Grace Foucault swam an impressive race Friday night at the State Meet! For the second time this season, she broke her previous 100 Backstroke school record with a time of 1:00.69, placing fifteenth in Division 2.
Congratulations on a successful season and competing in state. We cannot wait to see what you accomplish next year!
Article Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Gina Foucault
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
November 13, 2021
Final Stats: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwwsports.com/documents/2021/11/13/26622.pdf
The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rushed for a season-high 372 yards and totaled 599 yards of offense Saturday to close the regular season with a 56-10 victory at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.
With the win, the Warhawks (10-0 overall, 7-0 WIAC) clinched the WIAC championship outright one week after punching their ticket to the NCAA Playoffs, which begin next Saturday. UW-W will learn its first-round opponent during Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show, which is slated for 4:30 p.m. Central Time on NCAA.com.
Alex Peete posted 10 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns, while Max Meylor passed for 195 yards and three scores. Jaylon Edmonson ran for 121 yards and one touchdown, Ryan Wisniewski tallied six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown, and Derek Kumerow caught five passes for 72 yards and one score.
Nate Tyley paced the defense with five tackles, including one for a loss. Hawk Heffner and Kyle Koelblinger registered four tackles apiece.
After the Pointers (2-8, 0-7) kicked a field goal on their first drive of the game, Peete took a handoff from Meylor on the second offensive play from scrimmage and ran 67 yards for a touchdown to give UW-W a 7-3 lead with 11:53 to play in the first quarter.
Egon Hein helped preserve the Warhawks’ lead with an interception on the first play of the next drive following a 57-yard kickoff return into UW-W territory by UW-Stevens Point.
Kumerow scored on a 2-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the second quarter to cap an 11-play, 70-yard drive by the Warhawks for a 14-3 advantage.
After a Pointer punt, UW-Whitewater drove 69 yards on 13 plays, including a third-and-16 conversion on a 24-yards pass from Meylor to Wisniewski and a fourth-and-1 conversion, as Peete made it 21-3 with 4:39 remaining on a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Warhawks closed the half with an eight-play, 80-yard drive in just under two minutes to take a 28-3 lead into halftime. Meylor hit Wisniewski for a 7-yard score with just 11 seconds left in the period.
UW-Stevens Point cut its deficit to 28-10 on the opening drive of the second half, but UW-Whitewater responded following Edmonson’s 50-yard kickoff return. Meylor hit Kumerow for a 25-yard touchdown to bring the lead back to 25 points with 10:08 on the clock in the third.
Following a three-and-out, Peete’s 45-yard run set up a 4-yard touchdown pass from Meylor to Michael Berentes with 6:49 to play in the quarter. The Warhawks made it 49-10 on the next drive as Edmonson scampered 97 yards, the team’s longest play from scrimmage of the season, for a touchdown following a defensive stand from the 2-yard line.
Evan Lewandowski, who entered the game at quarterback for Meylor late in the third quarter, led UW-Whitewater on a nine-play, 48-yard drive capped on a 1-yard touchdown run by Preston Strasburg with 3:45 remaining in the contest.
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Warhawk Men Punch Ticket to National Meet; Women 22nd at Regional
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s and women’s cross country teams competed Saturday at the NCAA North Regional at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wis.
The Warhawk men topped the 29-team field, edging UW-La Crosse by one team point, to earn the region’s automatic bid to next week’s NCAA Championship. UW-W will compete at the national meet as a team for the first time since 2003.
The Warhawk women placed 22nd out of 32 teams.
Five UW-Whitewater men earned All-North Region honors, including event winner David Fassbender, who posted a season-best time of 24:34.05, and runner-up Christian Patzka, who trailed Fassbender by only four-tenths of a second with his result of 24:34.48, a personal record.
Fassbender is the first regional champion in program history.
Gunner Schlender placed sixth overall in the 219-runner field, crossing the finish line in a career-best 24:44.80. Justin Krause and Kyle Neuroth finished 24th and 25th, respectively, with personal record marks. Krause tallied a 25:03.98, and Neuroth registered a 25:04.36.
Christian Seagren placed 43rd overall with his career-best time of 25:35.99, and Chris Allen completed the race in 27:26.20, good for 137th place.
Ari De La Cerda led the UW-Whitewater women, placing 51st overall out of 226 competitors with her career-best time of 23:24.18. Paige Fassbender finished 75th with her personal-record mark of 23:50.68, and Roxanne Temple crossed the finish line in a career-best 24:03.38, good for 86th place.
Sarah Niehuester and Jill Cavanaugh placed 161st and 164th, respectively. Niehueser recorded a season-best 25:35.91, and Cavanaugh raced to a season-best 25:39.26.
Alyssa Dobbs clocked a season-best time of 26:32.71 to finish 190th, and Samantha Pieper broke her personal record by more than 30 seconds with her result of 26:43.43, good for 196th overall.
The NCAA Division III Championship is slated for next Saturday, Nov. 20, with the men’s 8K beginning at 10 a.m. Central Time at the Tom Sawyer Course in Louisville, Ky. Check back next week for a preview of the event.
Congratulations to Kindyl Kilar for being selected by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association as a member of the All-State Honorable Mention Team! We are proud of you!
Article Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Whippet Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Thursday, November 11, 2021
No. 9 Warhawk Volleyball Wins NCAA First Round Match
Box Score: https://uwwsports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2021/first-round-vs-ithaca-n-y-/boxscore/15456
The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament Thursday afternoon with a 26-28, 25-13, 25-15, 25-12 victory against Ithaca (N.Y.) in a first-round match played at Calvin University’s Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Warhawks (27-2 overall) advance to the Grand Rapids Regional semifinal to face No. 24 Otterbein (Ohio), which defeated Westminster (Pa.) in three sets earlier Thursday. Friday’s second-round match will begin at 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
UW-Whitewater posted a .291 hitting percentage Thursday while holding the Bombers (16-14) to a .050 hitting percentage, and held advantages in service aces (9-4) and blocks (11-6).
Jenna Weinfurt tallied a team-high 12 kills to go with four blocks, while fellow outside hitter Erin McNeil registered 10 kills on a .529 hitting percentage with two blocks. Middle hitter Morgan Wardall collected 11 kills on a .412 hitting percentage, and Kirsten Anderson finished with eight kills, three digs and five blocks. Right side hitter Baylie Hansen matched Anderson with five blocks and added three kills.
Paige Manssen recorded a team-high 25 assists, while KellyAnn Sotiros totaled 22 assists, three service aces and two blocks.
Morgan Jensen paced the defense with 17 digs. Emma Aske contributed 12 digs, six kills and two service aces, and Hailey Mackenthun generated 10 digs and two service aces.
The Warhawks took an 18-12 lead in the first set, but Ithaca embarked on a 7-1 run to tie the set at 19-19. The two teams traded points, and UW-W had a pair of set points turned away. The Bombers scored the final three points to take a 1-0 match lead.
The two teams traded points in the second before UW-Whitewater gained separation midway through the set. Leading 17-13, the Warhawks ran off the final eight points of the set on Mackenthun’s serve to level the match at 1-1.
Ithaca held a 7-4 advantage in the third set before a 12-3 run gave UW-Whitewater a 16-10 lead. UW-W continued to gain separation, eventually leading by a 21-11 margin. Weinfurt put the set away with a kill on the final point.
The Warhawks jumped out to a 6-2 advantage in the fourth and didn’t look back. Mackenthun served UW-W to a 10-point lead, which grew to as many as 13.
Friday’s contest is a rematch of the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, when Otterbein topped UW-Whitewater in four sets at the Chicago Regional. The Cardinals lead the all-time series between the two teams by a 2-1 margin.
Otterbein (24-5) is a Pool C (at-large) qualifier out of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The Whippet Football Team held its End of Season Banquet on Tuesday, November 9th. Pictured are the Team Award and Rock Valley All-Conference Award winners:
Team Awards:
(pictured L-R) Jake Kuhlow – Whippet Pride, Aaron Porras – Whippet Pride, Connor Stevenson – Co-Lineman of the Year, Brock Grosinske – Offensive MVP, Carter Friend – Defensive MVP, Mason DePorter – Co-Lineman of the Year, Jesus Barajas – Whippet Pride
Rock Valley All-Conference Awards:
(pictured L-R) Mason DePorter – HM Offensive Line, Marcus DePorter – 2nd Team Wide Receiver, Carter Friend – 1st Team Linebacker, Brock Grosinske – HM Quarterback, Wyatt Nickels – HM Tight End
Article and Photos Submitted by Jason Bleck
Whitewater High School Head Football Coach
jbleck@wwusd.org
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by UW-Whitewater.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team starts the 2021-22 season with high hopes as it is set to supplement a strong core of veterans with a talented group of younger players.
The Warhawks, who finished 8-3 and reached the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship game during a shortened 2020-21 season, are predicted to finish second in the WIAC by the league’s coaches and athletic communications personnel and are ranked 18th in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25.
UW-Whitewater kicks off the new season Tuesday at home against Calvin (Mich.) at 6 p.m. The team then embarks on an eight-game stretch of playing away from Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks start with a two-game set at UW-Stevens Point Nov. 12-13, taking on Concordia Wisconsin and Benedictine (Ill.) out of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
UW-Whitewater then hits the road for six consecutive true road games, visiting College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opponents Augustana (Nov. 17), Illinois Wesleyan (Nov. 20) and Carroll (Nov. 23) before a trip to Dubuque, Iowa, to take on Loras on Nov. 27. Both Illinois Wesleyan and Loras, like UW-W, reached the NCAA Tournament in 2020.
The Warhawks then kick off WIAC play Dec. 1 at UW-Stevens Point before heading to UW-Stout for a game on Dec. 4.
UW-Whitewater resumes non-conference action Dec. 19-20 with games against Alfred (N.Y.) and Centre (Ky.) in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The team closes the calendar year Dec. 29-30 with home games against Lake Forest (Ill.) and Edgewood as part of the program’s four-team holiday tournament. UW-Platteville will play the same opponents on the opposite days. Edgewood was also a 2020 NCAA Tournament participant.
The Warhawks’ 12 remaining conference games will be played between Jan. 5-Feb. 16 and include seven home dates. Highlights include Parents Day against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 8, Alumni Day on Jan. 15 against UW-River Falls and Play4Kay on Feb. 12 against UW-Stout. The regular season closes Feb. 16 at UW-Oshkosh.
The WIAC Tournament will be played the week of Feb. 21, and the NCAA Tournament begins with regionals on March 4-5. Following sectionals (March 11-12), the NCAA Championship is slated for March 18-19 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Head coach Keri Carollo, who enters her 20th season at the helm of the program, returns 13 players from last year’s roster and welcomes eight newcomers to the program.
Guard Rebekah Schumacher (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) and center Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East) enter their fifth season with the team.
Taylor garnered first team D3hoops.com All-Central Region, first team all-conference and WIAC All-Defensive Team accolades in 2020-21 after averaging 10.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game with 41 blocks, which ranked fourth in the nation. She was recently selected as a fourth-team Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com.
Schumacher averaged 7.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest a year ago and has played in 76 games in her career. A two-year starter, Schumacher finished among the top 10 in the league in steals (15) and assists (24) in 2020-21.
Fourth-year returners include guards Veronica Kieres (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) and Yssa Sto. Domingo (Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward), and forward Courtney Oomens (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger).
Kieres averaged 4.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and totaled 16 steals, good for a tie for fifth in the WIAC, last season. Sto. Domingo also ranked among the league’s top five with 16 steals while averaging 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per affair.
Oomens, a key member of the frontcourt rotation for the last two years, played in nine games last season. In the team’s last full season in 2019-20, she averaged 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
Lunden Alexander (Dolton, Ill./Thornwood), Abi Baumgartner (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central), Abby Belschner (Grafton, Wis./Cedarburg), Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) and Kailey Ketz (Clayton, Wis./Clayton) comprise the team’s third-year returners.
Grundahl earned first team All-WIAC honors last season after tallying a team-high 14.3 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting. The forward also grabbed 6.6 rebounds per contest and finished among the top 10 in the conference in steals (15), assists (24) and free-throw percentage (73.1). Grundahl was the WIAC Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2019-20.
Belschner, also a two-year frontcourt mainstay, averaged 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and ranked 10th in the league in 2020-21 with seven blocked shots. Baumgartner, also a forward, appeared in four games a season ago.
Alexander and Ketz, both guards, combined to appear in eight games last season.
Guard Maggie Trautsch (Sun Prairie, Wis./DeForest) and forwards Erin Adams (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) and Kendall Roquet (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) enter their second year as Warhawks.
Trautsch posted 5.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per outing and started three games in the backcourt in 2020-21. Adams played in nine games.
Newcomers to the program include guards Kacie Carollo (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Eden Frick (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South), Abby Guthrie (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), Rebecca Schauer (Fredonia, Wis./Ozaukee), Olivia Tinder (Beloit, Wis./Turner) and Hailey Voelker (Colby, Wis./Colby), and forwards Mallory Oloffson (Normal, Ill./Normal Community) and Olivia Zuege (Green Bay, Wis./Preble).
The following UW-Whitewater student-atheltes from your coverage area are members of the 2021-22 Warhawk women’s basketball team:
Rebekah Schumacher of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a senior majoring in elementary education.
Kacie Carollo of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a freshman majoring in integrated science and business.
Grace Foucault is headed to STATE!
Congratulations to Grace Foucault for qualifying in the 100 Backstroke for the 2021 State Meet. Grace will swim on Friday, November 12, at Waukesha South High School Natatorium with competition beginning at 6:30 p.m.
All of our Whippets had an amazing final meet of the season! In 15 out of 16 individual races, the Whippets competed at their best times!
The Whippets started out the meet with a fast 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:59.85. Unfortunately, it was a little too fast for our officials, which resulted in a disqualification.
In the 200 Freestyle, Karime Velazquez and Josie Treder battled it out. Josie dropped 9 seconds, while Karime dropped 17 seconds!
In the 200 IM, Emerson Dunham had a best time of 2:34.90 while also placing first in her heat and 11th overall.
In the 50 Freestyle, Michelle Abarca continues to improve and dropped another second. Brooke Bazeley had a best time of 27.08 and placed 12th overall while Makayla Bazeley had a best time of 26.04 and placed 6th overall. Makayla is now 7th overall on the Whippets’ Top 10 List!
In the 100 Fly, Karime Velazquez had a best time of 1:27.88, while Makayla Bazeley went a 1:01.99 and a 7th place finish overall.
The 100 Freestyle crew including Skylar Staebler, Ashly Xochipa, and Grace Foucault collectively went season best times. Grace went a 56.88, and placed 5th overall!
In the 500 Freestyle, Brooke Bazeley had a time of 5:52.24 with a 22 second drop and placed 12th overall. She finally broke that 6-minute barrier that she’s been working towards all season! Way to go, Brooke!
In the 200 Freestyle Relay (Ashly Xochipa, Karime Velazquez, Michelle Abarca, Josie Treder), the swimmers dropped 21 seconds overall. Ashly lead with an impressive 29.79 which lands her on the Under :30 Team!
In the 100 Backstroke, Ashly Xochipa had a time of 1:19.79 and placed 16th overall. Grace Foucault broke her own school record with a time of 1:00.94 and placed 4th overall!!
In the 100 Breaststroke, Josie Treder reached her goal of going under 1:30; she went a time of 1:28.16. Emerson Dunham placed 15th overall with a time of 1:22.26.
In the 400 Freestyle Relay (Makayla Bazeley, Brooke Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, and Grace Foucault), dropped 6 seconds with a time of 4:00.99. The relay placed 7th overall!
We are very proud of how hard all of our athletes worked this year and can’t wait to see what another year of experience will do for them. Good luck to Grace Foucault at the WIAA State Swim Meet this Friday!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Saturday, November 6, 2021
No. 3 UW-Whitewater Football Clinches WIAC Title in Thriller
Final Statistics: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwwsports.com/documents/2021/11/6/25343.pdf
The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team batted down a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game Saturday to preserve a 13-7 victory against No. 12 UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest in front of 11,991 fans at Perkins Stadium.
With the win, the Warhawks (9-0 overall, 6-0 WIAC) clinch a share of the program’s 38th conference championship and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, which begin Nov. 20.
With three seconds to play, the Eagles (7-2, 5-1) threw a final pass from the UW-W 18-yard line that was deflected by Egon Hein and fell to the turf with no time remaining.
In an evenly-played, turnover-free game, UW-Whitewater held a 353-321 edge in total yards and held UW-La Crosse to 79 yards rushing on 25 attempts (3.2 yards per carry).
Alex Peete rushed 27 times for 151 yards, while Max Meylor completed 13-of-23 passes for 166 yards. Tyler Holte tallied five receptions for 99 yards.
Hein led the defense with 11 tackles, including one for a loss, and Justin Allen posted seven stops, including one for a loss.
Matt Maldonado kicked a pair of field goals in the first half, including a career-long 49-yarder in the final minute of the second quarter, to account for the only points of the first 30 minutes.
Late in the first quarter, the Eagles had a first-and-goal from the UW-W 1-yard line and were stopped on three consecutive plays, including a pair of running plays stopped for no gain. On fourth-and-goal, UW-La Crosse committed a false start, and pulled the offense off the field for a field goal attempt, which hit the upright to keep the score at 0-0.
Maldonado’s first field goal, a 27-yarder with 6:44 left in the second quarter, capped a nine-play, 65-yard drive that included a 25-yard run by Peete and a 22-yard run by Jaylon Edmonson.
Following an Eagle punt, the Warhawks drove 49 yards on nine plays, including a 20-yard completion to Ryan Wisniewski, to set up Maldonado’s 49-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining.
The two teams traded punts in a scoreless third quarter, and UW-Whitewater was unable to cash in on a drive to the UW-L 17-yard line early in the fourth.
On the first play from scrimmage after a UW-La Crosse punt, Meylor hit Holte deep down the middle for a 75-yard pass. Two plays later, Meylor ran over left tackle for a 1-yard touchdown to give the Warhawks a 13-0 advantage with 11:21 on the clock.
The Eagles drove 74 yards on 15 plays on the next drive to make it a six-point game with 6:17 to play.
UW-Whitewater took nearly four minutes off the clock on its next drive, and Maldonado’s punt pinned UW-La Crosse back at its own 5-yard line. The Eagles drove all the way down to the Warhawks’ 18-yard line before the final incompletion.
The Warhawks close the regular season next Saturday, Nov. 13, at UW-Stevens Point. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Wally & Rod’s Warhawk Auction Raffle.
The 26th Annual Wally & Rod’s Warhawk Auction/Raffle is back IN PERSON this Saturday, November 6 in the Hamilton Room at the University Center on the UW-Whitewater Campus. Beverages and food are included with your $20 ticket, along with your chance to win the grand prize of $2000. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the live auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds go to Warhawk Basketball, Baseball, and Football. There is something for everyone! We have golf packages, original furniture, autographed sports memorabilia, Brewers tickets, Bucks tickets, Badger tickets, and Warhawk camps along with gift cards/certificates from local businesses and restaurants!