WHITEWATER WEATHER

No. 7 UW-Whitewater Women’s Hoops Clinches WIAC Title Outright

February 12, 2022

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W

Box Score

The No. 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team secured the program’s 10th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship outright on Saturday with an 87-56 win against UW-Stout at Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (22-2 overall, 12-1 WIAC), who have now won three conference regular season titles in the last five years, also honored Courtney Oomens, Rebekah Schumacher and Johanna Taylor on Senior Day presented by Educators Credit Union in a halftime ceremony.

Aleah Grundahl registered a game-high 18 points to go with three rebounds and three steals to pace a group of seven UW-W scorers with eight or more points in the contest. Veronica Kieres collected 13 points and five rebounds, and Abby Belschner posted 12 points and five rebounds.

Taylor recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with four blocks and two steals. Schumacher and Kacie Carollo totaled nine points apiece and Yssa Sto. Domingo added eight points.

UW-W turned 28 turnovers into 36 points on the other end and added 20 second-chance points on 20 offensive rebounds.

The Blue Devils (13-9, 8-4) scored the first four points of the game and held an 8-3 lead three minutes into the opening quarter. UW-Whitewater rallied for 11 straight points and never trailed again in the contest.

The Warhawks’ lead increased to double digits in the final minute of the period, and Taylor’s put-back layup made the score 24-13 through 10 minutes of play.

UW-Stout scored the first basket of the second before UW-Whitewater’s 8-0 run made it 32-15 just past the midway point of the quarter. The Warhawks maintained a double-digit advantage and led 47-32 by halftime.

UW-Whitewater scored six consecutive points to start the third quarter, including buckets by Schumacher, Kieres and Grundahl, for a 21-point advantage with 8:42 on the clock. UW-W led by as many as 27 points in the period and held a 69-46 advantage heading to the fourth.

All 19 players saw action in the fourth quarter for the Warhawks and eight of them found their way into the scoring column.

UW-Whitewater closes the regular season Wednesday at UW-Oshkosh. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.

Whippet Girls Fall at Brodhead

February 12, 2022

The Whippet Girls’ Basketball Team came out strong in the beginning of the first half in a very physical, faced-paced game at Brodhead on Friday, February 11. We were tied within the first 9 minutes of the first half, playing a tight defense. Brodhead went on an 11-point scoring run, stretching their lead. Going in to halftime, we were down 14-37.

We got into foul trouble, and struggled to stop Brodhead’s offense, coming up short, 37-67.

Josie Treder led the Whippets with 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. Gwen Truesdale contributed 6 points (4 for 4 from the free throw line), 3 blocks, and 2 rebounds. Cali Kopecky also added 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

The Whippets will host Evansville at home Monday, February 14th. It is our last regular season home game and Senior Night.

Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org

Shinhoster Wins Title; UW-W Wrestling Places Fifth at WIAC Championship

February 12, 2022

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W

Saturday, February 12, 2022

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team placed nine wrestlers among the top six of their respective weight classes Saturday on its way to a fifth-place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (presented by Culver’s) in Oshkosh, Wis.

Jaritt Shinhoster earned the individual championship at 184 pounds to lead the Warhawks, who totaled 85.5 team points for the tournament.

Shinhoster, the 2020 champion at 174 pounds, earned his first title at 184, posting a pair of pins on his way to the final, where he bested UW-La Crosse’s Kalyn Jahn by 7-0 decision. Shinhoster was also named the 2022 WIAC Wrestling Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete, UW-W’s first such honoree since 2005. (Check back in the coming week for the complete announcement.)

Jake Burford finished as runner-up at 149 pounds, tallying a 3-1 record with one pin and one major decision on the way to his second career top-three WIAC finish. He was also selected to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team following competition. Ryan Vedner rebounded from a semifinal loss to place third at 174 pounds, and Cadin Koeppel finished third at 285 pounds following a narrow semifinal defeat.

Fourth-place finishers included Ethan Pogorzelski at 133 pounds, Dakarai Clay at 141 and Shelby Jones at 285.

Ryan Riser placed fifth at 174 pounds, and Drew Nash finished sixth at 141.

UW-Whitewater is set to compete next at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, which is slated for Feb. 25-26 in Eau Claire.

See below for complete UW-Whitewater results from Saturday’s tournament.

125

Griffin McEnroe

First Round: lost to Remington Bontreger (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 11-8

Consolation: lost to Brandon Murphy (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 18-2 (7:00)

133

Matt McEnroe

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: lost to Denis Murphy (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 7-5 (SV-1)

Consolation: lost to Julian Purney (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 3:24

Ethan Pogorzelski

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: lost to Zach Thompson (UW-Platteville) by decision, 8-4

Consolation: d. Caleb Radtke (UW-Platteville) by decision, 6-4 (SV-1)

Consolation: d. Denis Murphy (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 7-3

Third Place: lost to Zach Thompson (UW-Platteville) by decision, 11-6

141

Dakarai Clay

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: d. Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 6:38

Semifinal: lost to Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-6

Consolation: d. Luke Hill (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 6-1

Third Place: lost to Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 15-0 (7:00)

Drew Nash

First Round: d. AJ Schoenfuss (UW-Oshkosh) by fall, 6:43

Quarterfinal: d. Markus Brown (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-6 (SV-1)

Semifinal: lost to Zach Licht (UW-Platteville) by fall, 4:41

Consolation: lost to Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-1

Fifth Place: lost to Luke Hill (UW-Stevens Point) by medical forfeit

149

Jake Burford

First Round: d. Wyatt Willey (UW-Platteville) by fall, 0:43

Quarterfinal: d. Tyler Goebel (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-4

Semifinal: d. Gabe Pugh (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 10-2

Final: lost to Brock Parker (UW-Platteville) by decision, 3-2

Alex Valenzona

First Round: lost to Brock Parker (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 14-2

Consolation: lost to Tyler Goebel (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 17-1 (5:13)

157

Ty Miller

First Round: lost to Owen Norman (UW-Platteville) by decision, 5-4

Consolation: lost to Mason Wheeler (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 3-1

Simon Rillie

First Round: lost to Isaac Ortegon (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 10-4

Consolation: lost to Adam Rients (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 11-2

165

Tommy Hoy

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: lost to Seth Brossard (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 19-5

Consolation: lost to Cody Welker (UW-Oshkosh) by medical forfeit

Nick Klug

First Round: lost to Nick Fetzner (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 2:35

Consolation: lost to Josh Heuss (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 4:38

174

Ryan Riser

First Round: d. Trystan Altensey (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 5-1

Quarterfinal: lost to Jared Stricker (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 10-5

Consolation: d. Muzi Siseltha (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 16-2

Consolation: d. Niall Schoenfelder (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 12-3

Consolation: lost to Ryan Vedner by decision, 7-3

Fifth Place: d. Luke Clark (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 11-5

Ryan Vedner

First Round: d. Niall Schoenfelder (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-4

Quarterfinal: d. Luke Clark (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-2

Semifinal: lost to Nick Dado (UW-Platteville) by decision, 3-2

Consolation: d. Ryan Riser by decision, 7-3

Third Place: d. Isaac Gust (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-3

184

Jerred Grell

First Round: lost to Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 1:59

Consolation: lost to Jacob Sklenar (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 12-2

Jaritt Shinhoster

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: d. Darren Leibsle (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 1:27

Semifinal: d. Chase Melton (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 3:54

Final: d. Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-0

197

Jakub Maciorowski

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: lost to Tyler Hannah (UW-Platteville) by decision, 4-0

Consolation: lost to Blake Flach (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 1:56

285

Shelby Jones

First Round: d. Matt Hanke (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 14-5

Quarterfinal: d. Ben Gunderson (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)

Semifinal: lost to Ben Kawcyznski (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-2 (SV-1)

Consolation: d. Matt Hanke (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 3-1

Third Place: lost to Cadin Koeppel by fall, 1:47

Cadin Koeppel

First Round: d. Ethan Tegels (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 16-6

Quarterfinal: d. Noah Wieczorek (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 13-3

Semifinal: lost to Jordan Lemcke (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 3-1

Consolation: d. Brett Schoenherr (UW-Platteville) by decision, 10-4

Third Place: d. Shelby Jones by fall, 1:47

UW-W Football Leads NCAA Division III in 2021 Attendance; Believed to Be a UW-W Record: Nearly 70,000 Fans

February 11, 2022
Warhawk running back Alex Peete, a general management major from Ringwood, Illinois, runs 57 yards for a touchdown during Family Fest on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. UW-W Photo by Craig Schreiner

Editor’s note: The following was posted on February 10 to the UW-W website.


The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team led NCAA Division III in both cumulative and average attendance during the 2021 season, drawing nearly 70,000 fans to Perkins Stadium for home games.

The Warhawks averaged a nation-leading 6,975 fans over 10 home games, including six in the regular season and four in the NCAA Playoffs.

The team’s total attendance of 69,754 was nearly 18,000 more than its closest peer and is believed to be the most in one season in school history, passing the 2016 team, which drew 51,459 fans.

UW-Whitewater has now finished among the top 10 in the nation in attendance in each of the last 15 seasons. Perkins Stadium’s unique atmosphere, highlighted in this video, includes fan tailgating, the “Cannon Guy” firing off the cannon after each Warhawk scoring play, one of the best bands in NCAA Division III under the direction of Dr. Glenn Hayes and a winning tradition that includes six national championships and 10 trips to the Stagg Bowl since 2005.

“I get the chills every time,” defensive lineman Mackenzie Balanganayi (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) said on the Inside Warhawk Athletics podcast in 2020 regarding the Perkins Stadium atmosphere. “It’s different anywhere else, you don’t get that anywhere else. You feel unbeatable.”

Former UW-W head coach Bob Berezowitz, who coached the Warhawks from 1985-2006, spoke of the fan experience for a 2020 story on the 50th anniversary of the venue.

“I feel UW-W has the best tailgating gathering in Division III football,” Berezowitz said. “I am so excited every Saturday to be at Perkins Stadium to see everyone getting ready for a great game. Attendance just keeps increasing each year.”

More than 11,000 fans walked through the Perkins Stadium gates three times during the 2021 season:

15,406 against UW-Platteville on Oct. 9 – ninth-highest single-game attendance in Division III history according to D3football.com (sixth highest on-campus attendance) and second-highest single-game attendance in program history
11,248 against UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 30 – ranks among the top 50 in single-game attendance in Division III history according to D3football.com
11,991 against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 6 – ninth-highest single-game attendance in program history and among the top 30 in Division III history according to D3football.com

UW-Whitewater’s three other regular season games each drew more than 7,000 fans:

7,423 against Carthage on Sept. 4
8,102 against Berry (Ga.) on Sept. 18
8,963 against UW-Stout on Oct. 2

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