Providing students the opportunity to play the sport they love most and receive an education at one
The Gaucho Fund is the fundraising arm for UC Santa Barbara athletics. By donating to the Gaucho Fund, you are giving our student-athletes the opportunity to compete in the sport they love most and receive an education at one of the premier academic institutions in the country. The Gaucho Fund is a fund for all varsity sports and most importantly, it is a fund for opportunities.
10/01/2024
Are you a Champion level donor? (Donors who give $2,000 or more annually to UCSB Athletics) If so, we invite you to our first pop-up hospitality event of the year! This Sunday, October 6th, women’s soccer takes on UC Irvine in the first game of a doubleheader at Harder Stadium. Come and enjoy the hospitality experience you know and love beginning at 11:00AM.
To RSVP, please click the link in our bio!
03/10/2023
We continue to recognize UCSB’s female athletes as we celebrate the anniversary of women’s athletics at UCSB and the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Up next is Hall of Fame Inductee, Sandy Neilson Bell, who was the team MVP in 1977 and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
02/06/2023
Photos from the Women’s Tennis Pro Am on Saturday📸
Thank you to all the donors for coming to this event to support our Women’s Tennis team! Go Gauchos!
02/01/2023
Come celebrate excellence in girl's and women's sports by supporting our women's basketball team this Saturday against CSUN! UCSB is excited to recognize the annual Girls and Women in Sports Day and showcase our amazing female athletes.
01/30/2023
We continue to recognize UCSB’s female athletes as we celebrate the anniversary of women’s athletics at UCSB and the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Up next is Hall of Fame Inductee, Roberta Gehlke Lenert, who was the 1999 Big West Player of the Year and is known as a record breaker from her time as a UCSB volleyball athlete.
11/29/2022
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08/26/2022
A big thank you to Tallulah Froley for sharing how the Gaucho Fund donors support our women’s volleyball team! You don’t want to miss their first game, tune into ESPN+ tonight at 5pm to watch them at Northern Colorado. Go Gauchos!
08/19/2022
We are so excited for soccer season! Thank you to Finn Ballard McBride for sharing how our donors support the men’s soccer team. Their first home game is tomorrow August 20th at 7pm in Harder Stadium, you don’t want to miss it!💙💛
08/12/2022
We love our women’s soccer team!! Thank you to Evann Smith for sharing how our donors help your team succeed. Don’t miss their first home game in Harder Stadium this Saturday August 13th at 7pm!💙💛