blue•hen: (’blü\’hen) n.1: one who leads; one with aspirations of championship caliber; a team player; one with a great tradition of excellence; one with a daring spirit; one who believes and overcomes. adj.2: to be strong, focused and dedicated; to be passionate and inspiring; to be part of a family.
May 4, 2012
Photos Courtesy of Special Olympics of Delaware
NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware men’s and women’s teams wrapped up a successful spring season by hosting the annual Special Olympics Delaware Tennis Clinic last week at the Delaware Field House Tennis Courts. Over 20 athletes from six different programs, along with a handful of coaches, took part in the instruction. The outing came at a perfect time for the Special Olympics athletes, who are at the midway point of their training sessions for the Summer Games tennis competition, which will be held on the same courts June 8 and 9.
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Junior
Millsboro, Del.
May 15, 2012
D.J. Long is a junior second baseman on the University of Delaware baseball team. Long, who hails from Millsboro, Del., is the most experienced member of the team after starting 68 games in his career so far and has hit three homeruns this season. He is a health and physical education major at Delaware. To see his full bio, click here
1. What are your individual goals this season?
I want to hit for a good average, play well defensively, and be a leader that my teammates can look up to. I would also like to have at least 65 hits and 20 doubles.
2. What do you hope to see your team accomplish in 2012?
I would like my team to make it to the CAA tournament. Since I have been at UD, we have never made it to the postseason and it is something that I really would like to do. I feel like once we got into the tournament, we would have a good chance to win the title and make it to an NCAA regional.
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TOWSON, Md. -- Already recognized as one of the top collegiate women’s basketball players in the nation, University of Delaware junior standout Elena Delle Donne (below left) has added to her list of accolades by earning one of the highest honors possible for her work in the classroom.
Delle Donne was named to the Capital One Academic All-American first team on Thursday and went a step higher by being selected as the Academic All-American of the Year for NCAA Division I women’s basketball.
The most prolific scorer in University of Delaware men's soccer history, Mike Biggs could always be counted on to consistently provide the Blue Hens with an important goal during his three-year varsity career in 1968-70. A native of Wilmington, Del., he played for head coach Loren Kline and helped lead the Blue Hens to a cumulative mark of 27-10-3, two Middle Atlantic Conference runner-up finishes, and NCAA regional berths in 1968 and 1970. He still holds school records for goals in a season (17), goals in a career (47), points in a career (99), and is one of just two players in school history to score four goals in a single game.
As a student-athlete, what brought you to the University of Delaware?
" As a graduate of Brandywine High School, I was well aware of the University of Delaware, its business program and beautiful campus. Add a budding soccer program under Coach Loren Kline, with a nucleus of talented upper classmen, and I really couldn't ask for more. I must say that when I venture through the campus today and look at the athletic facilities as well as the new academic buildings it's no wonder the University is so highly regarded among student athletes.”
