GT Lacrosse 50th Anniversary the Weekend of April 1st to April 3rd, 2022 was a huge success!

An enjoyable alumni game versus the UGA alumni at Roe Stamps Field (the turf) at Tech.  After the alumni game, a victory against Florida State and the 50th Anniversary Banquet featuring the every 5 year award ceremony honoring our newest Hall of Fame and Crease Club Inductees, capped off by a keynote address by Todd Stansbury, Georgia Tech Director of Athletics.  Sunday the team faced off against UGA, claiming another victory !

Funding Raising Campaign for 50^th Anniversary Celebration

As part of the 50^th Anniversary celebration, the team will be started a fund raising campaign which will start with the first game of the 2022 season and to run through the end of the 2023 season.  The goal of the campaign is to raise $200,000 through both individual and corporate donations. All donations, to be made through the Georgia Tech Foundation, will be tax deductible.  Support Your Team!

If the corporation that you work for does a match, your donation should be eligible.  This will both double the impact of the donation and move the donating individual into the higher category.

The funds will be used in three areas:

• The first priority will be to establish a sports training and rehabilitation program.  We have had injuries each year to key team members that have limited our ability during the conference and national tournaments.  The coaching staff considers this a top priority to keep our best student athletes on the field. 
• The second priority will be to cover costs for recruiting, improving the webcasts of home games and other expenses for the team as we continue to play one of the most challenging schedules in the MCLA.  

Corporate sponsors will receive the following benefits:

Diamond - $5,000 donation - Permanent full page ad on website, recognition during game broadcasts and via social media, recognition at awards banquet, recognition on the scoreboard during games

Platinum - $2,500 donation – Half page ad on website for 2022 and 2023 seasons, recognition during game broadcasts and via social media, recognition at the awards banquet, recognition during games on the scoreboard

Gold - $1,000 donation – Quarter page ad on website for 2022 and 2023 season, recognition during game broadcasts and via social media

Silver - $500 donation – Quarter page ad on website for 2022 and 2023 seasons

Individual sponsor tiers are:

Head Coach - $5,000+ donation

Honorary Captain for one game (alumni only), side line privileges for one season (alumni only), recognition on website, plaque, 50^th Anniversary team polo and t-shirt, admission to the 50^th Anniversary Awards Banquet for two, reserved seating at the UGA 50^th Anniversary game for two, weekly updates from the coaches during the season

All American - $2,500 to $4,999 donation

Side line privileges for one season (alumni only), recognition on website, 50^th Anniversary team polo, admission to the 50^th Anniversary Banquet for two, reserved seating at the UGA 50^th Anniversary game for two

All Conference - $1,000 to $2,499 donation

Recognition on website, 50^th anniversary team t-shirt, admission to the 50^th Anniversary Banquet for one, reserved seating at the UGA 50^th Anniversary game for one

First String - $500 to $999 donation

Recognition on website, reserved seating at the UGA 50^th Anniversary game for one

Team mate - $50 to $499 donation

Recognition on website

The Alex Kiehl Scholarship Fund

Gifts to support scholar athletes to play lacrosse and off set a portion of tuition costs for select recipients each spring semester. Private support of the Alex Kiehl Scholarship Fund both honors "teamwork and effort" for which Alex inspired us and is an enduring core value of the team and provides financial tuition relief to selected student athletes on a four year basis.  

Our plan, completed in 2010, to build a sustaining championship level program is dependent on attracting dedicated student athletes with a strong belief in the value of unselfish team work. We believe that having a select portion of the team recieving small "tuition offset" scholarships, based on need, in spring semester, is a powerful incentive to award high achievers and grow the core values of our program.  We seek to make the Alex Kiehl scholarship fund accessible each season for special players who fit the example Alex has set.

How do I make a gift?

 (1) Checks may be made payable to the Georgia Tech Foundation - Alex Kiehl Lacrosse Scholarship Fund and mailed to them at Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., 760 Spring Street, NW, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30308.

 (2) For credit card gifts please go to; Georgialacrosse.com/alumni/support

 (3) An electronic transfer of Stock to the Georgia Tech Foundation can be made by contacting the Foundation. Stock held in certificate form can be transferred by mailing the certificate and the stock power in separate envelopes to the Foundation. For more information contact the Foundation at 404-894-6130.

For further information concerning making a gift, contact Emily Takieddine, Director of Development for Student Affairs, at emily.takieddine@dev.gatech.edu or 404-385-0527.

In Memory of Alex Kiehl

In the fall of 1978, Alexander George Kiehl, (Alex), entered Georgia Tech as a freshman Co-Op Chemical Engineering major and made an impact that resonates strongly to this day.  Alex attended high school at Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Virginia.  One of five children (all sons), he was the fourth son of Elmer and Aroostine (Dar) Kiehl of Virginia Beach.  Alex excelled academically and wanted very much to be a Tech Engineer.  At Norfolk Academy he lettered in three sports and excelled especially in lacrosse.  Alex loved the beach and was an accomplished sailor of his own Hobie Catamaran.   

Upon his arrival at Georgia Tech, he pledged Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and joined the Georgia Tech Lacrosse Club along with an unusually talented group of freshmen and transfer students. The new group of players strongly desired to create an environment closer to a varsity team rather than that of a club team. The coaches structured a strong fall program and set up an upgraded schedule including several varsity opponents for the spring. Alex’s athletic ability at the midfield position was immediately evident as was his strong leadership skills.

At the conclusion of the fall program, it was obvious that the team had strong potential on offense but had some weaknesses on defense. The coaches also learned that Alex had played defense in high school and was very accomplished at that position. Alex was asked to move to defense for the good of the team. He was visibly upset. Alex explained that in high school he was asked to do the very same thing and in college he really hoped to play more on offense. The coaches explained that they were trying to build a competitive program and his teammates needed him on defense. Alex immediately put aside his own personal desires and committed to what was best for the team.

The 1979 team went on to have a transformational season, and Alex was a key contributor to that success. He exhibited great leadership, positive optimism, strong teamwork, respect for the sport, and outstanding sportsmanship. At the end of the spring season, Alex was named the “Most Valuable Player – Defense” for the team. Off the field, he was very successful in the classroom and was elected president of his fraternity. A stronger role model would be difficult to find. He was one of the most popular and respected players on the team.

Alex’s life was tragically taken from him just before the school year ended. Alex was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Inspired by Alex’s memory, his teammates over the next three years played in his honor and created a highly successful team based on unrelenting effort and teamwork. A banner with his jersey number was tied to the goal netting at every game by his teammates to signify that Alex was still with them as a part of the team.

For more than twenty five years the lacrosse team has given an award in Alex’s name to an outstanding freshman player who exhibited Alex’s love of lacrosse, his love for his teammates, and unselfish team play. Georgia Tech Lacrosse alumni also fund a scholarship in Alex’s name of which there have been over thirty-five recipients.

Kiehl Stands Dedication - April 9, 2016