Frequently Asked Questions
What This Change Means for You and for Aggie Student-Athletes
College athletics has entered a new era. Changes related to NIL and revenue sharing allow athletic departments to more directly support student-athletes. NM State is aligning its fundraising and support efforts into a centralized, department-managed model built for long-term stability and competitive success.
The fundraising, engagement, and athlete support work previously led by A-Mountain Sports is being integrated into a new internal fund, operated within NM State Athletics in partnership with the NMSU Foundation.
This structure allows the department to manage athlete support directly while maintaining strong external fundraising capacity.
Your support for Aggie student-athletes continues
The relationships you’ve built remain in place
The focus remains on supporting student-athletes and competitive excellence
This is a structural update, not a change in mission.
A-Mountain Sports will conclude its role as a standalone NIL collective. Its leadership will continue working alongside NM State Athletics to raise funds for the new internal fund, support donor engagement, and help expand the program’s reach.
This ensures continuity in leadership, relationships, and fundraising momentum.
No. This update is administrative and ensures your support continues through the new internal fund. No new commitment decision is required.
In the coming weeks, you’ll be asked to update your payment information so future contributions are directed through the new fund.
This ensures your support continues without interruption.
As part of this transition, recurring contributions to A-Mountain Sports will be concluded.
You do not need to take any action to cancel your existing recurring gift. In the coming weeks, you’ll be invited to update your payment information so your support can continue through the new internal fund.
Your support remains essential to ensuring Aggie student-athletes have the resources they need to succeed in this new collegiate landscape.
Yes. Contributions are made in partnership with the NMSU Foundation and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Jordan Banegas
A-Mountain Sports
info@aggienil.com
OR
Chase Kearney
Athletics Development Office
(575) 646-5151
ckearney@nmsu.edu