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Getting to know…Matt Grossman Sophomore Wrestler

Matt Grossman is a Management major at Wilkes. As a sophomore, he wrestles   at 133 lbs for the university. Grossman is a 2015 NCAA Champion Wrestler. Q: When did you first start wrestling? A: When I was in first grade at age 6. Q: What was your driving force for coming to Wilkes? A: […]

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Getting to know…Sarah O’Hara Sophomore Basketball Player

minors in secondary education and psychology at Wilkes University. From Doylestown, Pa., O’Hara plays for guard for the Women’s Basketball team. Q: What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A: I had really good relationships with my teachers in high school, and I knew that I would have an opportunity […]

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Getting to know… Nick Racanelli Sophmore Wrestler

Sophmore Nick Racanelli majors in Biology  at Wilkes as he also wrestles at 157 lbs for the university’s team. Q: What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A: Wilkes had great athletic and academic programs suitable for my sport and major. Q: What are your post-graduation plana in terms of […]

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Getting to know… Sarah Birchmeier Sophmore Basketball Guard

Sophomore Sarah Birchmeier is a Spanish and Secondary Education major, with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies at Wilkes University. From Cherry Hill, N.J., Birchmeier plays for the Women’s Basketball team as a guard. Q: What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A: The great teacher-to-student relationship, small class […]

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Getting to know… Glenn Weist Sophmore wide reciever

Sophomore Glenn Weist is a criminology/sociology major at Wilkes University. He is from Frackville, Pa., and plays on the Wilkes football team and men’s lacrosse. Q:What was the driving force behind  your decision to come to Wilkes? A:Wilkes were that it had my major, it’s relatively close to home, and I could further my football […]

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Getting to know… Lauren Hertzog Sophomore Golfer

From Mertztown, Pa, Lauren attends Wilkes with a major in pharmacy as she golfs for the Women’s Golf Team. Q:What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A: The pharmacy program Q: Post-graduation plans in terms of a career? A: I want to become a pediatric pharmacist. Q: What are your […]

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Getting to know… Carmen Hillman

Sophomore Carmen Hillman from Urbana, Ohio, came to Wilkes last year to pursure a degree in criminology and run on the Cross Country Team as a vasity runner. Q. What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A. I was recruited for the cross country team my senior year, and I […]

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