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URI Receives $2 Million Gift to Establish Athletic Endowment, Rename Football Practice Field
February 04, 2026
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:

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URI receives $2 million gift to establish new athletic endowment, rename football practice field

Gift from alums Mark S. Cruise, a URI Athletic Hall of Famer, and wife Sue to support student-athletes is largest in URI football program history

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Mark S. Cruise '81 '84, a University of Rhode Island football program all-time gre . . .

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