collegiate
adjective
col·le·giate
kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
1
: of or relating to a collegiate church
a collegiate pastor
2
: of, relating to, or comprising a college
collegiate campuses
collegiate mascots
4
: designed for or characteristic of college students
collegiate athletics
collegiate organizations
collegiate student housing
collegiately
adverb
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Her parents were collegiate hoops standouts at Virginia Tech and later, both would go on to hold prominent roles at Nike.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Also held out of Tuesday’s session was rookie receiver Chris Bell, the Dolphins’ 2026 third-round pick, who is nursing a left knee injury that ended his collegiate season in late November of 2025.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Luis, meanwhile, is a little over a year removed from his most recent collegiate game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
The most productive college players do not necessarily make the best pros—football is an endlessly interconnected game, with twenty-two players interacting within complicated strategic schemes, and the quality of collegiate competition varies widely.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Also held out of Tuesday’s session was rookie receiver Chris Bell, the Dolphins’ 2026 third-round pick, who is nursing a left knee injury that ended his collegiate season in late November of 2025.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Luis, meanwhile, is a little over a year removed from his most recent collegiate game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
The most productive college players do not necessarily make the best pros—football is an endlessly interconnected game, with twenty-two players interacting within complicated strategic schemes, and the quality of collegiate competition varies widely.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collegiate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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collegiate
adjective
col·le·giate
kə-ˈlē-jət
-jē-ət
1
: of or relating to a college
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students
collegiate sports
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