{"id":1728,"date":"2019-07-17T16:57:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:51:20","slug":"wildcat-athletes-take-their-games-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/17\/wildcat-athletes-take-their-games-to-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcat Athletes Take Their Games to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1728_9f7013-4b dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1728_a3f52e-26\">Two former Wildcat athletes are pursuing their sports in Europe on the professional level after record-setting careers at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized wp-image-7015 size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/12_feature_wildcatstoeurope_body-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7015\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Amelia Simmons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amelia Simmons, class of 2010, the only basketball All-American (Division II) in WilmU\u2019s 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 Team this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 5-10 small forward, the native of Long Island set many records during her four years at Wilmington. She averaged 19.4 points a game on her way to becoming the school\u2019s all-time leading scorer, with 2,267. She had many memorable moments at the University, but she says she especially cherishes \u201cthe love and support from the faculty and coaches and the family atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simmons is enjoying her Euro-pean career. \u201cTraveling to different cities, meeting new people, exploring various cultures \u2014 it\u2019s amazing,\u201d<br>she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, golfer Andreas Lunding, who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Management in 2016 and a master\u2019s in Sports Management last year, just turned professional. Based in his native Denmark, Lunding began to play in Germany in April in the Nordic League, a Scandinavian golf tour that includes Denmark, Sweden and Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized size-medium wp-image-7016\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/12_feature_wildcatstoeurope_body-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7016\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andreas Lunding<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While at Wilmington, Lunding was elected to the All-CACC team all four years, and as a senior was named a Division II PING Honorable Mention All-American. During his junior and senior years, he worked in the Athletic Department as an athletic assistant, and he was an assistant coach with the golf team while pursuing his master\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy fondest memories from WilmU is all the places we traveled to with the golf team, and all the people I\u2019ve gotten to know in the Athletic Department through my job there,\u201d Lunding says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has opened a business in Denmark \u2014 Andreas Lunding Golf \u2014&nbsp;and is looking for sponsors. The website is andreaslunding.com. Fair warning: it\u2019s in Danish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>\u00ad\u2014Bob Yearick<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two former Wildcat athletes are pursuing their sports in Europe on the professional level after record-setting careers at the University. 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