Athletics News
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Softball Head Coach Mike Shehorn Announces Elite High School Softball ID Clinics in October
August 06, 2019Three-time Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Champion and Wilmington University softball head coach Mike Shehorn has announced the addition of an Elite High School Softball ID Clinic in October to be held at the home of the Wildcats, Asbury Field. -
Women’s Bowling Places Three on 2018-19 NTCA All-Academic Team
July 30, 2019A trio of Wilmington University women’s bowling student-athletes earned a spot on the 2018-2019 National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Academic Team.
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Women's Track & Field Wins Inaugural CACC Team Academic Award
July 30, 2019The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) unveiled its inaugural CACC Team Academic Award winners on Thursday, as six schools combined to take home the 16 honors for the 2018-19 academic year. The announcement was made by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara, as the school with the highest team grade point average in each of the league's 16 championship sports, was crowned the Team Academic Award winner for that specific sport.
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Head Coach Nick Papanicolas Welcomes 10 to 2019 Wilmington Men’s Soccer Team
July 30, 2019As the 2019 Wilmington University men’s soccer season approaches its 16th season of NCAA Division II play, head coach Nick Papanicolas would like to introduce 10 more student-athletes that will join the Wildcats this Fall.
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Troy Donato Named Wilmington’s Women’s Tennis Head Coach
July 24, 2019Wilmington University Director of Athletics Dr. Stefanie Whitby is pleased to announce Troy Donato as the next head coach of the women’s tennis program, starting immediately.
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Wilmington Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
July 24, 2019The Wilmington University women’s volleyball team returned to the list of honorees that were recently recognized with Team Academic Awards from the America Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 2018-19 academic year, as announced by the national coaches organization.
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Local Postseason Meets Highlight 2019 Wilmington Cross Country Schedule
July 23, 2019The Wilmington University cross country team will race on familiar grounds on 2019, as head coach Keith Jones has prepared five meets leading up to the postseason throughout the 2019 campaign.
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NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: Caitlyn Whiteside (Wilmington University)
July 23, 2019Wilmington University graduated senior Caitlyn Whiteside has been selected as the institutions nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. She will go up against other seniors from across the CACC, where two nominees will represent the conference at the National level.
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Wilmington Baseball Announces Fall High School Baseball Clinic for October 6
July 23, 2019The eight-time and reigning Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion Wilmington University baseball team is conducting its annual Fall High School Baseball Clinic in early October.
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Eleven Home Games Highlight 2019 Wilmington University Men’s Soccer Schedule
July 18, 2019Nick Papanicolas will get a lot of home cooking this fall as he has scheduled 10 home matches for the Wilmington University men’s soccer team, including six in September as the 2019 schedule has been announced.
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Women’s Soccer Has Seven Home Games, to Play Defending National Champions as 2019 Schedule is Announced
July 17, 2019Heading into his fifth season at the helm of the Wilmington University women’s soccer, head coach Jeff Zoyac has scheduled five nonconference games on top of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference campaign as the 2019 schedule has been announced.
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Wilmington Volleyball to Host 2019 Wildcat Regional Invitational, Three Tournaments in September as Schedule is Announced
July 16, 2019The Wilmington University volleyball team will kick off the 2019 season with three tournament weekends in September before setting its sights on the bulk of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference campaign as 16th year head coach Kim Huggins-Habbert announces the 2019 schedule.
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Athletics Department Ranked 104th in Final 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup; Tops in CACC
June 18, 2019With the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic season, the Wilmington University Athletic Department finished 104th in all of NCAA Division II as the final 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings has been announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
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Jamie Hensley Named Women’s Basketball Head Coach
June 11, 2019The Wilmington University Director of Athletics Dr. Stefanie Whitby is pleased to remove the interim tag from Jamie Hensley, officially naming her the head coach of the women’s basketball program starting immediately.
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Women’s Tennis Team and Players Ranked in Final 2019 Oracle/ITA East Regional Rankings
June 06, 2019Wrapping up the 2018-2019 women’s tennis season, the Wilmington University team was represented in all three of the final Oracle/ITA Division II East Regional Rankings, as released by the organization on June 5.
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Caitlyn Whiteside Picked 8th Overall in 2019 ASBA Draft by the E1 Pro Ballers
June 06, 2019With the eighth pick in the 2019 American Softball Association (ASBA) Draft, Wilmington University softball alum Caitlyn Whiteside was drafted by the E1 Pro Ballers to extend her softball career into the professional ranks.
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Baseball’s Eddie Nevins Caps 2019 with Three All-American Honors
June 04, 2019Following the conclusion of the 2019 Wilmington University baseball season, junior utility man Eddie Nevins continues to collect the postseason awards, as he was named an All-American in all three organizations, including a pair of First Team All-Americans honors.
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UNANIMOUS: Eddie Nevins Named ABCA East Region Player of the Year; Three Total on ABCA All-Region Teams
June 03, 2019Junior utility man Eddie Nevins completes the trifecta and is the unanimous choice for the 2019 East Region Player of the Year, as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announces the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region Teams.
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Wilmington Men’s Lacrosse to Hold High School Prospect Day on July 27
May 28, 2019Head coach Christian Zwickert and the Wilmington University men’s lacrosse program is holding a Prospect Day at the WU Athletics Complex on Saturday, July 27.
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Eddie Nevins Named 2019 NCBWA East Region Player of the Year, as Five Wildcats Named All-Region
May 23, 2019Following the 2019 Wilmington University baseball team’s season, the 2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released the All-East Region Teams, which included five student-athletes throughout the two teams.
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Softball’s Rosa’Lynn Burton Named 2019 New Balance/NFCA Golden Shoe Award Winner; Earns Spot on Pair of All-American Teams
May 23, 2019For the third time in her career, Wilmington University softball’s Rosa Lynn Burton has been named an All-American, becoming the first Wildcat to ever be named First Team as the 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II and Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-American Teams have been announced.
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Wilmington Golf Shoots 914 at NCAA DII National Championship, Finish 19th Overall
May 22, 2019The Wilmington University golf team closed out the 2019 NCAA Division II Golf National Championship with a 309 on Wednesday, finishing the three-day, three-round tournament in 19th place with a three-day score of 914 (+50) at The Resort at Glade Springs.
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2018-19 CACC Alfred R. Restaino Sr. Cup Returns to Wilmington as Men Capture 10th Straight Title; Women Finish Third
May 22, 2019Concluding the 2019 spring athletic seasons, the Wilmington University men’s athletics team have won their 10th straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Alfred R. Restaino Sr. Cup, as the women finished third for the second year in a row.
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20 Wilmington University Student-Athletes Earn a Spot on 2019 CACC Spring All-Academic Teams
May 21, 2019The 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Spring All-Academic Teams have been released by Commissioner Dan Mara, as Wilmington University has 20 student-athletes make the list for their respective sports.
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Julian Kurych Named to 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District I Baseball Team
May 22, 2019The 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District Baseball Teams have been announced by the College Sport Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and Wilmington University’s Julian Kurych earned a spot on the list, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes who perform both on and off the field.
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Ryan Rucinski's Tied for Fifth Overall as Wilmington Shoots 308 on Day One of National Championship
May 20, 2019Senior Ryan Rucinski shot a 71 (-1) and is a tie for fifth overall after the first round of the NCAA Division II National Championship at The Resort at Glade Springs, with the Wildcats in 19th overall after a score of 308 (+20) on Monday afternoon.
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Ryan Rucinski Named to Division II PING All-East Region Team
May 20, 2019Senior Ryan Rucinski was named to the Division II PING All-East Region team for Wilmington University golf, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
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Three-Run Eighth Inning Ends Baseball’s Season, 6-3, as NYIT Advances to East Super Regional Series
May 18, 2019A three-run bottom of the eighth inning was too much to overcome as the fourth seeded Wilmington University baseball team fell to fifth seeded NYIT, 6-3, in the NCAA Division II East 1 Regional Final on Saturday at Bonomo Field on the campus of Adelphi University.
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Baseball Stays Alive with Back-to-Back wins Over No. 1 Adelphi and No. 8 Franklin Pierce; Advance to East I Region Final Game
May 17, 2019With back-to-back wins over No. 1 Adelphi, 14-5, and No. 8 Franklin Pierce, 12-10, on Friday afternoon at Bonomo Field, No. 4 Wilmington University baseball stays alive to advance to the NCAA Division II East I Final against No. 5 NYIT tomorrow afternoon.
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Wildcats Throw First Punch, Force Extras, But NYIT Has Last Laugh, 10-7, in NCAA DII East 1 Regional Opener
May 16, 2019Down to its final chance in regulation, the fourth seeded Wilmington University baseball team scored four in the bottom of the ninth to force extras, but fifth seeded NYIT had the last laugh, 10-7, in the opening round of the NCAA Division II East 1 Regional Tournament hosted by Adelphi on Thursday.
