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Warhawks Claim National & All-American Titles in Track & Field, Wrestling on Friday

Christian Patzka crushed the meet record in the 5,000.
Gracie Holland secured gold in the pole vault. Photos courtesy of Benjamin Verge

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Birmingham, Ala. — Warhawks Gracie Holland and Christian Patzka Claim National Titles at Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sophomores Gracie Holland (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) and Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights) claimed individual national titles on the first day of competition in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday. Holland secured gold in the pole vault while Patzka crushed the meet record in the 5,000.
 
Holland matched her career-best, which is also the best in Division III this season, with a height of 4.00 meters (13-1.5) in the pole vault Friday. That mark is among the top ten recorded in championship meet history. Holland is the first Warhawk to claim the indoor national title in the event and fourth to win an individual title in the history of the UWW women’s program. She is now a two-time indoor All-American in the event after finishing fifth a year ago.
 
Patzka crushed the 29-year-old championship meet record in the 5,000 Friday. Crossing the line in 13:47.01, he shattered Dan Mayer’s clocking of 13:53.17 from 1994. Patzka is now a two-time indoor All-American in the event after finishing fourth in 2022. He’ll be back in action Saturday competing in the 3,000-meter run.
 
Patzka’s distance teammates Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) and Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee) joined him in action Friday. Sophomore Gunner Schlender (Brillion, Wis./Brillion) posted a time of 14:23.20 in the 5,000 to finish just outside the top eight. Krause posted a career-best 4:08.17 to time qualify for the finals in the mile.
 
Sophomore Tina Shelton (Janesville, Wis./Parker) had to start her 60-meter prelim twice after a fellow sprinter false started. Her clocking of 7.67 was 12th in the prelims of the event. She added a personal record of 25.06 in the 200 Friday evening to finish 17th.
 
Marlon Cystrunk (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) was also in action on day one. The sophomore registered a time 8.39 in the 60 hurdles for 19th in the prelims of the event.

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Jaritt Shinhoster at 2023 NCAA DIII Wrestling Championships courtesy of Kodiak Creative

Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Roanoke, Va. — Warhawk Senior Jaritt Shinhoster Continues Path to Defend 184 Pound Title

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) punched his ticket into the semifinals of the 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships to secure All-America honors for the third time in his career. Jake Burford (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) were also in action in the opening day of nationals in Roanoke, Va. Friday.
 
Shinhoster, the defending national champion at 184 pounds made quick work of his first bout on the day. Pinning Isaac Cory of Penn College of Technology in just 40 seconds, he registered his fifth consecutive fall. Shinhoster went the distance in his quarterfinal bout but still picked up the bonus win defeating Mahlic Sallah of Roanoke College by major decision 12-0. Top-ranked Shinhoster will face fifth-ranked Donovan Corn of Luther College tomorrow morning.
 
Burford had a tough draw at 149 pounds opening with the second-ranked wrestler from Johnson & Wales, Hayden Brown. The senior bounced back from a first-round fall to defeat Daniel Uribe of Wabash by 9-6 decision.  In his first bout of the evening session Friday, Burford topped Chris Perry of Trinity (CT) before falling to eighth-ranked Chase Sumner of Ohio Northern. Burford, the 2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion and Upper Midwest Regional runner-up, ends the season with a 32-9 mark after making his third trip to the national championship.
 
Mallinder had a phenomenal freshman campaign for the Warhawks. The 2023 WIAC champion, Mallinder qualified for his first trip to nationals with the Upper Midwest Regional crown. Despite going 0-2 Friday, Mallinder’s 31 wins in his first season competing collegiate speak for themselves. 

The 2023 DIII Championship will conclude with a morning and evening session Saturday.

Warhawk Women’s Basketball Falls in Sweet 16

Kacie Carollo flies through the lane for a layup against Trinity (CT)

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Northampton, Mass. — Warhawk Women’s Basketball Falls in Sweet 16  | 

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team’s run in the NCAA Division III Tournament came to a close in the Sweet 16 Friday night. The Warhawks fell to Trinity (CT) in a quarterfinal contest hosted by Smith College in Northampton, Mass.  

UW-Whitewater ends their season 23-7 after making the team’s 21st appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament including 14 trips to the postseason since 2007. UWW won its 11th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title in 2023, following it up with a WIAC Tournament crown for the championship sweep – a feat accomplished twice in program history.  

In the first meeting between the two squads, the Bantams won the bookends while UW-Whitewater owned the second and third quarters. Both teams struggled from long range, but Trinity held the advantage from the field and free throw line.  

Kacie Carollo hoped to set the tone with the first bucket of the game – a triple less than a minute in. However, threes would be hard to come by from either squad the rest of the way.  

Trinity ran off the next ten before ending the period with five straight give the Bantams an eight-point lead at the end of the quarter, 17-9.  

Carollo took over in the second quarter scoring six of the first seven points of the period to pull UWW within one, 17-16. From that point, the teams traded small runs with Renee Rittmeyer hitting a bucket as time expired to send the Warhawks into the intermission down three, 27-24. After a 10-point quarter, Carollo had 17 at the break.  

On the other side of halftime, the Warhawks battled back from a six-point deficit to tie the game at 35 on a free throw by UWW’s number 35, Abi Baumgartner. The Bantams responded with back-to-back buckets before Baumgartner dropped in a pair of free throws and Maggie Trautsch hit a layup to knot the game at 39 with less than two minutes left in the period.  

Trautsch struck again, this time from beyond the arc with under a minute to go. That triple reclaimed the lead for UW-Whitewater 42-41 heading into the final 10 minutes of play.  

An 8-1 run to open the fourth for Trinity opened up a seven-point gap, 50-43. Carollo once again took over, sparking a run with an old-fashioned three-point play. She hit a jumper next then knocked down a three-pointer for eight straight points from the sophomore. Just like that, the game was tied at 52 with 5:47 left.  

The Bantams hit a pair from the charity stripe, but Abby Belschner elevated over a defender banking a jumper home on Whitewater’s end. On the next trip on offense, Belschner drew a foul and hit the second of the two free throws to give UWW a 55-54 lead halfway through the quarter.  

The squads traded single free throws down to the 3:09. Trinity hit back-to-back buckets while the Warhawks went cold offensively. Forced to foul facing a three-point deficit with under a minute remaining, the Bantams were able to seal the game from the charity stripe.  

Carollo led all scorers with 28 adding eight rebounds. Baumgartner added 10 points and five boards for the Warhawks.  

 

Warhawk Men Advance to Elite 8; Update: Facing Oswego State on Sat. @ 6 – Link for livestream provided

Jameer Barker rises up for a jumper in the first half against Johns Hopkins (courtesy of Dane Sheehan)

Update: In a hard fought game where they were rarely ahead but usually not far behind, UW-W’s women lost to Trinity (CT) by 63-56. See the sports section for details on this game.

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Ashland, Va. — Still Dancing … Warhawk Men Advance to Elite 8  |  Box Score

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team continues their journey in the postseason after defeating Johns Hopkins 83-82 in overtime in an instant classic.

Tipoff for the Elite 8 game in Ashland, Va. Is slated for 6 pm CT Saturday. The Warhawks seem to be at home on the road this season at 12-1 in away games. Update 3/11 @ 3:40 p.m.: They will face Oswego State, which earned its first trip ever to the Elite 8 by ending Randolph Macon’s 64 home-game winning streak on Friday evening, 74-63. The game may be viewed online here.

The game was close throughout as you’d expect a quarterfinal game to be. Still the Warhawks held the lead for the majority of the contest. The tide seemed to turn a bit at the 7:41 mark in the second half when JHU knocked down a triple from the wing to claim their first lead of the half since the opening minute.  

From that point, the teams traded small runs until the Blue Jays went up five with just over a minute in regulation remaining. Forced to foul with just 41 seconds left, Johns Hopkins made one of two but hauled in the offensive board. A quick foul led to a pair of missed free throws and this time Trevon Chislom secured the rebound.  

Miles Barnstable got the ball up the court quickly and created space with a step back move knocking down the three-pointer with 29 seconds on the clock. Head Coach Pat Miller immediately signaled for the timeout.  

Seven seconds ticked off clock after the inbounds until UWW was whistled for the foul. Dropping in one of two, UW-Whitewater capitalized on the Blue Jays’ poor free throw shooting down the stretch. Barnstable missed a triple, but Carter Capstran cleaned up the offensive glass to cut the deficit in half and pull the Warhawks within two, 73-71, with 11 seconds remaining.  

Delvin Barnstable fouled JHU with barely any time coming off the clock and once again Johns Hopkins only hit one of the pair. Chislom pulled down the board and outleted to Miles Barnstable who went coast-to-coast for the layup to make it 74-73 with eight seconds to go.  

Following the next UWW foul, the Blue Jays made the second of the double bonus giving the Warhawks less than three seconds to go the length of the court trailing by two.  

JHU pressured the near guards forcing the inbounder to heave the ball near the sideline at midcourt. Capstran acted as a receiver, hauling in the catch inbounds and tossing it toward the three-point line before falling out of play. Delvin Barnstable did a fantastic job coming back for the ball and his hustle paid off as JHU was called for a foul on the catch.  

With just three-tenths of a second left, Barnstable’s first free throw bounced off the rim, hit the backboard and dropped through. He drained the next one to send the game into overtime. The Barnstables combined for 26 points in the second half for UWW.  

The majority of points scored in the five-minute overtime came from the charity stripe. The Warhawks won that battle hitting 6-8 in overtime compared to 3-4 for JHU. Still the Blue Jays captured the lead late after back-to-back buckets from turnovers gave Johns Hopkins an 82-81 lead with 12 seconds to go.  

Jameer Barker drew a shooting foul with six seconds on the clock to head to the line. He knocked down both to give UWW the lead. A last chance heave for Johns Hopkins was no good as the Warhawks keep dancing in the NCAA Tournament.  

Barker posted 19 bolstered by 6-8 from the free throw line including the final two that sealed the win. Both Barnstables posted 17 each as Delvin notched a double-double with 12 boards. Chislom and Capstran rounded out the double figure scorers with 13 each.  

UW-W Men’s & Women’s Basketball Both Advance to Sweet Sixteen – First time since 2013-14

For the first time since the 2013-14 season both UW-Whitewater Warhawk Men’s Basketball and UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball have advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament!

Women to play Trinity (CT)

The Warhawk women beat Gustavus Adolphus, 68-63, with 364 spectators, on Saturday, March 4 at home.

Stats are available here. The bracket is here.

The women advance to play Trinity (CT), on Friday, March 10, 5:00 p.m. CST, location to be announced. Trinity beat Cortland 64-59 in the second round.

Men will meet Johns Hopkins

The Warhawk men beat Case Western Reserve, 78-75, on Saturday evening, March 4 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The stats are available here. The bracket may be viewed here.

The men advance to play Johns Hopkins, Friday, March 10 at 3 p.m. CST, location to be announced. Case beat Hamilton, 84-75.

UW-W Men’s & Women’s Basketball Both Advance to Second Round NCAA Championship

UWW Men’s Basketball

@UWWMensHoops

Huge win in Cleveland as the Warhawks take down the Little Giants of Wabash! Survive and advance — back at it tomorrow against host Case Western Reserve or Arcadia. [Case Western Reserve] Tipoff [in Cleveland] is slated for 5:20 p.m. Central [Saturday, 3/4.]

The bracket is here. Stats are available here.

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UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball

@UWWWomensHoops

Great game … great crowd … great win! Back at it tomorrow [Sat., 3/4, 7:30 p.m. at home] against Gustavus Adolphus!

Stats are available here. The bracket is here.

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Hunter Safety Education Courses Offered by Rock Co. Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Fell is pleased to announce that the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will offer two Hunter
Safety Education Courses this spring at the Edgerton Conservation Club, 900 Stoughton Road,
Edgerton, WI 53534. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1973, is required to complete a Hunter
Safety Education Course to legally hunt in Wisconsin. It is recommended that participants be at
least 12 years of age or turn 12 shortly following completion of the class.

Hunter Safety Education Courses:

Class #1
Mandatory Registration: March 14, at 6 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class: April 1, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. & April 2, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
@ Edgerton Conservation Club

Class #2
Mandatory Registration: April 4, at 6 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class: April 22, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. & April 23, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
@ Edgerton Conservation Club

Online enrollment is now open for Class #1. Complete the online enrollment form to reserve a
seat. Class size is limited to thirty (30) students. Upon submission of the online enrollment form,
the submitter will see an onscreen confirmation message with information on the mandatory in-person registration meeting.

Online enrollment for Class #2 will open on March 20, 2023.

Enroll At:
https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/sheriff-s-office/recreational-patrol/hunter-education

A class fee of $10.00 per student will be collected at the in-person registration meeting. The
student, and a parent or legal guardian if the student is underage, must attend the mandatory
registration meeting for the student to take the course. Students will receive course materials at
the in-person registration meeting.

Please direct any questions to Deputy Terry Borgwardt at terry.borgwardt@co.rock.wi.us

Editor’s note: The sheriff’s office has told the Banner that Rock County residency is not required in order to enroll in any of their classes.

UW-W to Host National Wheelchair Basketball Championships

By Jeff Angileri
Executive Director, University Marketing & Communications
UW-Whitewater

The finest wheelchair basketball athletes from around the nation will travel to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on March 16-18 for the National Wheelchair Basketball Association men’s intercollegiate championships. [The image above indicates the championship begins on March 15; however, the schedule indicates that date is only for shootarounds.]

Eleven universities will participate: UW-Whitewater: University of Alabama, University of Arizona, Auburn University, City University of New York, Eastern Washington University, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois, University of Missouri, Southwest Minnesota State University, and University of Texas-Arlington.

“UW-Whitewater is proud to partner with the National Wheelchair Basketball Association to host the men’s collegiate championships,” said Corey King, chancellor. “Hosting such a prestigious event builds upon our legacy as an institution of excellence in adaptive learning, engagement and athletics. On behalf of everyone at the university and in the Whitewater community, the Warhawk family sincerely welcomes you and we hope you enjoy the games!”

All games will take place in Kachel Gym in the Williams Center. Seeding and matchups are expected to be determined the week of March 6 and will be posted on the tournament website.

Admission is free and complimentary parking is available in lots 11 and 24. Donations to support UW-Whitewater’s wheelchair athletics program are greatly appreciated.

For those unable to cheer on the teams in person, games will be livestreamed by UWW-TV.

“There is a tremendous amount of pride in hosting the national tournament on our home court,” said Jake Williams, men’s head coach and two-time Parlympic gold medalist. “Our athletes work extremely hard to be at the top of their game and this competition is sure to be exciting. We’ve always had incredible fan support from Warhawks across the region and we look forward to having a good crowd to cheer on the teams as they compete for the national title.”

The UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams have won 13 national championships and 3 national championships, respectively, and produced numerous Paralympic athletes and medalists.

UW-W Women’s Basketball Punches Ticket to 7th Consecutive NCAA Tournament

UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball Tops UW-Eau Claire for Third WIAC Tournament Title to Punch Ticket to NCAA Tournament

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated UW-Eau Claire 71-62 Sunday to claim the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title for the third time in program history and secure the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The Warhawks swept the league titles this season for the second time in program history (2018) after claiming a share of the regular season title. 

The 2022 national runner-up will return to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 21st time in program history and seventh consecutive season. The complete tournament field including host sites will be announced during the 2023 NCAA Selection show scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 27 on NCAA.com. 

Sunday’s championship in Kachel Gym was an afternoon thriller. With 7:46 on the clock in the first quarter, Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) knocked a three-pointer to give UWW a 5-2 lead. The Warhawks never trailed the rest of the way. A minute later Yssa Sto. Domingo (Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward) hit from deep. Maggie Trautsch (Sun Prairie, Wis./DeForest) continued to the barrage from long range to make it 11-6 five minutes in. Trautsch hit the final bucket of the first, knocking down another from beyond the arc to send UWW into the second quarter with an 18-13 lead. 

The teams were even through the second, each registering 13 points, to maintain the three-point gap at the break. 

A huge third quarter gave the Warhawks a cushion as UWW outscored the Blugolds 20-9 in the period. With 3:20 left, Carollo sparked a massive run powering up for a layup and knocking it down despite being fouled on the play. After adding the free throw, Carollo turned defense into offense swiping a steal and going the distance for a layin. 

Abi Baumgartner (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) drained a jumper off to keep the run going. Following a UWEC free throw, Sto. Domingo hit another triple with 47 seconds left in the third. UWW drew another charge call on the defensive end, their fourth of the game to give the Warhawks a final possession in the period.  As the third came to a close, Baumgartner hauled in an offensive board and found Trautsch for a baseline jumper to cap a 12-1 UWW run that opened up a 51-37 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of play. 

Back-to-back buckets for the Warhawks, a jumper from Carollo and another three-pointer by Sto. Domingo gave UWW its largest lead of the game, 17, with 4:48 to play. The Blugolds responded with a run that cut the gap to single digits, 66-57, with 1:31 remaining but the cushion held for the Warhawk win. 

Carollo led all scorers with 24, including 16 in the second half. The sophomore guard drew 10 Blugold fouls in the game knocking down 9-12 from the free throw line. She added 12 rebounds for the double-double. Trautsch dropped in 14 with a pair of assists.

Baumgartner posted 12 points and nine rebounds in more than 35 minutes of action. Defensively, Baumgartner drew two of the teams four charges called against UWEC. Sto. Domingo was a perfect 3-3 from three-point range for nine points adding pair of assists and two steals. 

Purple reigned on Championship Sunday as the Warhawk men’s basketball team defeated UW-Oshkosh on the road to claim their fifth tournament title and earn their spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd time in program history. 

Photo courtesy of Olivia Zinanni

Angela Kelm Assistant
Athletic Director for Sports Information

#10 Whitewater Falls Short in Regional Semifinal to #2 Racine Lutheran 

The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team traveled to Racine Lutheran for the Regional Semifinal Game on Friday night, February 24. Racine Lutheran played a tight zone defense denying us open shots. We adjusted our offense and worked to get the ball inside. At the half, we were down 28-16.

Danielle DePorter

Racine Lutheran came out on fire and our shots were not falling to start the second half, creating a bigger scoring gap. The second part of the half, we dug deep and fought hard with our defense forcing turnovers, which gave us a spark. Our offense started picking up, hitting our outside shots, but it was too big of a gap to overcome that late in the game, losing 45-62. We fought hard right to the very end and our post defense (Aidyn Amundson, Alex Martin, and Katie Gillette) did an amazing job containing Racine Lutheran’s 6’2 center. 

Danielle DePorter led the Whippets with 15 points, all from 3-point range. Cali Kopecky scored 8 points and ripped down 11 rebounds. Katie Gillette also scored 8 and had 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Cali Grosinske added 6 points, 4 assists, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals. Kindyl Kilar scored 3 and had 5 rebounds. 

Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

UPDATED: Wrestlers Compete at State Meet

On Thursday afternoon, February 23, Lauren Buehler and Aaron Porras had the opportunity to complete in their first appearance at the Wisconsin State Individual Wrestling meet at the Kohl Center in Madison. This is a great accomplishment for each of these two competitors as it is not an easy path to get there.

Lauren started our afternoon at state on Thursday in a great way. She started off the match with a beautiful takedown and did not look back. Up 11-3 in the second period Lauren was able to secure a pin for herself advancing her to the quarterfinal round.  In her next match she ran into a young lady who is a real hammer and ended up getting pinned by her. Lauren came back on Friday morning needing to secure two wins to make the podium. Unfortunately, this year was not in the cards for Lauren, and she was defeated in her wrestle back match. Both young ladies who had defeated Lauren did making the top 6; one placed 3rd and the other 6th, so at least Lauren knows she went toe to toe with two of the top 6 students at her weight class in the state. Lauren is a junior so this was a valuable experience for her as she enters the off season.

Aaron Porras wrestled his opponent very well going with his game plan but unfortunately got into a scramble and ended up on his back and was pinned. Aaron closed out a very nice career with a 37-11 record as a senior, conference champion, Regional champion, sectional runner up and state qualifier. He ended his career with 72 wins. 

Congratulations to both Lauren and Aaron on a great season as well as to the entire team as they have now concluded the 2022-23 campaign. The awards banquet is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in the high school cafeteria.

Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org