Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Athletic Department would like to remind Bulldog fans and followers there are many ways they can follow their favorite team. One can follow the Bulldogs via Facebook, Twitter, SMS messages and YouTube. One can also check out the photo galleries; fans can now purchase photos from the galleries. In addition, one can order DVDs from games covered by the Wingate Sports Network throughout the year.
The Facebook and Twitter pages are good opportunities for Wingate fans to be updated through the social media. It is also a great chance for fans to show their support with comments and interaction.
Follow Wingate on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/WU_Bulldogs.
Follow the Wingate Sports Network at
http://twitter.com/WUSportsNetwork
Become a fan on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wingate-University-Athletics/95338401700?ref=nf.
SMS messages are a good way to get Wingate news no matter where one is located. One can sign up to get news from any or every sport at Wingate. Fans will receive final scores as well as special awards and honors earned by Bulldog teams and student- athletes. Sign up at
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/member/sms_signup.aspx.
The Wingate YouTube page is the location for exciting highlights from the past year at Wingate. One can also see the Meet the Team videos for each team. One can watch anything from the Wingate commercial that aired during the nationally-televised football game to the 2010 all-sports highlight video.
Catch up on all of the action at
http://www.youtube.com/user/WingateBulldogs.
If you would like to purchase a game that was covered by the Wingate Sports Network this season, go to
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/sports/2009/7/27/GEN_0727090016.aspx?tab=sportsnetwork. There is a schedule of every game that was covered and a DVD order form. An E-mail address for questions is also located on this page.
Photos are available through photo galleries from the last two years at Wingate. Simply go to
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/photo_gallery.aspx and choose which sport one would like to view. Galleries are broken down by sports, seasons and games. One may also purchase pictures from any gallery located on Wingate’s athletic website.
The Wingate University sports information department hopes that everyone has enjoyed all of the new ways to keep up with their favorite team. The SID department hopes people will continue to take advantage of the great resources available.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private comprehensive university with more than 2,300 students on two campuses in Wingate and Matthews, North Carolina. The university offers 32 undergraduate majors, 36 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 four years.
Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 36 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 45 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.
(Wingate University assistant sports information director
Hugh Patton wrote this article. Patton is a 2006 Wingate graduate with a B.A. degree in Communication Studies.)