Today is Thursday, October 8, 2026
The Whippets capped their 2025 campaign on a high note Friday evening, October 24, at the WIAA Sectional Meet in Cambridge. In what many would consider perfect fall racing conditions — 52 degrees, sunny, calm, and on a fast, runner-friendly course — the team delivered its best collective effort of the season. The rolling, wooded trails of Cam Rock Park produced season-bests for many and lifetime bests for others.
Boys’ Recap
Freshman Tyler Carollo once again led the Whippets, finishing 42nd in 17:57 in his first postseason race. The pack of the team’s 2–5 runners ran together deep into the race. Wyatt Esch emerged as the No. 2 runner, placing 76th in 19:12. Seniors Quinton O’Toole and Isaiah Mendez went head-to-head one final time, crossing nearly together — Quinton 82nd in 19:33.1 and Isaiah 83rd in 19:33.8. Marcus Roselle battled to 85th in 19:35.
Sam Nickelsburg turned in the race of his life with a 94th-place finish in 21:31. Angel Kilar rounded out the lineup in 95th with a time of 21:49. The boys placed 14th overall.
Girls’ Recap
As she has all season, Virginia Nelson led the girls’ squad and matched Tyler’s team placing — 42nd — finishing in 21:17. Melody Smith, racing in spikes for the first time, dropped a significant chunk of time to place 66th in 22:13. Ema Aranda surged late, passing numerous runners en route to 68th in 22:19. Senior Delaney Hammack ran strong and steady to finish 75th in 22:49.
Running together for much of the race, Peyton Comfort placed 88th in 24:28, senior Payton Brautigam closed her career with a lifetime PR of 24:38 for 90th, and Madelyn Taylor, filling in as the alternate, finished 91st in 24:53. The girls placed 13th out of 15 teams.
With no athletes advancing to the WIAA State Meet, the sectional meet concludes the season for the Whippets.
Full results: https://my.raceresult.com/368477/results
Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Pictures Courtesy of Heather Hammack
The Whippets finished out their last conference dual meet of the season with a big win over Edgerton/Evansville on Tuesday, October 21st — Senior Night! It was a fantastic evening celebrating our seniors and their incredible contributions to the program. The team showed up strong across the board, closing out conference duals with great swims and tons of best times!
Senior Highlights:
- Atreya Wilson dropped 2 seconds in her 200 IM with a time of 2:58.54 and won the 100 Breaststroke in 1:28.00!
- Lucy Davis swam a lifetime best 30.87 in the 50 Free and a smooth, well-paced 500 Free in 7:00.73.
- Georgia Esch was right on her lifetime best in the 200 Free with a 2:53.48 and had a great 100 Backstroke at 1:40.62.
- Grace Coleman earned a new best time in the 100 Fly with 1:37.56 and was right on her best in the 100 Backstroke (1:30.70).
- Charlotte Hajewski dropped 2 seconds for a season best 1:22.31 in the 100 Fly and hit a lifetime best 1:20.51 in the 100 Backstroke.
Other Meet Highlights:
- Grace Smith went 2-for-2 on best times!
• 200 Free – 2:22.73 (7-second drop!)
• 100 Free – 1:05.57 (2-second drop!) - Emma Maas went 2-for-2 on best times!
• 200 IM – 2:55.15 (12-second drop!)
• 100 Breast – 1:32.28 (2-second drop!) - Laken DePorter went 2-for-2 on best times!
• 50 Free – lifetime best 32.83
• 500 Free – 8-second drop to 5:57.41! - Jalayne Hanson went 2-for-2 on best times!
• 50 Free – 36.58
• 100 Free – 1:29.35 - Paige Kollwelter went 2-for-2 on best times!
• 50 Free – 34.69
• 100 Free – 1:22.04 - Maggie Maas hit a lifetime best 1:16.34 in the 100 Fly.
- Maya Davis dropped an impressive 14 seconds in her 500 Free with a new time of 7:42.22!
It was an incredible night for the Whippets — tons of time drops, lifetime bests, and a strong finish to the dual meet season! 
The Whippet swimmers now enter Championship Season! First up: JV Conference on Tuesday, October 28th (swimming starts at 6:00 pm). Then it’s on to the Southern Lakes Conference Championship Meet on Saturday, November 1st at 11:00 am!
We hope to see you there! 
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Article and Photo Courtesy of Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
The Whippets traveled to Milton on Saturday, October 18th to compete in the Red Hawk Relays! The girls had a phenomenal day in the water, placing 4th overall as a team and bringing home multiple medals!
Top 5 Relay Finishes:
- 850 Free Relay (50–100–200–500) – 5th place, 10:54.20
• Maggie Maas swam the 200 leg in 2:22.37
• Lucy Davis closed the relay with an impressive 6:50.97 in the 500, a season best! - 300 Breaststroke Relay (50–100–50–100) – 5th place, 4:26.61
• Maya Davis – 1:34.10 (best time)
• Emma Maas – dropped 5 seconds with a 40.81 50 split
• Atreya Wilson – lifetime best 1:24.77 for her 100 - 200 Free Relay (Juniors/Seniors) – 4th place, 2:13.72
• Grace Coleman, Georgia Esch, Paige Kollwelter & Charlotte Hajewski earned the first medals of the day!
• Georgia, Paige & Charlotte all swam season-best splits. - 200 Medley Relay – 5th place, 2:22.12
• Emma Maas – 39.14 (Back)
• Atreya Wilson – lifetime best 36.91 (Breast)
• Lucy Davis – 35.63 (Fly)
• Grace Smith – 30.44 (Free) - 400 Free Class Relay (FR–SO–JR–SR) – 5th place, 5:27.43
• All swimmers went best times!
• Georgia Esch – 1:20.61
• Paige Kollwelter – 1:21.11 (4-second drop!)
• Caitlin Alford – 1:27.52
• Storm DePorter – 1:18.19 - 4×100 IM Relay – 4th place, earning medals with a fantastic team effort!
• Maggie Maas – 1:15.12
• Atreya Wilson – 1:18.69 (6-second drop!)
• Emma Maas – 1:20.40 (5-second drop!)
• Charlotte Hajewski – 1:20.26 - 200 Fly/Back Relay – 4th place, 2:24.04
• Lucy Davis, Grace Coleman, Charlotte Hajewski & Maggie Maas brought home another set of medals! - 200 Reverse IM Relay (FR–BR–BA–FLY) – 5th place, 2:42.69
• Laken DePorter, Maya Davis, Georgia Esch & Jalayne Hanson rounded out an impressive team performance!
The Whippets continue to show depth, teamwork, and steady improvement across every event — an incredible showing at a fun and competitive meet!
Next up, the Whippets are back in the water on Tuesday, October 21st for their final dual meet of the season against Edgerton/Evansville — it’s Senior Night! 
Come celebrate our seniors and cheer on the team! Swimming starts at 5:30 pm at home!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
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Women’s Tennis Sweep Two on Saturday
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s tennis team went 14-0 on the day with two sweeps over WIAC opponents. The women started the day with a 7-0 win over UW-Stout, followed by another 7-0 victory over UW-River Falls in the afternoon.
In the double flights, the Warhawks set an early tone in both matches by sweeping the three to get the team point. Against UW-Stout, Crystina Lee (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian) & Molly Asfeld (Waukesha, Wis./West) blanked their opponents at the second flight for a 6-0 victory. Abby Weaver & Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) did the same in the later match against UW-River Falls at the top doubles flight.
The Warhawks had a dominant performance on the singles side in both matches. No Warhawk dropped over three games in a single set, with the total game scores sitting at 72-26. Ashley Adkisson (Licolnshire, Ill./Stevenson) highlighted the first match against UW-Stout with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the #5 singles draw. Against UW-River Falls, Gracie Ha (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) took the top singles flight 6-1, 6-1. Abby Weaver took the second flight 6-0, 6-2, & Kaitlyn Remke (Johnsburg, Ill./Marian Central) took the third at 6-0, 6-1.
Note: Recap for men’s soccer will be posted later this evening on uwwsports.com
Editor’s note: The above recap was provided by UW-Whitewater Athletics.
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