Volleyball Falls to Stoughton in Postseason

12th seeded Whitewater Volleyball team lost to 5th seeded Stoughton in the first round of regionals (7-25, 12-25, 14-25) on Tuesday, October 17.

We tried a different line up after losing the first two sets to see if we could get some momentum, and we certainly hung with them the first half of set three, but then costly service and serve receive errors cost us several points and we couldn’t recover.

Zoe Kohl was called upon to play a 6 rotation outside in set three, and added 2 kills in that set to go with her 3 digs. Ava Alvarado was asked to change up her defensive position in set three. Both players did their jobs. I was pleased with Ava’s defensive presence on the court. She passed a 2.5 on the night and added 5 digs. Ava has certainly grown in her confidence and has held steady for us all year. She has a great volleyball IQ and definitely became a leader in the backcourt.

Statistical leaders on the night included Calli Grosinske with 8 kills and 11 digs, Falyn Krahn with 3 kills and 4 digs, Ella Spear with 1 ace and 2 digs, and Marina Linos with 7 assists, 2 aces, and a block. Manny Mbifi added 1 block on the night as well.

This was the final match as a Whippet for our four seniors Manny Mbifi, Meg Roselle, Marina Linos, and Aidyn Amundson. These seniors were exemplary leaders on and off the court. They certainly set a high standard for our younger players about team culture, work ethic, and dedication. They came day in and day out giving their all to this team and program, and certainly have grown into fine student athletes over the last four years. They will all be deeply missed by this program.

Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org

#7 UW-W Football Takes Down #4 UW-River Falls

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

River Falls, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, ranked seventh according to D3football.com, took down fourth-ranked UW-River Falls on their home field Saturday afternoon. 

Box Score 

Tommy Coates dives into the end zone for a touchdown (Olivia Zinanni)

The Warhawks were dominant in the first half. The Falcons generated more offense in the second half, but two statistics stood out and sealed the game for UWW — the Warhawks tallied four takeaways and owned the possession game with the offense on the field for 38:14 in the contest. Two of those takeaways led to points and a hefty UWW lead in the first half. 

After a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, the Warhawk defense forced a punt and the offense capitalized. UWW went 55 yards in 14 plays capped by an Alec Ogden six-yard touchdown scamper.

The UWW defense got the offense back onto the field in a hurry. Six plays into the Falcons’ next drive, Joey Antonietti picked off UWRF quarterback Kaleb Blaha, one of the best in the nation, for his third interception in as many games. Once again, the UW-Whitewater offense capitalized. Ogden hit Tommy Coates for a 13-yard reception on the first play. Two snaps later, Nick Wind hauled in an Ogden pass for a 36-yard gain. Two plays later, the Ogden-Coates connection was good from 21-yards out for the passing score. The Warhawks opted to go for two to make up for a missed extra point on the first touchdown, but the try was unsuccessful leaving UWW with a 12-0 lead. 

The next series of drives was more of the same – a UWW takeaway that led to more points. This time Cole Yocum scooped up a fumble and returned it 32 yards to set up the Warhawk offense at the River Falls 30. The UW-Whitewater drive stalled sending out the field goal unit. Jeff Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 44-yards out to make it 15-0 Warhawks with over 10 minutes to go before the half. 

The defense forced a punt with the offense getting into field goal range on UWW’s next drive, but the 53-yard attempt was no good giving the ball back to the Falcons at their own 26 with 5:27 left. 

Kyle Koelblinger looks up the field after hauling in an interception (Olivia Zinanni)

UW-Whitewater’s stingy defense nearly held UWRF off the board in the first half forcing 4th down and 12 from the UWW 18 but Blaha was able to find a receiver in the end zone for the score. The extra point made it 15-7. The teams traded interceptions with Kyle Koelblinger picking off Konnor Aufenthie’s pass as time expired.

On the other side of the break, the defense continued to frustrate the Falcon offense, forcing a punt on the first drive of the half. Ogden went up the middle for 37 yards on UW-Whitewater’s first play of their drive. Tamir Thomas broke off the right side of the line and upfield for 22 more. He would cap the drive five plays later with a five-yard run. Another two-point attempt was unsuccessful to keep the score at 21-7. 

That score held through the third. Early in the fourth the Falcons recovered a fumble and turned the takeaway into points to pull within a touchdown, 21-14, with over 13 minutes remaining. 

Neither team was able to put up points in their ensuing drives and UWRF took over at their own 20 with 2:45 on the clock. 

The Warhawk defense came up big, like they had been doing the whole game. After back-to-back incomplete passes for Blaha, Hawk Heffner came flying past the end of the line and straight to the quarterback for a sack and a loss of six yards to make it 4th and 16. Blaha’s next pass fell incomplete and the Warhawk offense took to the field in victory formation. 

Ogden was 15-22 for 180 yards and a passing touchdown. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground. 

Thomas was UWW’s leading back with 68 yards and a touchdown. Nick Wind hauled in three catches for 63 yards while Coates caught five passes for 46 yards and the score. 

Defensively, Heffner tallied seven tackles and the late sack. Antonietti posted seven tackles and had the i

River Falls, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, ranked seventh according to D3football.com, took down fourth-ranked UW-River Falls on their home field Saturday afternoon. 

Box Score 

Photo 1: Tommy Coates dives into the endzone for a touchdown (Olivia Zinanni)

Photo 2: Kyle Koelblinger looks up the field after hauling in an interception (Olivia Zinanni)

The Warhawks were dominant in the first half. The Falcons generated more offense in the second half, but two statistics stood out and sealed the game for UWW — the Warhawks tallied four takeaways and owned the possession game with the offense on the field for 38:14 in the contest. Two of those takeaways led to points and a hefty UWW lead in the first half. 

After a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, the Warhawk defense forced a punt and the offense capitalized. UWW went 55 yards in 14 plays capped by an Alec Ogden six-yard touchdown scamper.

The UWW defense got the offense back onto the field in a hurry. Six plays into the Falcons’ next drive, Joey Antonietti picked off UWRF quarterback Kaleb Blaha, one of the best in the nation, for his third interception in as many games. Once again, the UW-Whitewater offense capitalized. Ogden hit Tommy Coates for a 13-yard reception on the first play. Two snaps later, Nick Wind hauled in an Ogden pass for a 36-yard gain. Two plays later, the Ogden-Coates connection was good from 21-yards out for the passing score. The Warhawks opted to go for two to make up for a missed extra point on the first touchdown, but the try was unsuccessful leaving UWW with a 12-0 lead. 

The next series of drives was more of the same – a UWW takeaway that led to more points. This time Cole Yocum scooped up a fumble and returned it 32 yards to set up the Warhawk offense at the River Falls 30. The UW-Whitewater drive stalled sending out the field goal unit. Jeff Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 44-yards out to make it 15-0 Warhawks with over 10 minutes to go before the half. 

The defense forced a punt with the offense getting into field goal range on UWW’s next drive, but the 53-yard attempt was no good giving the ball back to the Falcons at their own 26 with 5:27 left. 

UW-Whitewater’s stingy defense nearly held UWRF off the board in the first half forcing 4th down and 12 from the UWW 18 but Blaha was able to find a receiver in the endzone for the score. The extra point made it 15-7. The teams traded interceptions with Kyle Koelblinger picking off Konnor Aufenthie’s pass as time expired.

On the other side of the break, the defense continued to frustrate the Falcon offense, forcing a punt on the first drive of the half. Ogden went up the middle for 37 yards on UW-Whitewater’s first play of their drive. Tamir Thomas broke off the right side of the line and upfield for 22 more. He would cap the drive five plays later with a five-yard run. Another two-point attempt was unsuccessful to keep the score at 21-7. 

That score held through the third. Early in the fourth the Falcons recovered a fumble and turned the takeaway into points to pull within a touchdown, 21-14, with over 13 minutes remaining. 

Neither team was able to put up points in their ensuing drives and UWRF took over at their own 20 with 2:45 on the clock. 

The Warhawk defense came up big, like they had been doing the whole game. After back-to-back incomplete passes for Blaha, Hawk Heffner came flying passed the end of the line and straight to the quarterback for a sack and a loss of six yards to make it 4th and 16. Blaha’s next pass fell incomplete and the Warhawk offense took to the field in victory formation. 

Ogden was 15-22 for 180 yards and a passing touchdown. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground. 

Thomas was UWW’s leading back with 68 yards and a touchdown. Nick Wind hauled in three catches for 63 yards while Coates caught five passes for 46 yards and the score. 

Defensively, Heffner tallied seven tackles and the late sack. Antonietti posted seven tackles and had the interception. Koelblinger added five tackles and three pass breakups to his interception on the day. Matt Burba registered four tackles and a sack for a loss of 16 yards. 

nterception. Koelblinger added five tackles and three pass breakups to his interception on the day. Matt Burba registered four tackles and a sack for a loss of 16 yards. 

Whippets Host RVC CC Meet, Hefty Claims Conference Title

Whitewater High School hosted the Rock Valley Conference Cross Country Meet at UW-Whitewater on Thursday, October 12th, and absolutely shined on what was a cloudy rainy afternoon.

The varsity boys got things going first with Jack Hefty claiming his first individual conference championship in cross country. Jack battled with the top runner from Monroe for much of the race before pulling away with 1000 meters to go and was simply all gas at that point. He was the only runner to break 17 on this challenging course to stop the clock at 16:58. Nate Holden took advantage of the top Monroe runner faltering late in the race and passed him with 850 meters to go. Nate never looked back to claim third overall with a time of 17:36. These two earned first team all-conference honors for finishing in the top 8. With two runners in the stable, the team was riding high. Miles Nickelsburg ran lights out and took 9th overall with his best race of the season yet. He stopped the clock in 17:53. Not to be outdone, Xavier Zei took 2nd team all-conference honors as well by placing 15th with a time of 18:25. Onyx Thompson accelerated through the field late taking 44th and completed the team total of 72 points. Quincy Boudreau and Andrew O’Toole ran gutsy races to wrap up the Whippet finishers and placed 51st and 54th overall. These two ran 20:26 and 20:39. The team gave Monroe everything they had and caused them to be nervous. The cheers that the Monroe fan base let out at the awards ceremony indicated as such. Monroe took the title with 65 points, just 7 ahead of Whitewater. The team improved on its third-place finish from a year ago.

The varsity girls competed next with a slightly different look as the usual top runner, Mady Hefty, was unable to race today. This decision was made as a cautionary measure due to an injury with hopes of having her on the starting line at sectionals next Saturday. Nola Coburn assumed the number one position for the team as the top Whippet finisher. Nola ran a strong, smart race and sliced her way through the field and finished just outside first team all-conference, placing 9th overall. This was a very strong race for her! Nola’s time was 21:54. Athena Soto earned an honorable mention all-conference honor and placed 17th in 22:20. Carley Boudreau earned honorable mention all RVC honors by placing 23rd in her first year of cross country. Her time was 22:49. Ema Aranda and Sami Van Daele were the next two Whippets to cross the line in 44th and 45th with times of 25:43 and 25:50. The next two girls to get to the line were Bella Aranda and Silvia Harris in 48th and 49th with times of 26:11 and 26:23. The team raced with courage and toughness and came away with a fifth place finish out of 11 teams with a point total of 122.

The JV boys were led by Isaac Straight who had a great day and stopped the clock at 20:36, good enough for 7th overall. Wyatt Esch wasn’t far behind and placed 9th in 21:06. Isaiah Mendez really poured it on late in the race and placed 12th with a time of 21:12, good enough for a 25 second season best time improvement. Marcus Roselle ran a great race for 29th in 22:12. Quinton O’Toole and Parker Genskow were together much of the race but saw Quinton ahead at the end with a 37th place finish over Parker’s 41st position. Gavin LaFlash finished in 47th. Sam Nickelsburg placed 55th. Luc Pomazak and Angel Kilar ran significant personal bests today with Luc shaving 25 seconds off his season best and Angel cutting four and a half minutes off his previous season’s best on this day. Wow! Alex Clarksen placed 61st and cut 5 seconds off his season best time, Dante Baker was 63rd, and Sterling Truesdale finished 67th. Like the varsity boys, the JV squad placed 2nd overall with a point total of 82 points.

The JV girls were paced by Lucy Troxel who placed 23rd with a time of 27:04. Payton Brautigam easily ran the best race of her season and cut nearly a minute off her previous best and placed 25th in 27:17. Haley Keltesch ran a lifetime best and placed 32nd in 29:37. Danielle DePorter ran her second best time of the season in her final race in a Whippet uniform to place 36th in 31:31. Taiya Kolb completed the JV scoring as the team’s fifth runner in 37th with a new season best of 32:42. The girls team placed third overall with 85 points.

Full Results: https://my.raceresult.com/265906/

The team will now shift their focus to the WIAA Division 2 Sectional meet hosted at UW-Parkside on Saturday, October 21st. The varsity boys will race first at 12:25 and the girls will follow at 1:10. The top 2 teams and the top 5 individuals not on those two teams will earn a trip to the WIAA State Meet the following weekend.

Go, Whippets!

Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Peter and Bob Mischka

Whitewater Falls to Johnson Creek in Four Sets

The Whitewater Volleyball team lost to Johnson Creek in 4 sets (25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 16-25) on Thursday, October 12.

Whitewater came out strong in the first set and took charge from behind the service line, accumulating 24 aces on the night, with Ella Spear picking up 11 of those aces, and winning the first set. Ella really has been working hard on her serving game, and tonight she came out on fire. Eleven aces on the night is an outstanding stat. She also has been dialing in to making sure she is leading in her defensive play!

Unfortunately, we couldn’t hold the momentum from the first set and lost the next three.

Statistical leaders on the night included Calli Grosinske with a double-double with 13 kills, 3 aces, 13 digs, and 2 blocks, Ella Spear with a double-double with 11 aces and 11 digs, Emmanuella Mbifi with 4 kills and 2 blocks, Zoe Kohl with 11 digs, and Marina Linos with 13 assists and 4 aces.

Zoe Kohl has really been working hard to refine her defense. She is asking great questions, and working hard each day in practice. It has been great to see her dig stat improve with double digits tonight!

Whitewater will travel to Stoughton for their first regional match up at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 17.

Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org

UW-W Football Preview: Warhawks vs. WIAC-Leader UW-River Falls on Sat.

By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team heads to UW-River Falls to take on the league-leader this Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. | Game Notes PDF

IN THE POLLS
UWW: #7 D3football.com (down four spots) / #11 American Football Coaches Association (down eight)
UWRF: #4 D3football.com (up one) / #4 AFCA (up one)

LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks fell to UW-La Crosse 37-34 on a field goal as time ran out last week. UWW came back from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to knot the game 34-34 with just under six minutes left, but a late drive for the Eagles set up the game-winning field goal.

Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) was 10-16 for 154 yards and a pair of passing touchdowns. He added 72 yards and two more scores on the ground. Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) was responsible for 177 of the team’s 427 yards of offense. The running back went for 113 yards on seven carries with a rushing touchdown and added a single reception for a 64-yard score.

Defensively, Joey Antonietti (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) led the Warhawks for the second consecutive week with 14 tackles including seven solo. Hawk Heffner (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) and Kyle Koelblinger (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) joined Antonietti in double digits with 12 and 11 tackles respectively.

Kamrin Hutt (Schaumburg, Ill./Maine West) had a career game in special teams play. In his first time punting for UWW, Hutt averaged 37.8 yards per punt with a long of 50 yards. He pinned the Eagles inside the 20 on one of his five boots. On the other side of special teams, Hutt got to the Eagles’ punter blocking a kick late in the game to set up UW-Whitewater with a short field.

UW-River Falls scored early and often in a 49-7 win at Eau Claire last week. The Falcons posted 14 points in each of the first three quarters, adding another touchdown in the fourth.

Kaleb Blaha is UWRF’s dominant offensive threat. He was 27-37 for 288 yards and four touchdown passes against the Blugolds. The quarterback added 99 yards on 24 rushing attempts with a TD.

Three Falcon defenders posted six tackles in the contest. Andrew Schumacher posted a solo sack for a loss of 16 yards. Cade Schmidt registered a 53-yard pick-six to lead River Falls.

ON THE AIR
Saturday’s game will air live online on the WIAC Network on the UW-River Falls portal. The contest can be heard on 105.9 FM The Hog in the Whitewater area, or online at www.1059thehog.com.

SERIES
This is the 65th meeting between the Warhawks and Falcons. UWW leads the all-time series by over 20 wins and currently holds a 20-game win streak over the Falcons.

Swimmers Win Every Event Against Delavan-Darien

The Whippet Swimmers took on Delavan-Darien on Tuesday, October 10th. The Whippets took home a big win beating the Comets 108 to 56 and placing 1st in every event on the night.

1st place finishes include:

⭐ Medley Relay: (Maggie Maas, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, Charlotte Hajewski) – 2:15.36

⭐ 200 FR: Charlotte Hajewski – 2:27.93

⭐ 200 IM: Makayla Bazeley – 2:18.30

⭐ 50 FR: Lucy Davis – 33.35

⭐ 100 FLY: Charlotte Hajewski – 1:21.87

⭐ 100 FR: Makayla Bazeley – 56.92

⭐ 500 FR: Emerson Dunham – 6:05.31

⭐ 200 FR Relay: (Atreya Wilson, Georgia Esch, Payton Peacock, Lucy Davis) – 2:17.44

⭐ 100 Backstroke: Maggie Maas – 1:18.85

⭐ 100 Breaststroke: Emerson Dunham – 1:24.29

⭐ 400 FR Relay: (Makayla Bazeley, Maggie Maas, Charlotte Hajewski, Emerson Dunham) – 4:23.60

Impressive Time Drops Include:

✨ All 500 FR Swimmers went best times on the night. Emerson Dunham (3 second drop), Lucy Davis (16 second drop), Zoe Zei (8 second drop).

✨ All 200 FR Swimmers went best times. Charlotte Hajewski (2 second drop), Atreya Wilson (7 second drop), Payton Peacock (7 second drop)

✨ Georgia Esch went 4 for 4 on best times. She had an impressive 7 second time drop in the 100 Fly and 3 second drop in the 100 Backstroke.

✨ Sanibel Fox-Simes put up a nice relay split in 50 Freestyle.

The Whippets are up again next week Tuesday, October 17 at 5:30 p.m. against Beloit Memorial for their last dual meet of the season. Go Whippets! 

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org

Whippets Fall to East Troy in Three Sets

The Whippet Volleyball Team traveled to East Troy on Tuesday, October 10, and battled the Trojans (22-25, 21-25, 13-25).

Coach Mary Kilar commented, “I felt we came out on fire in sets 1 and 2! We surprised some people as we have improved so much over the course of this season. Our struggles always come in unforced errors whether in serve receive or behind the service line. Unfortunately, we racked up 14 service errors, and when we do the math, that gifted the other team roughly 5 points a set. Had we corrected that stat, we would be on the winning side of the sets.”

“Calli Grosinske played the best offensive sets I have seen this season in sets 1 and 2. She saw the court so well and was bettering the balls she needed to, and crushed some great sets from Marina Linos.” Calli finished with 18 kills (hitting a .196) and 7 digs.

Manny Mbifi and Meg Roselle keep improving their game in the middle, their volleyball IQ is developing and we see it in both their blocking and running of offensive routes. Manny and Meg finished with 1 kill a piece.

Falyn Krahn was aggressive defensively. Falyn had some digs no one thought she could get to; that was a spark we needed! Falyn finished with 11 digs and 2 kills.

Ella Spear finished with 1 kill, 1 ace, and 6 digs. Zoe Kohl finished the night with 3 digs. Sydney Schilt passed a 2.0 in serve receive and added 1 dig.

Marina Linos was a force behind the service line. She served under pressure and delivered a solid comeback in set 2! She had 2 aces and 19 assists on the night.

“To see this fight early in the match was how I knew we could play! We have Johnson Creek on Thursday in a non-conference match and then head into regionals, playing Stoughton on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in Stoughton.” Let’s go, Whippets!

Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org

Local Student on UW-W Football Roster

Brock Grosinske

WHITEWATER, WI (10/09/2023)– The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team enters the second half of the regular season with a 4-1 record. The defending Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions, the Warhawks are ranked among the top 10 in the nation by D3football.com and the American Football Coaches Association.

Established in 1889, the Warhawk football team has won six national championships and 39 WIAC titles. Last year, the team finished 8-3 overall and 6-1 in conference play and reached the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

A record 20,113 fans packed Perkins Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7 (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

After drawing an on-campus, NCAA Division III record 20,113 fans on Saturday against UW-La Crosse, the Warhawks begin the second half of the regular season on the road this Saturday, Oct. 14, at UW-River Falls. For the full schedule, visit https://uwwsports.com/sports/football/schedule.

The following student-athlete has been named to the roster of the Warhawk football team at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2023 season:

53190 Whitewater, WI: Brock Grosinske, who is majoring in Finance.

From Division III Warhawk Athletics, which boasts 20 team national championships and 68 individual national championships, to its club and intramural teams, Warhawks know how to win.

Our national championship athletic programs include football, women’s gymnastics, bowling and baseball. Club sports like bowling, rugby, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, paintball and men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball bring home the trophies – and the championships (27 total) – too. In fact, the men’s club bowling team brought home their second national championship in 2021.

And our world-class Warhawk Marching Band helps all Warhawks celebrate their teams on the court and on the field with the “Warhawk Strut” and other traditions.

UW-W Women’s Golf Claims Seventh Consecutive WIAC Title

UW-Whitewater’s scoring fivesome poses with championship trophy (Steve Frommell)

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Reedsburg, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s golf team claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title for the seventh consecutive season Sunday. The Warhawks overcame a ten-stroke first round deficit to win the title by 18-strokes. Four UWW golfers claimed All-WIAC honors with their performance over the weekend. Head Coach Andrea Wieland was named the Kwik Trip Coach of the Year – her third time earning the honor in the last four seasons. 

UW-Whitewater registered the top team total the final two rounds of the WIAC Championship held at the Reedsburg Country Club. The Warhawks posted a 334 Friday followed by a tournament-best 310 in round two and capped by a 315 Sunday. 

Kallie Lux (Janesville, Wis./Craig) led the Warhawks with a total of 229 (83-72-74) to finish as the conference runner-up. Lily Sheppard (Sherwood, Wis./Kaukauna) was third on the individual leaderboard with a total of 239 (81-79-79) and Ellie Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) finished sixth with a card of 242 (85-77-80). Lux and Sheppard claimed First Team All-WIAC honors while Johnson secured Second Team recognition. 

Kellie Shanahan’s (Wauconda, Ill./Mundelein) 253 (89-82-82) and Abbie Reiser’s (Washington, Ill./Washington Community) 259 (85-88-86) were top 25 individual scores on the weekend and wrapped up the Warhawks’ scoring fivesome. 

Haley Myers (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) represented UW-Whitewater as an individual at the tournament and used a phenomenal final round to jump into the top 10. Myers carded rounds of 85-87-73 for a total of 245 to tie for eighth and claim Second Team All-WIAC honors. 

Also competing as individuals were Emma Norton (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) (84-86-82-252), Jessica Velent (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) (92-82-86-260), Megan Honn (LaFayette, Ind./Jefferson) (89-87-84-260), Emily Akers (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) (86-87-88-261) and Sammy Galian (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower) (91-93-95-279). 

Norton was also UW-Whitewater’s representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team. 

The league title punches UW-Whitewater’s ticket into the NCAA Division III Championship slated for May 21-24, 2024, at the Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky. 

Swim Competes at Germantown Sprint Invite

The Whippet Swim Team traveled to Germantown High School on Saturday, October 7th to compete in the 2nd Annual Sprint Invite. This invite was fun and fast; the girls were able to compete in events that you don’t normally see in a regular high school meet. Events including 50 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 100 IM, and the relays which had an interesting twist with the Medley relay and the 400 Freestyle relay swimming with 8 girls in each relay.

Placing in the Top 16 (Top 6 medal) & Best Times include:

200 FR:

🥇 Makayla Bazeley – winning the event and dropping 3 seconds going a new season best time of 1:59.22

✨ Zoe Zei – dropped nearly 16 seconds off her time going a 3:06.00

200 IM:

🏅 Emerson Dunham – 6th place finish going a time 2:40.57.

50 FR:

✨ Lucy Davis – New Best Time (33.11)

✨ Payton Peacock – New Best Time (35.42) 3 second drop!

✨ Marijose Verduzco – New Best Time (36.91)

50 Fly:

🥉 Makayla Bazeley – 3rd place finish with a time of 27.86

⭐ Charlotte Hajewski – 14th place finish with a time of 34.21

⭐ Georgia Esch – 16th place finish with a time of 44.51

100 FR:

✨ Payton Peacock – New Best Time (1:21.20) 4 second drop!

✨ Adalynn Frye – New Best Time (1:22.37) 8 second drop!

100 IM:

⭐ Maggie Maas – 12th place finish with a time of 1:17.00

⭐Charlotte Hajewski – 14th place finish with a time of 1:20.61

50 Breaststroke:

⭐ Emerson Dunham – 11th place finish with a time of 39.41

⭐ Atreya Wilson – 14th place finish with a time of 45.03

⭐ Adalynn Frye – 15th place finish with a time of 54.36

The Whippets are back in action on Tuesday, October 10th against Delavan-Darien starting at 5:30 p.m. for their last home meet of the season! Let’s pack the pool! We hope to see you there!

Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org