“It is a great time to be a Warhawk. We are thrilled about the five conference championships our teams have combined to win so far this fall and look forward to the continued success of our teams at upcoming conference and NCAA tournaments,” Assistant Athletic Director Chris Lindeke shares along with two new championship wins to celebrate.

In the WIAC Championship Finals UW-Whitewater Women’s Volleyball ranked No 23 wins over UW-River Falls in a score of 3 to 0. Find additional game information on the UW-Whitewater Athletics page here.

Also in a WIAC Championship final, UW-Whitewater Women’s Soccer won their game against UW-River Falls in a score of 3 to 1. Find additional game information on the UW-Whitewater Athletics page here.

Congrats to Ella Houwers on earning Conference Swimmer of the Year for the Southern Lakes Conference!  Ella earned two first place finishes at the Conference meet in addition to her strong performances in all the events throughout the season!  Ella beat the field by 4.5 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley and won the Breaststroke by 1.5 seconds.  

The Whippets ended their Conference portion of the season with a fourth place finish in this nine team conference with both Division I and II teams.  Our relays stepped up and scored lots of points to help earn our 4th place finish.   The B Medley Relay (Fanshaw, Murphy, Hackney, Treder) rocked it right away moving up four spots from their seed time.  The A Medley Relay (Foucault, Houwers, Zimdars, Krebs) earned medals for their 3rd place finish and dropped another second off their time.  The B 200 Freestyle Relay (Crowley, Fanshaw, Bazeley, N Amos) raced hard and dropped time on their way to scoring points for the team.  The A 200 Freestyle Relay (Houwers, Foucault, Krebs, Zimdars) races their way to 2nd place medals and dropped over a second off their time.  Both 400 Freestyle Relays, (A – Crowley, Treder, Hackney, Bazeley and B – Truesdale, L. Amos, Ortiz, Murphy) dropped time with the A relay finishing in the top 16 and scoring points.

In individual events, the Whippets were able to earn 8 more medals:

Ella Houwers – 1st, 200 IM and 1st, 100 Breaststroke

Brianna Zimdars – 3rd, Butterfly and 2nd, 500 Freestyle

Grace Foucault – 6th, Butterfly and 3rd, Backstroke

Sophia Fanshaw – 5th, Butterfly and 5th, Backstroke

Additional finishes that scored points were:

Ellie Treder – 12th, 200 Freestyle and 13th, 500 Freestyle

Lexi Hackney – 15th, 200 Freestyle

Amber Krebs – 11th, Individual Medley and 9th, 500 Freestyle

Hailey Murphy – 10th, Breaststroke

Swimming best times for the Whippets: Hailey Murphy (2), Ellie Treder (2), Lexi Hackney, Ella Houwers, Amber Krebs, Lucy Amos, Brooke Bazeley (2), Caroline Crowley, Raquel Ortiz, Brianna Zimdars, Sophia Fanshaw (2), Natalie Amos and Mina Truesdale.

The Whippets had a great night at the JV Conference meet.  Raquel Ortiz and Natalie Amos both earned medals in their individual events.  Raquel finished 7^th in the 100 Butterfly while Natalie Amos finished in 6^th place in the 100 Freestyle.  Two Whippet relays were also able to medal, the 200 Freestyle Relay of Mina Truesdale, Raquel Ortiz, Natalie Amos and Emily Radaj finished in 8^th place overall.  The 400 Freestyle Relay of Lucy Amos, Karime Velazquez, Josie Treder and Raquel Ortiz finished in 7^th place overall to earn their medals.  What a fun way to end their season!

In addition to those outstanding performances, all eleven swimmers were able to post best times:

Lucy Amos, 200 Freestyle -5 seconds

Ashley Xochipa, 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle – 4 seconds

Vanessa Falcon, 50 Freestyle

Giselle Ramirez, 50 Freestyle

Karime Velazquez, 50 Freestyle -2 seconds and 100 Butterfly -3 seconds

Natalie Amos, 50 Freestyle -2 seconds and 100 Freestyle -6 seconds

Emily Radaj, 50 Freestyle

Vanessa Falcon, 100 Freestyle -3 seconds

Matt Zingheim, 100 Freestyle

Josie Treder, 100 Freestyle -4 seconds and 100 Breaststroke – 5 seconds

Mina Truesdale, 400 Freestyle – 16 seconds

Raquel Ortiz, 100 Backstroke -12 seconds

The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rushed for 207 yards and registered 21 second-half points Saturday in a 21-17 victory over UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game in front of 7,522 fans at Perkins Stadium.

Trailing 17-14 five minutes into the fourth quarter, the Warhawks (8-0 overall, 5-0 WIAC) connected on a big play as junior quarterback Zach Oles hit junior wide receiver Ryan Wisniewski for a 57-yard pass down to the Eagles’ 18-yard line. Two plays later, senior running back Jarrod Ware busted up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown to give UW-Whitewater the lead with 8:36 on the clock.

UW-La Crosse (5-3, 3-2) drove 53 yards down to the Warhawks’ 18-yard line. On second-and-10, junior defensive back Mark McGrath tallied his team-leading fourth interception of the year to give UW-W the ball back with 4:41 to play.

UW-Whitewater converted on a third-and-5 on the fifth play of the next drive when Oles hit freshman wide receiver Sam DeLany for nine yards. On fourth-and-5 from the UW-W 41-yard line, the Eagles were flagged for an illegal substitution, and the Warhawks knelt out the clock.

Junior running back Alex Peete led the Warhawks with 26 carries for 145 yards and one touchdown, and Wisniewski collected five receptions for 111 yards. Oles finished with 171 passing yards and one score.

Junior linebacker Kaleb Kaminski led the defense with 10 tackles, including three for a loss. McGrath and senior linebacker Matt Anderson posted seven tackles apiece, and senior defensive back Nate Tranel added six stops.

UW-Whitewater was held scoreless in the first half for the first time this season as UW-La Crosse took a 3-0 advantage into halftime on a field goal kicked on the first drive of the contest. The Warhawks drove deep into Eagle territory on two occasions, but were stymied in both trips.

UW-La Crosse was first on the board in the second half, taking a 10-0 lead midway through the third quarter.

On the ensuing drive, UW-Whitewater drove 85 yards in only six plays as Oles completed two passes to Wisniewski for 48 yards and Peete rushed three straight plays for 40 yards, including a 37-yarder and a 2-yarder for a touchdown with 5:29 remaining in the period.

The Warhawks took their first lead at the 14:14 mark of the fourth quarter as Oles found Holte in the corner for a 10-yard touchdown. The drive was set up by a key defensive stop on fourth down near midfield.

The Eagles took the lead right back at 17-14 with 9:51 to go, setting the stage for UW-Whitewater’s second comeback of the day.

The Warhawks conclude their regular season home schedule next Saturday, Nov. 9, as they host UW-Stout. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Perkins Stadium.