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VMI athletics highlights competitive gains but trustees hear of funding shortfall
Summary
Athletics leaders presented competitive successes across multiple sports and new donor-driven fundraising, but staff said VMI remains among the lower-funded programs in its conferences and projected a growing athletics deficit in FY26.
Athletics staff reported competitive progress across winter and spring sports at the May 2 Board of Visitors meeting while flagging funding challenges that leave the program behind peer institutions in the conference.
Director Jamal (identified in the meeting as athletics leader) and his staff highlighted team milestones—men’s lacrosse reached a program-best 10–4 Division I record and garnered national attention, baseball started the season 7–0 (the program’s best start since 2010), and other teams and…
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