Editor’s note: The following announcement was posted to the WIAC website. The complete article may be found here.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Ainsley Allan and Alexis McMahon were selected the Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year and Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, while  UW-Stevens Point’s Miranda Nieman and UW-Whitewater’s Jude Dobrinska were selected the Kwik Trip Co-Goalkeepers of the Year to lead the individuals chosen to the 2022 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Soccer Team by the league coaches. Dobrinska also received Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year honors, while UW-La Crosse was tabbed the Kwik Trip Coaching Staff of the Year…..
 
Nieman and Dobrinska earned a piece of the inaugural goalkeeper trophy. Nieman has recorded a league-high 115 saves, while ranking second with a .846 save percentage. She owns four shutouts.
 
Dobrinska leads the WIAC with seven shutouts, while placing second with a .828 goals against average and third with 1,631 minutes played. She has compiled a 11-4-4 record and 49 saves. Dobrinska’s Newcomer of the Year honor is the first for a Warhawk. A Newcomer of the Year is defined as a student-athlete who used her first season of participation in women’s soccer this season. Transfers are not eligible unless they didn’t participate in women’s soccer at their previous institution.…
 
An All-Sportsmanship Team was announced for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each team.
 
2022 All-WIAC Women’s Soccer Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Ainsley Allan, La Crosse, Junior, Forward, Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)
Ellie Arndt, La Crosse, Sophomore, Midfielder, Appleton, Wis. (St. Francis Xavier)
Ellie Behnke, La Crosse, Sophomore, Midfielder, Appleton, Wis. (East)
Mackenzie Bennett, Oshkosh, Senior, Defender, Geneva, Ill. (Geneva)
Caylee Boone, Stout, Senior, Forward, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial)
Claire Cater, La Crosse, Sophomore, Midfielder, Woodbury, Minn. (Hill-Murray)
Jude Dobrinska, Whitewater, Freshman, Goalkeeper, Milwaukee, Wis. (Ronald Reagan College Prep)
Kati Frierdich, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Winneconne)
Shea-Lynn Gerred, Stevens Point, Senior, Defender, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Kiki Kussow, Eau Claire, Senior, Defender, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame)
Kassidy Mackie, River Falls, Junior, Forward, Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury)
Juliana Madonia, Whitewater, Sophomore, Defender, Schaumburg, Ill. (James B. Conant)
Alexis McMahon, La Crosse, Sophomore, Defender, San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian)
Miranda Nieman, Stevens Point, Senior, Goalkeeper, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Lincoln)
Addie Pauling, La Crosse, Sophomore, Defender, Appleton, Wis. (West)
Elise Pinewski, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Forward, Anoka, Minn. (Anoka)
Allie Prigge, Whitewater, Sophomore, Forward, Palatine, Ill. (Fremd)
Liz Prigge, Whitewater, Sophomore, Defender, Palatine, Ill. (Fremd)
Lydia Smith, Platteville, Sophomore, Forward, Troy, Ill. (Triad)
Emma Stange, Eau Claire, Senior, Midfielder, Andover, Minn. (Anoka)
Marissa Steele, Stout, Senior, Midfielder, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
Emily Thill, Whitewater, Sophomore, Midfielder, West Chicago, Ill. (St. Francis)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Nicole Dawson, Whitewater, Sophomore, Defender, Aurora, Ill. (Metea Valley)
Megan Goodman, La Crosse, Senior, Midfielder, Pewaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee)
Megan Hanson, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Andover, Minn. (Anoka)
Lauren Johnson, Stevens Point, Senior, Midfielder/Forward, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (SPASH)
Julia McNamar, Stout, Senior, Defender, Belleville, Wis. (Belleville-New Glarus)
Anna Spindle, Platteville, Sophomore, Midfielder, Geneva, Ill. (Geneva Community)
Alayna Westerman, River Falls, Senior, Midfielder, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
Kate Whitney, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Midfielder, Skokie, Ill. (Niles North)
 
Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year:  Ainsley Allan of La Crosse
Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year:  Alexis McMahon of La Crosse
Kwik Trip Co-Goalkeepers of the Year:  Jude Dobrinska of Whitewater and Miranda Nieman of Stevens Point
Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year:  Jude Dobrinska of Whitewater
Kwik Trip Coaching Staff of the Year:  La Crosse

The Whippet Swim Team competed in the Southern Lakes Conference Championships Saturday, October 29, at Jefferson. The Whippets placed 6th overall!

🎉The girls started off strong with a 5th (Grace Foucault, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, and Brooke Bazeley) and 14th (Ashly Xochipa, Josie Treder, Charlotte Hajewski, and Karime Velazquez) place in the 200 Medley.

🥇Introducing our 2022, 200 Freestyle Conference Champion- Makayla Bazeley. She went a season best time of 2:03.33!

🎉Karime Velazquez also had an impressive 200 Freestyle by going a 2:50.37 and finishing in 12th place.

🎉Josie Treder took 13th place in the 200 IM with a best time of 2:46.93. That’s almost a 3 second drop!

🎉In the 50 Freestyle, Brooke Bazeley placed 11th with a time of 28.30 and Karime Velazquez with a best time of 33.06.

🎉Makayla Bazeley continues to swim strong with 2nd place finish in the 100 Butterfly by going a life time best of 1:00.24. She also earned herself a new place on the Top 10 list at #2!

🎉Grace Foucault took a 3rd place finish in the 100 Freestyle with a season best time of 57.18.

🎉Ashly Xochipa went a lifetime best in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 1:06.96!

🎉We had an impressive lineup of 500 swimmers including Charlotte Hajewski, Emerson Dunham, and Brooke Bazeley. Brooke Bazeley earned herself a 3rd place finish with a time of 6:02.48, Emerson Dunham earned herself a 5th place finish with a best time of 6:06.51, and Charlotte Hajewski earned herself a 14th place finish with a 10 second time drop by going a 6:31.29!

🎉In the 200 Freestyle Relay – Josie Treder, Ashly Xochipa, Karime Velazquez, and Charlotte Hajewski all had impressive splits with a 12th place finish (2:04.80).

🎉Grace Foucault adds some more hardware to her collection with a 4th place finish in the 100 Backstroke by going a time of 1:02.08.

🎉Ashly Xochipa continues to drop time in the 100 Backstroke by going a 1:19.02.

🎉The Whippets rounded up the events by placing 6th in the 400 Freestyle Relay (Makayla Bazeley, Brooke Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, and Grace Foucault).

With an impressive meet like this, we are so excited to watch them compete in Sectionals next weekend (11/5) in Whitefish Bay! Go, dogs!

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

Saturday, October 29th, was a beautiful day for cross country! The Whippets headed to Wisconsin Rapids for the 2022 State Cross Country Meet, where Junior Nate Holden and Sophomore Jack Hefty competed against the best runners in the state. Overall, the D2 race was comprised of 146 competitors. A fast field and the support of their family, friends, and teammates had the Whippets out in flying fashion, as Hefty and Holden cruised through the first mile in 5:05 and 5:13, respectively.

The second mile of the course proved challenging, as expected, due to the hills, sharp turns, and elevation changes. Hefty held his Top-40 position through the 2-mile marker, reaching it in 10:52. Holden, in his first State XC appearance, arrived at that same mark in 11:35.

A similarly challenging third mile also contained its fair share of twists, turns, hills, and an all-out sprint to the finish line to complete the course. Hefty made up some ground in the final stretch, and was able to finish the race in a time of 17:06, while Holden crossed the finish line in 19:07. Hefty’s time was good for 30th place in the D2 field, while Holden finished 126th.

This race capped off an excellent season for both boys! This season was full of awards for Jack and Nate as they both earned first-team all-Rock Valley Conference honors earlier this season as well as state meet births from their sectional races. The boys not only get it done on race day, but they also get it done in the classroom. Jack and Nate also earned academic all-state honors as their GPA is well above the 3.5 threshold set by the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association to receive this honor. Congratulations, boys!

Full Results: https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2022/d2bstateresults.pdf

Article and Photos Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org

Editor’s note: The following announcement was posted to the WIAC website.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater claimed the outright Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s volleyball championship with a 26-24, 25-18, 25-23 victory over UW-Eau Claire at Kris Russell Volleyball Arena on Oct. 28.
 
The first-place finish is the league-leading 18th in program archives. The Warhawks (23-5 overall, 7-0 WIAC) also secured the No. 1 seed for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s) – receiving a bye into the semifinals. The six-team event will begin with first round contests on Nov. 1, and will be followed by semifinal matches on Nov. 3. The championship game will be held Nov. 5 with the winner earning the conference’s automatic NCAA bid. All matches will be played at the higher seed.
 
Against UW-Eau Claire (21-7, 4-3), Jenna Weinfurt and Erin McNeil combined for nine kills in the first set to lead the Warhawks to a 26-24 win.
 
UW-Whitewater jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead in set two. Kirsten Anderson and McNeil teamed up for a towering block that forced an early Blugold timeout. UW-Eau Claire worked their way back into the set pulling to within four, 15-11, forcing a UW-Whitewater timeout. The Warhawks scored five of the next six out of the break to extend the advantage to 20-13 when the Blugolds tried to halt the UW-Whitewater momentum. A fantastic rally on set point led to a UW-Eau Claire attack error to seal the 25-18 set two victory for the Warhawks.
 
Set three featured small runs by each team with the squads stealing momentum back-and-forth. One of those runs gave the Blugolds a 19-14 advantage. The Warhawks rattled off the next four to pull within one and force a UW-Eau Claire timeout. A McNeil tool of the block out of the break tied it up. From that point, the teams traded points with the Blugolds calling their final timeout of the set with the Warhawks leading 23-22 following a kill from Anderson.
 
UW-Eau Claire registered the first point out of the timeout but Weinfurt made it match point with a powerful kill. A great set from KellyAnn Sotiros close to the net went out to Weinfurt who went high off the top of the block for the kill sealing the 25-23 win.
 
Weinfurt hammered down a match-high 14 kills hitting .355 in the contest. Hannah Proctor led the Warhawks at the net defensively with four blocks including one solo. In the backcourt, Morgan Jensen tallied nine digs. Sotiros posted 24 assists in the match.
 
Arianna Barrett led the Blugolds with 11 kills, while Sheridan Dettmann had 11 digs and Charlie Nelson 32 assists.