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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Wilmington Wildcats</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">University</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_University" title="Wilmington University">Wilmington University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Atlantic_Collegiate_Conference" title="Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference">CACC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">Division II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Athletic director</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Stefanie Whitby</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/New_Castle,_Delaware" title="New Castle, Delaware">New Castle, Delaware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Varsity teams</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Basketball arena</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Wilmington University Athletics Complex</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Baseball stadium</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Wilson Field at Jim Sherman Sr. Stadium</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Wiley D. Wildcat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Nickname</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Wildcats</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;">Green, White, and Gold<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#008751; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFC627; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.25em;line-height:1.2em;padding-right:1.0em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wildcats.athletics.wilmu.edu/">wildcats<wbr />.athletics<wbr />.wilmu<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Wilmington Wildcats</b>, also referred to as the <b>WilmU Wildcats</b>, are the athletic teams that represent <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_University" title="Wilmington University">Wilmington University</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/New_Castle,_Delaware" title="New Castle, Delaware">New Castle, Delaware</a>, in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a> intercollegiate sports. Most of the university's athletics facilities are at the Wilmington University Athletics Complex in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_Delaware" title="Newark, Delaware">Newark</a>, rather than on its main campus in New Castle.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Wildcats are full members of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Atlantic_Collegiate_Conference" title="Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference">Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference</a>, which is home to 16 of its 17 athletic programs. The women's bowling team competes in <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Conference" title="East Coast Conference">East Coast Conference</a>. Wilmington has been a member of the CACC since 1999. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wildcats_mascot">Wildcats mascot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Wildcats mascot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university's present mascot was unveiled in 2009. Following the announcement of the school's new mascot, the university involved students and faculty in a popular poll to suggest and choose a name for this new addition to Wilmington University's athletic presence. In late 2009, it was announced that the name "Wiley D. Wildcat," suggested by one of the students of Wilmington University, had won the poll and would become the mascot's official name.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the mascot's presence at most NCAA Division II athletic events, the Wildcat mascot has become an instrumental part of the university's national-champion cheerleading team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Varsity_teams">Varsity teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Varsity teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_teams">List of teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Men's sports (7)</b> </p> <ul><li>Baseball</li> <li>Basketball</li> <li>Cross Country</li> <li>Golf</li> <li>Lacrosse</li> <li>Soccer</li> <li>Track and field</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 5em;"> <p><b>Women's sports (10)</b> </p> <ul><li>Basketball</li> <li>Bowling</li> <li>Cheerleading</li> <li>Cross country</li> <li>Lacrosse</li> <li>Soccer</li> <li>Softball</li> <li>Tennis</li> <li>Track and field</li> <li>Volleyball</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_teams">Individual teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Individual teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university's men's baseball team was named NCAA Division II East Regional champions in 2015 after a historic season.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cheerleading">Cheerleading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cheerleading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to its NCAA Division II men's and women's athletic teams, Wilmington University is also home to a successful, co-ed cheerleading team. The university's cheerleading team was named the Universal Cheerleading Association's national champions for five consecutive years between 2012 and 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf">Golf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Additionally, the men's golf team earned an NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Super Regional title in both 2012 and 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilmington_Wildcats&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://athletics.wilmu.edu/information/facilities">"Athletic Facilities - Wilmington University"</a>. <i>athletics.wilmu.edu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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