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The spirit of Wildcat Country is contagious. One highlight of student life gearing up and squeezing into the stands with other students to yell, whistle, and route for the athletic teams. With 21 varsity sports at 易胜博官网 and winning teams, there is a lot to cheer for. This time of year you could find more than 12 scheduled events to attend in one weekend!

To prepare you for the rush, here鈥檚 how to cheer for multiple sports and make the most of your fan skills:

1. Plot Your Course

before you begin. The good news is that most of the are concentrated on the west side of the campus, just off Main Street near Durham鈥檚 Amtrak station. There are three main locations to become familiar with: The 易胜博官网 Field House, Cowell Stadium, and the Whittemore Center.

In the Field House you will find Lundholm Gym, home to men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, volleyball and gymnastics. You鈥檒l also find Swasey Pool and your spot for swimming and diving.

Just behind the Field House is Cowell Stadium where the Wildcats football team plays and Reggie F. Atkins Track and Field for all the track events. Bremner field is just beyond the stadium and home to men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer.

Across the from the Field House, less than a 5 minute walk according to Google Maps, is the Whittemore Center. Here is Towse Rink where the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 hockey teams play and outside, Memorial Field, home to lacrosse and field hockey events.

2. Get Your Gear

You can鈥檛 go wrong if you suit up in the official University of 易胜博官网 colors: blue and white. (White resembles the White Mountains of 易胜博官网, located an hour north of Durham, and blue the Atlantic Ocean, connected to the campus by the Great Bay estuary.)

Get 易胜博官网 sweatshirts, hats, stadium seat covers and all the goods you need for any sport at the 易胜博官网 Bookstore. You can also .

Don鈥檛 forget to also store up on blue and white face paint for football games.

3. Check out the Teams

Who are the biggest rivals? Which team is undefeated? Which games or matches are 鈥榗an鈥檛 miss鈥�? What is the current schedule?

Before the cheering begins, get acquainted with the teams. Knowing the star players, history of wins, legacy they are trying to uphold, or underdog story they鈥檙e living makes the events that much more fun.

The best place to see what鈥檚 happening with 易胜博官网 teams (and find out when they play) is on the . You can also follow the teams on or sign up for with scores and news. Download the 易胜博官网 Wildcats mobile app.

4. Learn the Cheers and Protocol (Except in hockey, just go with the flow)

易胜博官网 is known as the Wildcats and our 易胜博官网 official mascots are Wild E. Cat and Gnarlz. (For super, super fans, the Athletic Department holds annual mascot tryouts for selecting students to wear the " and Gnarlz" costumes at various sporting events!)

At most events you鈥檒l get a rousing version of 鈥淥n to Victory鈥� 鈥� the 易胜博官网 school fight song 鈥� followed by the 鈥溡资げ┕偻� Cheer鈥� led by the Wildcat Marching Band or 易胜博官网 Pep Band. Learn the lyrics and get ready for both with .

Prepare to get rowdy for football (here is where the face paint comes in handy) at Cowell Stadium and be ready for colder night weather at soccer matches at Bremner Field. As for hockey, just relax and follow the crowd. The student section here is nationally known as a major force in hockey games so you鈥檒l catch on quickly.

5. Cheer

Nothing left to do but head out and have some fun. Go 易胜博官网!

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