how much a university budgets/spends for BB, there are no set guidelines for how a university records actual expenses or budgets future costs. You are not looking at "apples to apples" numbers.

For the many of you who readily criticize UND's game day experience, the Athletic Department has just put out a survey wanting feedback from attendees. Now is a good time to share your ideas/concerns. I would suggest that you leave your thoughts (plenty of areas to write your opinions) in a courteous manner rather the full-time bitching many of you enjoy! Seriously, if you think things could be handled different/better, let them know. I don't think the link below will work for you. I think all Champions Club members will get an email plus all season ticket holders. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinks.engage.ticketmaster.com%2Fels%2Fv2%2F4LjeBdevz0F3%2FUEVGUjFSVmNTaXJVbmxUa2Z6THJWL3d4WmtqbFBJdEtncThxOUZyRUIrQmx1ZXl1YWRweWY5anZid0EyTjNrNnNPK3ZxZjc0Uzk2UGFEUmdkQ1FNTWpmMUpxc3NqS24vTG41ZnpoYkdxbGc9S0%2F&data=05|02||8a29bdb11b4a4b25005708de7ee146fe|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|639087703179202280|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D|0|||&sdata=0m4ncPuPWW7LJf1QPA7x5jJCtngIU0NqiawJCEBgj%2Bk%3D&reserved=0

The problem is that local charitable organizations have all the bars/clubs locked up. If UND would try to replace one of them, it would not be a popular move. I don’t live in GF. Is my above statement true!

Thanks for posting - good stuff!!

Here is Hutter's most recent Hawk Herald. blob:https://outlook.live.com/d4e4d79d-9954-4a35-8cef-21926e9bbbce

Do Curtis and Jones look healthy? Many fans there?

I remember reading this a few months ago but did not respond at that time. Coach Vahrenkamp has done an outstanding job for us. He arrived and began to turn the program around before our facilities improved to the current level. To be successful in T&F, you need many excellent athletes to score points in 20 different events. That doesn't happen overnight! So, your comments are quite naive. Additionally, we were able to hang on to GF athlete, Ehan Thomas, one of the best young throwers in the country. Here is part of a recent communication I received from Coach Vahrenkamp (I excluded portions of the letter). It appears the program will continue to improve. The link at below is from the coach to former T&F athletes and program supporters. It would be great if those interested could help the program with some $!!! Recruiting has been excellent this year. I won't bore you with the specifics, suffice to say this is the most talent class that we have ever had on the women's side. We picked up the state champion in shot put again on the men's side, also from Grand Forks. We lost one athlete to the portal last year, Jiri - he was our best 800m runner. Before he had found a home in the portal we had replaced him with a freshman with comparable time. Generally, the portal hasn't been an issue. I think Ethan has been sincere in his desire to stay here on the team while Elijah is the throws coach. His parents live five houses to the west of our house on our street. More than once I've had conversations with them that indicate they support keeping Ethan here with us. We are doing everything that we can do to make him feel appreciated. Excluded - probably confidential related to NIL for Thomas. Excluded - probably confidential due to increase in scholarship for Thomas. Things are going well with the progress toward hosting the indoor conference championship. We have a great set up. Lots of places for teams to eat, great hotel options, and a weekend where hockey is not in town. It should be a win for everyone. After the last championships we took some feedback from people and Elijah and I built a raised runway in order to improve the performances in the jumps. We have also hosted more meets which has given us some operational insight into what we can improve to make things the best that they can be. I hope the feed on midcosports+ will be great. I'm hoping we can get Alex Heinert from Hockey to help one other conference expert with commentary. We are still working on fundraising. As you know, engagement is always a process. I have worked the last few years to build some relationships with people through emails, phone calls, in person conversations etc. It will take every year that I am here to explain how much we can do together and still won't be enough. UND is a wonderful place, I enjoy encouraging everyone from our history to continue to support it. Thank you again for your continued support. Jim Vahrenkamp Head Coach Track and Field & Cross Country University of North Dakota 😄 701-202-9316 James.vahrenkamp@und.edu ******************** Link to personal message from Jim to former T&F athletes and boosters: Click for a message from head coach Jim Vahrenkamp!

Why don't you just go root for Dakota College at Bottineau.

There are hundreds of examples of this. This isn’t unique!

https://forum.siouxsports.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=14111&key=d684a386074075b1fbac7a9273b2be8a If the first doesn't open for you, this one should...

Here is the August version... August.pdf

Please see my post regarding UND Athletic fundraising in the FB thread.