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WilmU Lacrosse: Police pipeline?

October 16, 2024
Is there something about Wilmington University’s lacrosse program that compels young men to go into law enforcement? Lacrosse debuted at WilmU in the fall of 2017, with the first season of NCAA competition starting the following spring. Since then, five ex-Wildcat lacrosse players have become police officers, while a former assistant coach is completing a decade of service with the Middletown…
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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…
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Bowling Coach Embraces Tech for Winning Fitness Program

February 8, 2024
John York John York, head coach of Wilmington University’s Bowling team, is a manager in the technology department at Giant Foods. He also has embraced technology in an ambitious weight-loss program, resulting in him losing 130 pounds. “I am in better shape than I was 20 years ago,” said the coach, who just turned 64. Until a few years ago, York’s diet was heavy on fast food. Now, he…
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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…
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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…
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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 student-athletes choose Wilmington University. WilmU may not offer the typical campus environment, with dorms, sororities, and…
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