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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 maintaining her academic and athletic career. “Amaja′’s award suggests she is one of the leaders among her peers in…
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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…
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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…
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Hall of Famers: 2011-12 Golf Team

April 29, 2022
From left: Dan Ott, John Perrine, Jerry Temple, PJ Tighe, Cameron Sprowls, Head Coach Harry Jennings, Assistant Coach Mark Hall, Andrew Baldo The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has inducted the 2011-12 Wilmington University men’s golf team into the CACC Hall of Fame.  During a thrilling season that featured numerous team and individual honors, the 2011–12 group won both the Northeast…
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Kim Huggins-Habbert: Setting a High Ceiling

April 29, 2022
Kim Huggins-Habbert has good memories of the days when her women’s volleyball team played at the Pratt Student Center. But she’s grateful that Wilmington University chose to invest in its state-of-the-art Athletics Complex in Newark, Delaware, which opened in 2012.  …
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Nick Papanicolas: Coaching ‘The Beautiful Game’

April 29, 2022
Nick Papanicolas When Dimitrios and Maria Papanicolas arrived in the United States from Greece in 1968, their plan was to stay only a few years to help Dimitrios’ brothers with their new restaurant on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington. Hundreds of past and present Wilmington…
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Powerful Words from Student-Athletes

November 9, 2021
Support. Family. Educate. Care. Team. Leaders. Express. Speak. Listen. Wilmington University staff, faculty, and students will be seeing those words in various formats and venues this fall. They are among the most prominent elements in a word cloud created by the Student-Athlete Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council. Formed early this year, the council is made up of 14 student-athletes…
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On the Road with Juan-Pablo Bernal

November 5, 2021
left to right:Henric Karlsson, club director at Kramfors Alliansen, Sweden, shaking hands with Juan-Pablo Bernal. sealing Juan’s first professional contract as a soccer player. For Juan-Pablo Bernal, soccer — “the global game” — opened a door to the world.
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Wildcats Have Made Their Mark In Division II

November 21, 2019
It’s been 15 years since Wilmington University sports transitioned from NAIA to the more competitive NCAA Division II status, and the numbers indicate the move has been successful. Back in 2004, the University fielded teams in nine sports: baseball, softball, women’s…
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Alums Coach Delaware Schools to Baseball and Soccer Titles

November 21, 2019
June was a big month for two Wilmington University alumni as they helped coach their Delaware high school teams to state championships in baseball and girls soccer. Lance Berry At Appoquinimink High in Middletown, first-year Head Coach Mike Torres (Sports Management, ‘16, MSM, ‘19) guided the baseball team to an undefeated (22-0) season on their way to the state title. Appo defeated Caravel…
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