President’s Message 2025

Letter from Topeka Catbackers President,
Ron Jurgensmeier (2025)

As President of the Topeka Catbacker Club, a 1984 graduate of K-State and lifelong season ticket holder, I want to thank all of you for your support. This Club could not continue to operate, have events, and provide funds to K-State without the generosity of our loyal fans. In this rapidly changing environment in college athletics, K-State is constantly looking at ways to compete at a championship level.

The goal of our Club is to not only provide academic scholarships for local high school students attending K-State, but also provide funds to K-State Athletics through the Ahearn Fund and Revenue Sharing. This will help K-State to continue to be as competitive as possible in all sports.

Our two major fundraisers are our Summer event, and our golf event. These events allow a time for K-Staters across the Topeka area to get together to share their love for K-State, see staff from K-State, and raise money for a good cause. The live and silent auctions at the Summer event and various fundraisers at the golf event help our Club provide funds to K-State. We are always looking for financial support in putting these events together.

Thank you again for all of your support. Feel to reach out to any of our Board members or contact us at topcitycatbackers@gmail.com with any questions or how you can help.

You can also go to our website at topekaareacatbackers.com.

Go CATS! EMAW!

Ron Jurgensmeier
President – Topeka Catbackers