ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION:

Wheeling University regards intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the total educational experience of the student.  The Wheeling University Athletics Department contributes to the institutional mission of Educating for Life, Leadership and Service with and Among Others by providing its student-athletes with the confidence, support, encouragement, and training to succeed in both the classroom and on the playing fields.

The athletics department assigns the highest priority to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of its student athletes.  We are committed to providing equal participation opportunities for all students across a broad range of competitive offerings and actively encourage its participants to exhibit the highest levels of sportsmanship, scholarship and ethical conduct at all times. 

The welfare of the student-athlete and collective student body must be kept in clear focus in determining what is best for the athletics department.  Each student-athlete must meet normal college standards in regard to admissions, financial assistance, academic standing, and student life policies as defined in the college catalog and student handbook. 

Intercollegiate athletics is a source of enthusiasm for the entire college as well as the community of Wheeling.  It builds spirits de corps and evokes pride for the institution.