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Wilkes University has a solid reputation for a good sports program. The athletes at Wilkes are also academically some of the best students on campus. With a great coaching staff, filled with many past star Colonels, there is superb leadership. As far as team and school spirit, there are a few games which really rev up the Colonels. There is a great basketball rivalry with the University of Scranton, so those games are usually exciting. And each year, a football game against cross-town rivals King’s College has both teams duking it out for the Mayor’s Cup. For most of the away games, there is bus transportation provided. Wilkes has cheerleaders who are present at all games to get the crowds riled up as well.

As far as coverage from the local media, the Colonels are covered quite often, for whatever sport is in season. The Wilkes radio station, 90.7 WCLH, broadcasts the football and basketball games live. Wilkes also offers a host of intramural activities, as listed earlier. This gives athletes the chance to play other sports, stay in shape in the off-season, as well as give people not involved in varsity sports the chance to play. There are also sports clubs, like men’s lacrosse and the crew club. There are plenty of ways to get involved in sports and stay active at Wilkes.

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Athletics at Wilkes University

Princesstoof

Pharmacy Studies '16

4.6

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We Are the Colonels!

The sporting and athletic facilities at Wilkes are very convenient and nice. For a smaller school, they offer quite a variety of sports for one to choose, including club and competitive play. Workout facilities are in the surrounding areas of the campus and the gyms there are large and adequate for any sporting team to use. The staff is very cooperative and overall, we Colonels have a great time athletically.

Apr 26, 2012

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Laporta16

Accounting '15

5.0

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Athletics

We have tons of student athletes at Wilkes University. If someone does not want to play a varsity sport there are plenty of Intramurals to choose from. The fans are awesome, you will even see the professors in the stands cheering their students on. Be Colonel

Mar 23, 2012

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transam171

Criminology '14

2.7

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Wilkes Student Athlete

im a student at wilkes who is also an athlete and based on our athletic and academic success i would say the athletics at this school is very high competion

Jan 25, 2012

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