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The partnership with Colorado鈥檚 first professional women鈥檚 soccer club will include community programming and underscore the University鈥檚 support for women鈥檚 sports.

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The 吃瓜大本营 has announced a partnership with Denver Summit FC, Denver鈥檚 brand-new National Women鈥檚 Soccer League team. The partnership will include several activations throughout the season and a to-be-announced joint community initiative.听

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鈥淭he 吃瓜大本营 is excited to partner with Denver Summit FC in its inaugural season,鈥 said 吃瓜大本营 Chancellor Jeremy Haefner. 鈥淭hrough education, events, and research, the University makes a significant impact in our Denver community. Partnering with Colorado鈥檚 first professional women鈥檚 soccer club is an amazing opportunity to expand that impact and support the growth of the sport.鈥

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to partner with the 吃瓜大本营, an institution that shares our commitment to excellence both on and off the pitch,鈥 said Kaley Cohen, vice president of business operations and strategy for Denver Summit FC. 鈥淭his collaboration allows us to support the next generation while continuing to build meaningful connections across the Denver community.鈥

This partnership highlights 吃瓜大本营鈥檚 commitment to excellence in athletics and uplifting women鈥檚 sports in our region. Not only will this partnership showcase the 吃瓜大本营 brand for members of our Denver community, including prospective high-school and junior-high students, but 吃瓜大本营 and Denver Summit have exciting plans for the duration of the contract, including special programming, engagements, student learning sessions, and more. 吃瓜大本营 looks forward to co-hosting special events and community initiatives such as a 吃瓜大本营 Day at the Summit.

Jen Millet, president of Denver Summit FC, was a recent guest on听, a podcast from 吃瓜大本营鈥檚 Daniels College of Business. She talked about the community鈥檚 support for bringing professional women鈥檚 sports back to the Mile High City for the first time in nearly three decades.

鈥淒enver is such a passionate market for sports, and the fact that it has not had a women鈥檚 team is surprising,鈥 Millet said. 鈥淭he fans have shown up, and they have multiplied, and it鈥檚 an amazing indication of the passion people have here for sports. We really feel that the club landed in Denver because of a movement the community started, and every step in the process since then has been taken alongside them.鈥澨

Tickets to 鈥淭he Kickoff,鈥 Summit鈥檚 inaugural match on Saturday, March 28, are still available in limited quantities. For more information, visit听.听

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