The Sports Club Council approved all sports club budgets Saturday at its annual budget hearing and is now ready to approach the Government of the Student Body with its final request of more than $100,000.

“We came in with a very reasonable amount, and I feel we can get the full amount,” said Reid Morris, SCC president.

As part of SCC policy, each club sport must have the council approve all requests and budgets before approaching GSB.

“This way, the request has already been critiqued, criticized and corrected before GSB sees it,” said SCC Treasurer Courtney Beals.

The budget hearing, slated to run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., ran more smoothly than previous years, ending early at 2 p.m.

“I was supremely pleased with how it went. We started promptly and whipped through budgets with only a few technical errors,” Morris said.

Beals said the changes mostly involved minor details, like travel distances and criteria items.

“It has been a long, tedious project,” said Beals. “But the budgets were all approved, and the request from GSB was not as high.”

The request was very similar to last year’s allotment of $100,028.95, with only a slight increase, Morris said.

“The slight increase was due to new clubs like nordic skiing and tennis, not major increases in other club budgets,” Morris said.

Vice President Matt Jager was positive about where the SCC stands going into talks with GSB.

“We came in where we wanted to on money,” Jager said. “I’m very optimistic about it. The work paid off and the clubs asked for what they needed, not just seeing what all they could get.”

The SCC, however, faces a challenge since GSB projected a 0 percent increase for the SCC allotment this year.

When GSB has been unable to give the SCC the full amount they request, the SCC has taken cuts across the board, Beals said. This year, the council will discuss other options at its next meeting.

“Obviously, taking cuts across the board is easier, but a club with a budget of $3,000 takes a bigger hit than a club only asking for $500,” Morris said.

Before approaching GSB, the SCC needs to construct an adjustment plan if the allotment is less than requested.

“Since we need to have an immediate turnaround, we need to know what we’re going to do if there is going to be a cut,” Beals said.

The clubs have to wait for the decision and allocation of funds until Morris presents the finalized budget to GSB in a few weeks.

“We just have to go in there and fight for every dollar that the SCC needs,” Morris said. “And, hopefully, we’ll get exactly what we asked for.”