This Week in Chicago State Athletics

This Week in Chicago State Athletics
Check out everything happening this week in the Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. You can follow the Cougars on social media at @ChiStateCougars on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and can keep up to date with all the athletics information and news at GoCSUCougars.com. 

Click here to access the 2021 Chicago State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics composite schedule.

May 3  
-Men's & Women's Golf
at the PGA Collegiate Championship – TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Both the men's and women's golf teams are scheduled to compete in the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, which will be played at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, May 3-5.

The tournament is a 54-hole, stroke-play Championship consisting of five divisions: Men's Division I (2019 Champion: Bethune-Cookman University),  Men's Division II (2019 Champion: Cal State, Dominguez Hills), Women's Team Division (2019 Champion: Bethune-Cookman University), Men's Individual (2019 Champion: Zahidali Nathu, University of British Columbia-Vancouver) and Women's Individual (2019 Champion: Linda Wang, St. John's University).

The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship (originally known as the National Minority College Championship) originated at a meeting in November 1986, following the Jackson State University Golf Tournament. The founders' goal was to elevate the game at minority colleges and universities by providing student-athletes with the opportunity to compete on a championship stage during an era when they were excluded from playing in many collegiate golf events.

The inaugural Championship was conducted in the spring of 1987, at Highland Park Golf Course, in Cleveland. From 1998-2019, PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie hosted the Championship (last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic), and in 2006, the PGA of America was granted complete ownership and management of the Championship by the National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund.

The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship will include enhanced television coverage on GOLF Channel. 

May 4
-Men's & Women's Golf
at the PGA Collegiate Championship – TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Day two of three of the PGA Collegiate Championship.

May 5
-Men's & Women's Golf
at the PGA Collegiate Championship – TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Day three of three of the PGA Collegiate Championship.

*all dates and times are subject to change

Get your Cougars gear!
CSU athletics has opened a Sideline Store where you can get ALL your Chicago State Cougars gear 24/7/365. Click here to access the online store and get your Cougars gear today.

The Chicago State Sideline store will be offering a promo of 15% off any purchase of $75 or more with the code MAY21 throughout the month of May. The promo is valid through May 31 at 11:50 PM EST. Make sure to stock up on gifts for your favorite Cougar grad and don't forget your favorite Cougar Mom!


Cougar Pride Fund
The Chicago State Athletics Department is pleased to announce the launch of the Cougar Pride Fund, an annual giving component benefiting student-athlete scholarships and sport program operations.
 
The Cougar Pride Fund is the first of its kind for Chicago State Athletics. As a foundational-level member of the Cougar Pride Fund, members will be witness to the unfolding of an era of growth within Chicago State University's athletic programs. In order to take our next step in developing competitive programs, supporting our student-athletes through cost of attendance and sport program operations is crucial.
 
There are four levels for membership in the Cougar Pride Fund with each level having certain member benefits including, but not limited to, exclusive access, ticket options and apparel.
 
More information on the Cougar Pride Fund can be found here. 

Chicago State University Athletics Podcast
Chicago State University Athletics has its first official podcast. The Chi State Pod serves to tell the stories of Cougars past, present and future through open and honest longform interviews. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The latest episode features Chicago State University women's soccer player Barbara Castellanos. Click here to listen.