Budget Bonus Graph

ELON, N.C. - This year's Budget Bonus Challenge has come to a close and the winner is men's cross country with 53.09 percent of it's former athletes making gifts to the Phoenix Club. The team will earn an extra $5,000 to its budget for the 2013-14 season.

Women's soccer finished second with gifts from 44.06 of its former players, followed closely by men's tennis with 43.65 percent. Women's soccer will receive $3,000, while men's tennis earned $2,000 with its finish.

Overall, 17.51 percent of former Elon student-athletes gave monetary gifts during the 2012-13 fiscal year. All gifts made by former student-athletes to Elon Athletics by May 31 counted toward the Budget Bonus Challenge. The three sports with the highest percentage of former student-athlete giving earned a portion of the $10,000 donation from Mike and Mary Ellen Cross in its budget.

Sport	# of Gifts	# of Alumni	Pct. Giving
Cross Country (M)	43	81	53.09
Soccer (W)	89	202	44.06
Tennis (M)	55	126	43.65
Cross Country (W)	24	97	24.74
Basketball (M)	54	221	24.43
Golf (W)	9	47	19.15
Track	30	158	18.99
Baseball	81	491	16.50
Cheerleading	51	346	14.74
Tennis (W)	13	89	14.61
Football	169	1200	14.08
Soccer (M)	42	317	13.25
Golf (M)	26	202	12.87
Basketball (W)	14	149	9.40
Softball	17	183	9.29
Volleyball	12	147	8.16
Dance	11	169	6.51
Total	740	4,225	17.51