GUNNISON, Colo.  Mountaineer fans who wish to support one of the most successful programs in Division II are invited to become members of the Mountaineer Athletic Association (MAA) during the association's annual membership drive this summer. MAA members receive exclusive benefits while helping support the scholarship needs of Mountaineer student-athletes.

CORPORATE PLANS
Businesses may sign up as corporate partners and gain exposure from advertising throughout the academic year. Corporate partners will earn signage at the Mountaineer Bowl at The Rady Family Sports Complex as well as in Paul Wright Gym. And depending on the level of partnership, may also gain exposure on social media and home event livestreams or earn the opportunity to corporate-brand the halftime of one of the Mountaineers' more than 60 home events.

All-sport passes, a discount at the bookstore, VIP parking and access to the VIP room at home events are also included in the benefits package of corporate sponsors.

INDIVIDUAL PLANS
Individuals can sign up for MAA membership for as little at $100 to start receiving a weekly email newsletter and recognition on the GoMountaineers.com website.

As with the corporate plans, the benefit package grows with each of the nine levels of membership, with opportunities to earn all-sports passes, VIP parking and VIP room access, and even a pair of sideline passes to one home football game if joining the MAA's Elevation Club.

ABOUT THE MAA
The first mention of the Mountaineer Athletic Association can be traced back to the days of Head Football Coach O. Kay Dalton with the creation of the Century Club in the 1963-64 academic year. For just $100 each year, members could enjoy all the benefits of supporting the Mountaineers and the various sport programs that existed in the 1960s.

The Century Club maintained its current membership level — $100 a year — until inflation and the need for additional funds encouraged the creation of different membership levels. The Century Club was renamed the Mountaineer Century Club in the 1989-90 academic year, and then adopted the current Mountaineer Athletic Association title in 1995.

The MAA corporate partnership program started a year later to create additional means for businesses to become involved at a larger level and to create additional marketing avenues for those businesses.

ABOUT OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES
Mountaineer student-athletes racked up athletic and academic honors in the 2024-25 academic year, including seven All-America honors.

While posting record GPA's in first the Fall '24 and then again in the Spring '25 semester, 22 individuals earned College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) NCAA Division II Academic All-District® awards with two of those student-athletes earning CSC Academic All-America® honors.

At the conference level, 11 Mountaineers were voted to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic First Team, while 156 more earned inclusion on their respective sports' RMAC All-Academic Honor Rolls.