Issue link: https://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/504636
25 So he's sort of putting the pieces of the puzzle together with where I know — the state of Iowa volleyball is so strong at the high school level and the youth level that he went right away and began recruiting the state of Iowa. So those combinations set up well for the future. HTM: Your key to funding an intercollegiate athletics program nationally today, you don't get that done exclusively by ticket sales and parking revenue concessions. Talk about the success we have had at this institution because of the generosity of the fans of the Hawkeyes. GARY BARTA: Hawkeye fans are the best, and that isn't because of anything I've done. It existed long before I arrived, but one of the things — I talked about attendance. We're in Top 25 in so many sports in attendance. at's a great testament to our fans. At the same time the last two years we set all-time fund-raising records, $28 million each year the past two year. Our scholarship bill this year will be $12 million. at's all paid for by donations from supporters of our program. Facilities. We talked about the football facility, the golf facility, the rowing center, Carver-Hawkeye Arena. All of that is generated through ticket sales, through television revenue, and a big part is through contributions through donations from our alumni, from our fans, and some people who just grew up in Iowa and love the Hawks. And we have a great group of fund raisers. We have a great group of volunteers who help us raise money. And we don't ever take that for granted. We go against bigger programs, but person for person or per capita, nobody raises more money than Hawkeye fans do, and we're grateful for that. HTM: In talking about the new coaches on the staff and the success of different programs, Tyler Stith in men's golf has kept that program afloat where Mark Hankins had it; and Ross Wilson also — moving on with other coaches that are new to the program, but continuing success, Tyler Stith in men's golf, Ross Wilson with the men's tennis program has had good success in his first spring; there are some young coaches, some new coaches that have continued to keep programs and raise those programs to a better level. GARY BARTA: I'm glad you brought that up, because we certainly have talked about football, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, programs that are doing great or, you know, are at a sustained level of excellence. We've talked a little bit about volleyball, baseball. One of the things that's important, we want every single sport we have, I want to win a championship, whether it's a Big Ten championship, a national championship. And in some of the sports, I'm so excited about what Mark Hankins had done and then moved into our administrative role, but Tyler Stith, who was an assistant for Mark, who had been up at Minnesota — they won the Big Ten Championship, he as an assistant, and so we brought him back to keep that legacy alive. Already this spring he's guaranteed a spot in the NCAA first round, the regional competition. So I'm excited about that momentum.