Facility Improvements info.
Cacciatore Stadium Phase II
Known as a national-caliber program, DePaul softball has been rewarded with a stadium that matches its achievement and tradition. Phase I is complete and DePaul Softball has played on the new surface for two years and has helped enhance DePaul’s national reputation over the past two seasons.
Phase II calls for a stadium with a press box and permanent seating for nearly 1,000 in a stadium atmosphere. These plans will elevate DePaul’s softball facilities to the needed level to host NCAA regional competition as well as host televised games.
Cacciatore Stadium Phase II Naming Opportunities
| $250,000 | Dugout (2) |
| $100,000 | Press Box |
| $50,000 | Entrance Gates (2) |
| $50,000 | Head Coach's Office |
| $25,000 | Assistant Coaches' Office |
| $25,000 | Hitting Cage (2) |
| $10,000 | Bullpen (2) |
All gifts can be made utilizing a five-year pledge. For more information, contact Thad Dohrn at (773) 325-1456 or by email at tdohrn@depaul.edu.
MAKE A GIFT
Join the team to support Cacciatore Stadium Phase II by making a gift online, https://giving.depaul.edu/make/givingForm.aspx.
For more information regarding naming opportunities or pledge information, contact Thad Dohrn Senior Director of Development for Athletics at (773) 325-1456 or tdohrn@depaul.edu.
Outdoor Track Project
This summer, DePaul Athletics joined Lane Tech in a cooperative effort to provide a home for Blue Demon Track & Field. DePaul will provide the resources through a long-term lease that will allow Lane Tech to build a six-lane track in Lane Tech Stadium.
The goal for the outdoor track project will be to raise $400,000, a modest price to have a track that DePaul can calls its own. The goal also includes the costs for purchasing the needed equipment for the various field events and a contingency fund for a future resurfacing of the track.
DePaul Track & Field will have a convenient facility for outdoor practice and competition for the first time in five decades. Just a short jog from the Lincoln Park campus, It will be a place for our student-athletes to call home. The facility will be a dramatic improvement for our current student-athletes. The stadium will feature dedicated spaces for cages, pits and other amenities needed to compete in all the NCAA sponsored events including javelin, steeplechase and pole vault.
The new track will enhance recruiting and will allow DePaul and new head coach Pat Savage to host outdoor meets in the upcoming years.
Donors to the Outdoor Track Project
| Dave Behof | Andy Bestwick | Nate Blackman | Harry Brown |
| Thomas Brown | David Cherry | Thomas Conrardy | Jack Cummins |
| Richard Dolan | Bill Drennan | Jim Faron | Sue Gage |
| Bob Geiger | Joe Gregory | Tom Meahan | Dr. Megan Murray |
| Kurt Roderich | Primo Rodriguez | Jessica & Steve Sarowitz | Thad Skeeters |
| Tom Sloan | Sam & Phyllis Sublett | Dale Tobias | Fred Vandehende |
| Jeff Welker | | | |
Naming Opportunities for the Outdoor Track Project
| Track Name on Recognition Wall in Sullivan Athletic Center | $200,000 |
| Head Coach's Office | $50,000 |
| DePaul's (John Donor) Cross Country Invitational | $50,000 |
| DePaul's (John Donor) Track & Field Invitational | $50,000 |
| DePaul's (John Donor) Track & Field Challenge | $50,000 |
| Assistant Coach Office I | $25,000 |
| Assistant Coach Office II | $25,000 |
| Lanes Named on Recognition Wall in Sullivan Athletic Center | $10,000 |
| Named Events for Proposed Home Meets | |
| (John Donor) Team Champion Trophy for each competition | $10,000 |
| (John Donor) Named Event at Invitational and Challenge | $10,000 |
| example: (John Donor) 4x400-meter Relay | |
MAKE A GIFT
Join the team to support The Outdoor Track Project by making a gift online, https://giving.depaul.edu/make/givingForm.aspx.
For more information regarding naming opportunities or pledge information, contact Thad Dohrn Senior Director of Development for Athletics at 773-325-1456 or tdohrn@depaul.edu.
