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The University of Delaware’s Department of Athletics, Community, and Campus Recreation partnered with state officials to mark National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Thursday, February 12.<\/p>

The celebration took place in collaboration with Delaware’s Office of Women’s Advocacy and Advancement, which operates under the state’s Department of Human Resources.<\/p>

The annual observance recognizes the achievements of female athletes and promotes continued participation of girls and women in athletic activities across all levels of competition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Delaware’s athletics department teamed up with a state advocacy office to mark National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The February 12th event highlighted opportunities for female athletes and sports participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773850992099.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-a7X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64877,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-blue-hens-excel-in-academic-performance-rankings\/","url_meta":{"origin":38933,"position":0},"title":"UD Blue Hens Excel in Academic Performance Rankings","author":"Admin","date":"May 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware's athletics department has achieved outstanding academic performance scores that surpass national standards. 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