2026 Go Johnnies Challenge

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Saint John's University athletic department's eighth annual Go Johnnies Challenge - a 24-hour, online giving campaign - is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15. 

The goal of the 2026 Go Johnnies Challenge is 750 donors for the university's 650-plus varsity and club student-athletes. Monetary gifts can be designated toward specific sport programs and the general athletic department, as well as athletic communications, ROTC, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and the J-Club. 

Every gift, of every size, makes a difference as 100 percent of the dollars raised go directly to the sport or organization of your choosing.

A record total of $319,286 was raised a year ago, surpassing the $269,623 reached during the inaugural Go Johnnies Challenge in 2019.

A total of 928 donors contributed last year, representing 41 of 50 U.S. States. There were 31 matching gifts specific to a sport or organization, as well as two challenges, made inspiring others to join in support.



Friends of Johnnie Athletics are encouraged to donate to the sport/s of their choosing and/or challenge their friends and former teammates with a matching gift (per donor, preferably).

The inaugural campaign garnered 1,110 donors in 2019. Although the 2020 Go Johnnies Challenge was postponed that April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 228 generous donors contributed. The rescheduled Go Johnnies Challenge produced 1,066 donors in September 2020 and the 2021 event raised over $221,000 with 855 donors. 

The 2022 event raised $256,257 – the second-highest dollar amount ever – with 915 donors and 852 donors contributed $242,412 in 2023. The 2024 Go Johnnies Challenge raised $239,834 with 916 donors.

For an early peek at the 2026 Go Johnnies Challenge, click here.