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Wildcat Athletes Take Their Games to Europe

July 17, 2019
Two former Wildcat athletes are pursuing their sports in Europe on the professional level after record-setting careers at the University. Amelia Simmons Amelia Simmons, class of 2010, the only basketball All-American (Division II) in WilmU’s history, has played in Germany, Greece and Malta in the past six years. Now a resident of Msida, Malta, Simmons was picked to play for the Malta National…
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Athletics Hall of Fame Inducts Dr. Robertson

July 17, 2019
Long-time Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Dr. Clinton Robertson, also assistant dean of the College of Business, was inducted into the Wilmington University Athletics Hall of Fame on April 15. Dr. Clint Robertson and his wife, Angie, at the Wilmington University…
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Home Is Where the Team Is

May 9, 2019
WilmU softball reaches — and hosts — NCAA divisional playoffs For the fifth time in six years, Wilmington University’s softball team is part of the NCAA’s regional playoffs, but this time the Wildcats are playing at home. WilmU is hosting the NCAA Division…
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A Champion in the Dugout

March 11, 2019
Here’s a question to ponder as the Wilmington University baseball team’s 2019 season gets into full swing: The 2018 baseball seniors flank Mike Smith. From left: Christian Adorno, Kyle Fries, Nick Grant, Chuck Delagol; Front: Nick Macey, Mike Smith, Zach Rumford Is Mike Smith’s presence in the Wildcat dugout more beneficial to him or to the team? Call it even. A WilmU student, Smith is…
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Lacrosse: Ex-Sailor Brings Real-World Experience

March 11, 2019
Not surprisingly, Stephen Strosser peppers his speech with “yes, sirs” and “no, sirs,” a habit formed while serving four years in the Navy. Stephen Strosser Discharged last August, he’s now pursuing his Ed.D. in Organizational Learning, Leadership and Innovation at…
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Coach Named for New Men’s, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field

November 19, 2018
Track and field will become the 11th men’s sport and 12th women’s sport at WilmU to compete in the NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Christian Stamm, a successful high school coach, will seek to duplicate that success at the collegiate level as he takes over the newly-minted Wilmington University men’s and women’s outdoor track and field programs, which will begin…
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Seventh Wonder

July 17, 2018
Cheerleaders continue streak as UCA Small Coed Division II national champs. Wilmington University Cheerleading celebrates their 7th straight UCA National Cheerleading Championship. (Photo by Frank Stallworth) The streak is alive and well for Wilmington University’s…
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Keeping the Cup: Men’s Teams Dominate CACC

March 26, 2018
It has been handed out since the 1976–77 season, but no institution has dominated it like Wilmington University. No other men’s athletic department has won more than three Restaino Cups in a row. It’s the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Alfred R.
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The Unsung MVP

March 19, 2018
Dr. Michael J. Axe is a force in WilmU’s Athletics department, fortified by more than 30 years of service. He’s also an icon in Delaware’s world of sports medicine. Dr. Axe has worked with 3,000 students during his 30-year tenure at WilmU. It’s a quiet Thursday night at the Pratt Student Center with students softly shuffling through the hallways to their evening classes — that’s all…
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