Maverick HERoes

Omaha Athletics

Maverick HERoes

EMPOWERING AND AMPLIFYING FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES

Title IX has been breaking barriers in women’s athletics for over 50 years, with many trailblazers to thank for paving the way for female student-athletes today. But our work isn’t done. In fact, we’re just getting started. At the Omaha Athletics, we’re working to continuously improve support and funding for women’s athletics. And you can help.

Maverick HERoes is our newest initiative to increase support and raise awareness for women’s athletics in Omaha. Your support helps fund women’s athletic scholarships and create opportunities for holistic development programs, covering topics from mental health and nutrition to academic excellence and leadership skills. Because our female student-athletes' are not only capable of competitive success but of becoming our community’s next generation of leaders.

PILLARS OF SUPPORT

Scholarship Support

Our women’s athletic programs have been hard at work making history over the last few years, passing many milestones despite not being fully funded with NCAA scholarships. This begs the question, what could our female athletes accomplish with the right support?
Providing scholarship support for female athletes is Maverick HERoes’ top priority.

Enhanced Programmatic Support

You have the opportunity to give to the program of your choice, helping coaches enhance the resources and opportunities available to their student-athletes. This will assist in supporting the competitive success of their sport by elevating their resources to be commensurate with their peers.

Holistic Development

As we recruit and retain talent, its not just our responsibility to help players become better athletes but to holistically support and develop them to become successful women in the community after they graduate. Holistic support and development can come in many different forms, but in line with recent NCAA landscape changes, we will first focus on mental health and nutrition resources.

Leadership Development

Part of Omaha Athletics’ mission is to successfully partner student-athletes with both the campus and the community. One of the best and most effective ways to accomplish this is by providing our student-athletes with opportunities to learn from women in leadership in our community.

We plan to offer three leadership development opportunities per year to Omaha female athletes by bringing in speakers, hosting workshops and providing elite experiences for Maverick student-athletes to meet and engage with accomplished leaders.