intercollegiate athletics

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intercollegiate
adjective
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/ˌɪn.tə.kəˈliː.dʒi.ət/us
/ˌɪn.tə.t̬ɚ.kəˈliː.dʒɪt/
involving competition between ...
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athletics
noun[U]
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/æθˈlet.ɪks/us
/æθˈlet̬.ɪks/
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the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, ...
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(Definition ofintercollegiateandathleticsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More than half of the students participate inintercollegiateathletics.
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In 1966, 16,000 females competed inintercollegiateathletics.
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The college offered a choir, glee club, andintercollegiateathletics.
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Students can participate in music, theatre andintercollegiateathleticsin baseball and softball.
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There is no doubt that this far overshadows the harm created byintercollegiateathletics.
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With increased enrollment from men,intercollegiateathleticsbegan in the 1950s.
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The college offersintercollegiateathleticsin men's basketball and women's volleyball.
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As such he fought for traditional values, forbidding such activities as dramatics clubs andintercollegiateathletics.
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More than 225 student athletics participate in varsityintercollegiateathleticseach year.
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The early 1920s saw the beginning of competition inintercollegiateathletics.
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The revenues were used to provide funding tointercollegiateathleticsin the state.
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Students receive a comprehensive college experience that includes residence hall living, student activities, and intramural andintercollegiateathletics.
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Certainly to the outside world this decision must call into question our commitment to the academic dimension ofintercollegiateathletics.
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The rationale behind rejection of athletics-based financial aid is based on a particular philosophy ofintercollegiateathletics.
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The winds of realignment would sweep acrossintercollegiateathleticsin full force as the next decade dawned.
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Universityintercollegiateathleticsinclude six men's squads and eight women's squads and range from individual athletics to team sports.
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A 2008 study ofintercollegiateathleticsshowed that women's collegiate sports has grown to 9,101 teams, or 8.65 per school.
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In addition, a 2008 study ofintercollegiateathleticsshowed that womens collegiate sports had grown to 9,101 teams, or 8.65 per school.
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Many of the damaged buildings were not rebuilt, and thus there was initially no on-campus student housing;intercollegiateathleticswere also discontinued.
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Intercollegiateathleticsdepartments are not required to provide financial aid in cases where a student-athlete is not admitted for academic reasons.
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While the focus on academic excellence has continued and expanded, the university has also come to recognize the importance ofintercollegiateathletics.
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The universityintercollegiateathleticsdepartment opened in 1998, and initially consisted of men's and women's golf, cross-country, and track and field.
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The award recognizesintercollegiateathleticsthat are committed to the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
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These schools were known for their long-standing traditions inintercollegiateathletics, often being the first schools to participate in such activities.
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While she was called a visionary for her role in directing physical education and intramurals, she was dead-set againstintercollegiateathleticsfor women.
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