In February, the Wilmington University Cheerleading team successfully defended its Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) College Open Small Coed National Championship, making it 10 titles since 2012. The Wildcats won eight consecutive Open Small Coed (formerly Division II Small Coed) titles from 2012 to 2019 and have now won back-to-back titles. It is the fifth national championship under…
Fortunately, the phone call came during a lull in the full-time job of raising her two preschoolers. Still, Katie Warrington Hugelmeyer almost didn’t answer it.
“It was so out-of-the-blue,” she says. “I was like, who is this number from Connecticut calling…
Haley Downin: Officially Elite
April 10, 2024
Anyone connected with the Wilmington University softball program over the past four years has known that Haley Downin is elite. Now, it’s official.
Last May, Downin received the NCAA Elite 90 Award, which honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative…
Advocating For Student-Athletics
October 16, 2023
Scott Borgmann Jr.
Sophomore pitcher represents CACC on national committee.
These are exciting and transformative times in college athletics. Such issues as the transfer portal, name, image and likeness (NIL), and gender equity are changing the landscape of NCAA sports while empowering student-athletes.
And sophomore Scott Borgmann Jr., a promising pitcher on the Wilmington University baseball…
Going The Distance
October 10, 2023
Keith Jones
Keith Jones is the University’s longest-tenured coach, as well as one of the most successful.
Given all the signs in his back story, it’s surprising that it took Keith Jones so long to arrive at Wilmington University.
To start with, says the school’s…
Athletic Trainers: Helping the Wildcats Win
April 28, 2023
Front: Dan Boeher. From Left- Luis Zamora Patino, Will Razzano, Chris Stella, Amanda Denney
Wilmington University’s athletic trainers are a busy bunch. The University fields 16 teams — nine women’s and seven men’s — in NCAA Division II sports. An athletic trainer…
CACC Hall of Fame Inducts Wildcats 2015 Baseball Team
April 28, 2023
Team Captain Sam Goines brings the Regional Championship trophy to his teammates to spark a late-night celebration.
Wilmington University’s 2015 baseball team has been elected to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Hall of Fame.
Announced in September, the HOF class also includes legendary men’s basketball coach Herb Magee, of Thomas Jefferson University; all-time great men’s…
A Champion in Science and Basketball
April 27, 2023
Student-athlete Amaja′ Imani Mack is Wilmington University’s first graduate fellow. Enrolled in WilmU’s new Environmental Science program, which received a $30,000 graduate fellowship from NASA Space Grant, Mack works full-time on the University’s coral project while…
Tennis: A Season to Remember
October 28, 2022
Coach Troy Donato led the women’s tennis team’s stellar season as it became the third team in Wilmington University Athletics’ NCAA era to win a regional tournament.
For the Wilmington University women’s tennis team, the 2021–22 season was one of unprecedented…
Recruiting Champions Worldwide
May 2, 2022
Soccer Wildcat Manuela Restrepo Ramirez hails from Medellin, Colombia.
They come from Austria, England, Spain, the Czech Republic, Jamaica, South Africa, Colombia, and other countries throughout the world. With skills that could take them to many colleges, these student-athletes choose Wilmington University.
WilmU may not offer the typical campus environment, with dorms, sororities, and…