Today in Wingate University Athletics
Thursday, 10/13/2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011 – Senior Day for Women’s Soccer (1:45 p.m.)
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country at Disney World Classic (results pending)
Men’s Tennis at Winthrop Fall Invitational (all day)
Women’s Tennis at Elon Fall Invitational (all day)
Football at Mars Hill (1:30 p.m.) (Live audio, live video & live stats)
Women’s Soccer HOSTS Brevard (2 p.m.) (Live stats)
#15 Volleyball at Newberry (2 p.m.) (Live stats)
WINGATE SPORTS WEEKLY
The Wingate University Bulldog Club sponsors Wingate Sports Weekly each Wednesday at Hill Top Bistro in Monroe (602 E. Roosevelt Blvd.). The Dutch treat lunch begins at 12 noon. The gatherings will give Bulldog fans an opportunity to interact with Wingate coaches and student-athletes. Wingate Sports Weekly replaces Wake Up with Wingate for the 2011-12 academic year.
WINGATE SOFTBALL GOLF TOURNEY IS OCT. 14
The Wingate University softball team will sponsor a fund-raising golf tournament at Stonebridge Golf Club Friday, Oct. 14. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Wingate University softball program. For more information, please contact Bulldog head coach Michelle Caddigan at caddigan@wingate.edu.
SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SLATED FOR OCT. 15
Five new members will be added to a prestigious and impressive list during the Wingate University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15. Three-sport athlete Patrick Bartlett (Berryville, Va., Class of ’00), softball player Cindy Irvin Behe (Huntersville, N.C., Class of ’95), men’s soccer player Mark Caudle (Greensboro, N.C., Class of ’96), football player Mike Ragin (Sumter, S.C., Class of ’94) and current Wingate University president Dr. Jerry McGee (Rockingham, N.C.) will join 72 other luminaries in the University’s SHOF.
The Wingate University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will begin on Saturday morning, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. in the LaVerne Banquet Hall. Tickets for the induction ceremonies brunch are $25 per person and $15 for children 12 and under.
For more information about the Wingate University Sports Hall of Fame, contact committee chairman Bill Nash at 704-233-8121. Nash can be reached via E-mail at bilnash@wingate.edu.
BULLDOG CLUB CLAM BAKE SLATED FOR NOV. 4
The Wingate University Bulldog Club is hosting its inaugural Clam Bake at the University Lake Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome as the University celebrates Homecoming weekend. On the same day, the 36th annual Bill Connell Memorial Golf Tournament will be contested at Eagle Chase Golf Club. The shotgun start is slated for 9 a.m. Both the Clam Bake and the BCMGT benefit deserving student-athletes.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a comprehensive university with more than 2,500 students on three campuses in Wingate, Matthews and Hendersonville, N.C. The university offers 34 undergraduate majors, 37 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, physician assistant studies and sports administration and doctorates in pharmacy and education.
Wingate students gain the tools and support they need to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. The campus community offers in-class learning, out-of-class experiences, strong mentors, a competitive yet caring environment and rewarding community service opportunities for a complete educational experience.
Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past five years.
Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 39 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 48 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.
