Welcome to the 3rd annual

EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup

How can your exercise be a clean power source for positive climate action? 

By taking part in the EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup you will fund vital coral restoration, just by working out!

The third annual EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup is a competition in which your exercise – running, walking, swimming, cycling, rowing, and gym workouts – is converted into an environmental currency, which funds vital coral restoration projects.

EcoAthletes student-athlete Champions on 27 campuses engage YOU, their teammates, friends, family and climate supporters, to sign up for their school’s team on the easy-to-use Climategames app. You’ll enter your workouts there from March 10 to April 22, Earth Day. The team that exercises the most on aggregate during those six weeks, wins the Collegiate Cup! 

Clemson University, thanks to the consistent leadership and passion of rower Ana Klenke, won the 2023 and 2024 Collegiate Cups, and with them, a Billie Jean King Foundation Youth Leadership Award! This year, Champions on 26 other campuses from across the USA and Canada will dig deep to try to surpass Clemson to win the 2025 EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup.

And the BIGGER story is that, thanks to your exercise, and that of all our Collegiate Cuppers, the ultimate winner is the environment!

The environmental currency created by your exercise will fund Coral Gardeners, an organization dedicated to the restoration and conservation of coral reefs. By cultivating and transplanting corals to damaged reefs, Coral Gardeners help restore marine biodiversity and ecosystem health. Check out their transformative work here.

2025 EcoAthletes Collegiate Cup FAQs

  • Everyone with a mobile phone, from anywhere in the world!

  • Registration begins February 10th. Exercise can be logged from March 10th 12am EST through Earth Day, April 22nd 11:59pm EST.

  • Do you know someone at one of the schools? Do you like their team colors or mascot? Do you play the same sport as the team captain? Is it in a place you’ve always wanted to visit? Pick your team however you like - it’s up to you!

  • You should recruit as many people as you can. Whether you’re a team captain or someone new to this competition, ask your Uncle, your barista, your neighbor- anyone you want! The more people exercising for your team, the better.

  • Your environmental currency created by your exercise will fund Coral Gardeners, an organization dedicated to the restoration and conservation of coral reefs. By cultivating and transplanting corals to damaged reefs, Coral Gardeners help restore marine biodiversity and ecosystem health.

  • Yes! The team that logs the most exercise will win a custom Championship banner to hang at their school. EcoAthletes will also fund an additional climate project in the name of the winning team and in the name of the top exerciser.

  • No. The Climategames app is strictly a mobile app.