2023 Wilmington University Track and Field News
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Three Wildcats Named to 2023 CACC Women’s Track and Field All-Academic Team
June 22, 2023Forty-seven (47) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Track & Field All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Ten (10) of the 13 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team. -
Men’s Track and Field Places Four on CACC All-Academic Team
June 21, 2023Thirty-two (32) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Nine of the 12 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.
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Seven Wildcats Earn USTFCCCA All-Region, Including Women’s Program’s First Ever
May 31, 2023The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) has announced its All-Region performances, which included a record number of seven Wilmington University student-athletes across nine events.
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Freja Olofsson, Christian Stamm, and the Men’s Team Earn CACC Track & Field Major Awards
May 18, 2023It has been a year of firsts for the Wilmington University track & field programs as the Wildcats add more accolades to both the men's and women's side in the end-of-the-season awards announced by the conference office Thursday.
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Seasonal and Personal Best times fall at the Mount Olive First and Last Chance Meets
May 14, 2023A select few individuals from the Wilmington University track & field program competed in back-to-back meets at the University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive First Chance and Last Chance Meet) at Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex on Saturday and Sunday.
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Women’s Track and Field Finishes Program Best Fourth Overall at CACC Championships
May 07, 2023The Wilmington University women's track & field team has its best finish at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship in program history with a fourth-place standing (78 points) this weekend at the 2023 postseason event.
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TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: Men’s Track and Field Captures First Ever CACC Championship
May 07, 2023The Wilmington University men’s track & field team claims its first-ever Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship in program history Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats outlasted the defending champions, Georgian Court, by 10 points to score 184 total points, the most ever by a Wildcat team at the CACC Championships.
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Track and Field Makes Final Preparations before CACC’s at Penn Relays and UD Invite
April 29, 2023The distance and throwing crew of the Wilmington University track & field team competed right down the road at the University of Delaware in the Delaware Invitational Friday.
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Akeel Blake Podiums In the Long Jump at the 2023 Penn Relays; Men’s 4x100 Moves into Finals
April 28, 2023Selected members of the Wilmington University track & field team were at Franklin Field on Friday to participate in the famed 2023 Penn Relays.
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Short Track Runners Highlight Track and Field Team Competing at Johns Hopkins Invite
April 22, 2023The Wilmington University Track & Field Team again battled rainy conditions as part of the meet was canceled due to thunderstorms, but only after most of the events at the Johns Hopkins/Loyola Invitational occurred.
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Tiffany Banning Named CACC Track Rookie of the Week
April 20, 2023The Wilmington University Track & Field team saw one recent honoree to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Major Awards. Tiffany Banning earned the CACC Track Rookie of the Week honors as announced by the conference's office this week.
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Track & Field Battle Weather, Big Field at West Chester’s Bill Butler Invitational
April 15, 2023The Wildcats battled rainy conditions for the second time this year at West Chester, as the meet was canceled in the afternoon due to weather, but only after most of the events were recorded at the 2023 Bill Butler Invitational. The men finished tied for third overall, while the women placed 13th.
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Shemar Parker and Freja Olofsson Earn CACC Track Athletes of the Week
April 12, 2023The Wilmington University Track & Field team saw two new honorees to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Major Awards. Shemar Parker earns CACC Men's Track Athlete of the Week, and freshman Freja Olofsson wins CACC Field Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference's office this week.
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Track and Field Competes at Osprey Open Hosted by Stockton
April 08, 2023The Wilmington University Track & Field team competed at the Osprey Open this weekend at G. Larry James Stadium, where both track events and multi-events took place.
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Akeel Blake Named CACC Field Athlete of the Week Following NCAA Provisional Mark
April 06, 2023Akeel Blake earns Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Field Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league office this week. Blake accomplished a feat no Wildcat has before by hitting the provisional mark for the long jump for the NCAA Division II Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Akeel Blake Hits Program's First Ever NCAA Provisional Mark as Track and Field Competes at Towson and Widener
April 01, 2023The Wilmington University track and field teams were at two places at once over the weekend as the sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers, and throwers were at the Towson Open Friday and Saturday, and the distance runner were at the Danny Curran Invite hosted by Widener University.
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Taf Bunu and Christian Dollard Named CACC Track & Field Athletes of the Week
March 31, 2023Taf Bunu and Christian Dollard represent the Wilmington University track & field team this week as they both received a major weekly award for the week of March 27, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
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Men Finish Second; Women Fourth as Track & Field Battles Rainy Conditions at Purple & Gold Invitational
March 25, 2023The Wilmington University women's and men's track and field teams battled rainy conditions at the Purple & Gold Invitational this Saturday afternoon but that didn’t stop the men from placing second in the invitational with the women placing fourth.
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Women Win Four Events, Men Win Seven Events and Two Relays at the Virginia Beach Spring Break Invitational
March 18, 2023School records fell as the Wilmington University women's & men's track & field teams competed at the Virginia Beach Spring Break Invitational over the weekend in a two-day meet on Friday and Saturday hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University.
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Akeel Blake Wins The Long and High Jumps as Track & Field Competes at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
March 11, 2023Akeel Blake won a pair of events and finished second in a third to lead the Wilmington University men’s and women’s track and field teams at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge this weekend, hosted by Coastal Carolina.
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Women Finish Best Ever 2nd Place; Men 3rd as Track & Field Opens 2023 at Lloyd Sigler Spring Meet
March 04, 2023The Wilmington University men's and women's track and field teams displayed a strong overall performance at their first meet of the 2023 campaign, as 21 student-athletes scored points at the 2023 Lloyd Sigler Spring Meet.
