It's great to be a Mountaineer! On behalf of our student-athletes, coaches and staff I would like to thank you for your continued support of the Yosef Club and App State Athletics. Your support is crucial for us to continue to close the scholarship gap while providing the resources our coaches and student-athletes need to excel in the classroom, in competition and in the community.

These are indeed exciting times at Appalachian State. Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. We have achieved 13 straight semesters of a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA for all student-athletes. Our student-athletes also have combined for more than 8,000 hours of service in our community. This fall, our teams won the Sun Belt Women's Cross Country Championship, Sun Belt Football Championship and the New Orleans Bowl.

We are set to break ground soon on the North End Zone facility. This facility will house a number of new features, including training rooms, the strength and conditioning center, a team store, the new home locker room for our football program, a catering kitchen for campus, academic areas, a club/banquet area, medical services and additional premium seating. In addition, we are finalizing plans for our facilities at the Appalachian 105 property. The Appalachian 105 complex will be the future home of our softball, tennis and track and field programs. Support from our university leadership, donors, fans, alumni and community membership has been outstanding and is vital to our success.  

As we look ahead, I encourage all Mountaineers to Make An Impact by supporting the Yosef Club and continuing our proud tradition of sustained comprehensive excellence. Our accomplishments would not be possible without your support.

With Appalachian Pride,

Doug Gillin