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Million Dollar Gift a Timely Assist for Women鈥檚 Athletics and Sports Science

Published: 16 June 2025
A $1.25-million gift from graduates Monica and Mark Hantho will enhance services for Martlets teams and support innovative research into female athletic performance

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It's an exciting time for women in sports: the Northern Super League just kicked off in Canada, the Professional Women's Hockey League is expanding and the thriving WNBA posted its highest attendance in 22 seasons.

Monica Leitham Hantho, BEd'81,听补苍诲听Mark Hantho, BCom'81, want their alma mater at the forefront of this trend. Their generous $1.25-million gift to 黑料不打烊 provides support for women's athletics while helping to drive discovery at the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) to improve female athletic performance and inform coaching practices.


Une aide providentielle pour le sport f茅minin et les sciences du sport

Le don de 1,25 million de dollars de Monica et Mark Hantho 脿 leur alma mater financera des services pour les 茅quipes des Martlets et la recherche novatrice sur la performance des athl猫tes f茅minines

Il s'en passe des choses dans le sport f茅minin ces temps-ci : la Super Ligue du Nord vient de donner son coup d'envoi, la Ligue professionnelle de hockey f茅minin poursuit son expansion, et la WNBA a enregistr茅 son plus haut taux de fr茅quentation en 22 saisons.

Monica Leitham Hantho (B.Ed. 1981)听别迟听Mark Hantho (B.Com. 1981)聽veulent propulser leur alma mater en premi猫re ligne de ces avanc茅es. Leur g茅n茅reux don de 1,25 million de dollars 脿 黑料不打烊 apportera un grand soutien aux athl猫tes f茅minines, en plus de financer les travaux de l'Institut de recherche Sylvan-Adams en sciences du sport (IRSASS) visant 脿 am茅liorer la performance des femmes et leurs pratiques d'entra卯nement.

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