Ole Miss roundup: McLaughlin announced as Ole Miss Athletics Foundation Chief Development Officer

The Ole Miss Athletics Foundation announces new leadership of major gifts with the elevation of Matt McLaughlin lauto Chief Development Officer / Associate Athletics Director for Development.
 
McLaughlin, who previously served as the Assistant A.D. for Development / Major Gifts, has been part of the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation for nearly a decade, having joined the fundraising team in October 2012.
 
“Matt’s 10 years of experience with the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation along with the many strong relationships he’s developed both internally and externally make him ideally suited to lead our major gifts efforts,” said Denson Hollis, Ole Miss Athletics Foundation CEO. ” Matt is an extremely talented fundraiser and has been instrumental in securing the second and third largest gifts in Ole Miss Athletics history. His proven success in development shows me he is ready to take his career to the next level.”
 
“I would like to thank Keith Carter, Denson Hollis and the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation board for this opportunity,” McLaughlin said. “I am thrilled to continue working with our student-athletes, coaches, staff and generous supporters. My mission will continue to be finding the resources necessary for our student-athletes to compete at the highest level in the classroom, on the field of play, and most importantly, in life after sports.”
 
In his previous role, McLaughlin played a key role in developing Name, Image and Likeness planning for Ole Miss Athletics and will continue to galvanize NIL efforts in his new position.
 
McLaughlin joined the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation in October of 2012 and was elevated to his previous position in January of 2020. McLaughlin has been responsible for advancing fundraising efforts through philanthropic major gifts to the Vaught Society and Champions. Now. campaign, amongst other revenue generation initiatives. The Champions. Now. campaign is a $175 million capital campaign to improve the Ole Miss football, softball, soccer, golf and baseball facilities.
 
McLaughlin served in a leadership role for the record-breaking FY21 and FY21 fundraising years.  FY22 was an all-time record year for Ole Miss Athletic Foundation major gifts, where the team raised $31.7M.  In FY21, the major gifts team raised $23 million, the third-most in the foundation’s history.
 
Prior to the launch of the Ole Miss Champions. Now. campaign, McLaughlin contributed to the planning, management and completion of the Forward Together campaign, a $200 million capital campaign aimed at facility improvements. McLaughlin has held positions in both major gifts and the annual fund, joining the foundation as an annual giving development assistant in 2012 before transitioning to the major gifts team in 2015.
 
Throughout his career, McLaughlin secured the second- and third-largest gifts in OMAF history, naming commitments for The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, as well as the new football weight room currently under construction at the Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center.
 
McLaughlin, a native of Tampa, Florida, earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Jacksonville State University, where he was a four-year letterman for the Gamecock baseball team. The Gamecocks won two Ohio Valley Conference titles during McLaughlin’s four-year tenure. Most recently, Matt earned his master’s in education from Ole Miss. McLaughlin is also part of the SEC Network broadcast team, providing color commentary for Ole Miss baseball games.
 
Matt lives in Oxford with his wife, Brittney, their daughter Finley and triplets Miller, Ellis, and Brooks.

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Ole Miss’ Chiara Tamburlini named to ANNIKA Award preseason watch list

Ole Miss senior women’s golfer Chiara Tamburlini earned a place on the 2022-23 ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List, Golfweek and Golf Channel announced on Thursday.

This marks the third consecutive year in which Ole Miss has had a player named to the prestigious award’s preseason watch list, with Tamburlini earning her spot on the list for the first time of her career. Recent Ole Miss grad Julia Johnson claimed spots on the previous two years’ installments (2020, 2021).

The ANNIKA Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding women’s college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches and media.

Tamburlini is coming off a dominant 2021-22 campaign for Ole Miss, earning first-team WGCA All-American and first-team All-SEC honors on the year after posting a 72.60 stroke average on the year, ranking sixth all-time in program history. Tamburlini also earned top 20 finishes in all 11 of her tournament appearances on the season, including an eighth place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships. It ranked as the second-highest finish for a Rebel at NCAAs in team history.

The St. Gallen, Switzerland, native capped off her accomplishments on the year by being named the 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award winner by the WGCA, which is awarded annually to the NCAA Division I women’s golfer that is both a WGCA All-American and WGCA All-American Scholar with the highest GPA in the country. Tamburlini marks the first Ole Miss player to ever receive the honor in the award’s 34-year history dating back to its inception in 1989.

Tamburlini and Ole Miss will return to action to begin their 2022 fall season Sept. 12 when the Rebels travel to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Cougar Classic.

ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List
Amari Avery, USC
Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Cynthia Lu, Oregon
Caley McGinty, Ohio State
Carolina Melgrati, Arizona
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Benedetta Moresco, Alabama
Anna Morgan, Furman
Alessia Nobilio, UCLA
Bohyun Park, Texas
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Meghan Schofill, Auburn
Brooke Seay, Stanford
Erica Shepherd, Duke
Chiara Tamburlini, Ole Miss
Amelia Williamson, Florida State
Rose Zhang, Stanford