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MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Today marks the official beginning of the 2025 Scots Wha Hae Fall Giving Challenge - Running through Oct. 4.
Throughout the campaign, each team will be revealing matching challenges and gifts that can be found on each team's
page and on their social media accounts. For the length of the initiative, the "Scots Wha Hae" will have a banner link on MCScots.com to make it easier to access the giving page.
Each team will have their own page set up, so that those who want to donate to a specific team can do so. Each page includes the team's fundraising goals and initiatives - along with a matching gift challenge.
Now is the time to support our school and fuel our fight for athletic excellence - especially as the Scots transition into the SAA.
The initial goal will be $150,000 raised as a department. Through generous donors like yourself and amazing gift-matching partners, we hope to accomplish this goal and even exceed it - and set ourselves in a position to compete on the national stage.
The first giving challenge for the department celebrates the
150th anniversary of both the Maryville College Alumni Association (MCAA) and the Maryville College Baseball Team. The
first 100 donors who contribute
$150 will receive a limited-edition
Maryville College fan scarf, designed exclusively for the campaign.
Our
Milestone Gifts will unlock at the following intervals:
$25,000 raised - $2,500 Milestone Gift
$50,000 - $5,000 Milestone Gift
$100,000 - $10,000 Milestone Gift
$150,000 - $15,000 Milestone Gift
Supporters can find full details, including how to share the initiative and help it grow, on the
campaign's home page.
Each Scots team has identified a specific project or priority for the campaign:
- Men's & Women's Tennis: Tennis Complex Seating
- Men's Golf: Facility usage, travel, and equipment needs
- Women's Golf: Tournament supplies and support
- Men's & Women's Cross Country: Team retreat, gear, and course supplies
- Baseball: New scoreboard to debut during the program's 150th anniversary season
- Men's Basketball: Funding trips to tournaments in St. Louis, Virginia Beach, and Naples, Florida, along with a special trip to Universal Studios for the team.
- Women's Basketball: Recruiting software, film analytics tools, and team promotional materials
- Stunt: Pillow pit and uniforms for the program's first season
- Volleyball: New net system and updated training equipment
- Track & Field: Portable timing system, timing gates, a springboard, team backpacks, and a vertical jump mat
- Women's Soccer: Team rain jackets
- Softball: Travel gear, turf shoes, and to help fund the team's first-ever trip to the NFCA Lead off Classic.
- Men's Soccer, Football, Cheer, and Equestrian: General operations support
More about the "Scots Wha Hae"
The "Scots Wha Hae" is a patriotic Scottish song dating back to the late 1700s. The song, framed as a stirring speech from Robert the Bruce to his troops before the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, was meant to ignite national pride and resolve. The battle itself was a pivotal Scottish victory during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. A central theme of the song is the sacrifices and leadership of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, two of Scotland's most iconic freedom fighters. Over time, the "Scots Wha Hae" became an unofficial Scottish national anthem and a rally cry for independence, resilience, and cultural pride.
The obvious connection between our Maryville College Scots and the song's Scottish heritage is central to the identity of the school and the legacy of the Scots' bravery, unity, and pride.
The Scots Wha Hae is not just a song - it is a call to arms. It inspires support, evokes shared struggle, and unites us under a common banner. It is our rallying cry.
Like the Scottish forces at Bannockburn, the Scots may often be seen as underdogs - competing with heart, grit, and pride. The song mirrors that determined spirit and positions us all as a part of the fight for excellence for Maryville College Athletics.
The rally cry from the song, "Now's the Day, and Now's the Hour" will be central to our campaign.
Through generous donors and amazing gift-matching partners, we hope to accomplish this goal and set ourselves in a position to compete on the national stage.
Stay tuned to individual team pages for how you can help the Scots achieve their goals.
