intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
: existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercollegiate athletics
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The athletes are challenging the school’s decision in May to cut its women’s beach volleyball, bowling and golf teams, as well as its men’s golf program, arguing the decision continues SFA’s history of depriving women equal opportunities to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 July 2025
Women’s beach volleyball, a sport synonymous with Southern California, will be the Toreros’ 18th intercollegiate sport.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The Gophers are not planning to cut the number of intercollegiate sports offered by the U, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Yet within the executive ranks of intercollegiate athletics, Seeley and the CSC hold a uniquely opaque position when juxtaposed against NCAA officials, athletic directors and conference commissioners, all of whose take-home pay is made public in one form or another.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 July 2025
Women’s beach volleyball, a sport synonymous with Southern California, will be the Toreros’ 18th intercollegiate sport.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
The Gophers are not planning to cut the number of intercollegiate sports offered by the U, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Yet within the executive ranks of intercollegiate athletics, Seeley and the CSC hold a uniquely opaque position when juxtaposed against NCAA officials, athletic directors and conference commissioners, all of whose take-home pay is made public in one form or another.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
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“Intercollegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercollegiate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌint-ər-kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)ət
: existing or carried on between colleges
intercollegiate sports
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