Today is Thursday, October 8, 2026
On Tuesday, October 8, the Whippet Swim Team competed in a triangular meet against PSC and Elkhorn.
Makayla Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, Maggie Maas, and Charlotte Hajewski started off the meet with a 1st place finish and a best time of 2:10.25 in the 200 Medley.
Caitlin Alford took on the 200 Freestyle for the first time and competed well. We are excited to see her compete in this again soon!
Atreya Wilson went a best time in the 200 Freestyle with a 10 second time drop (2:46.23). Grace Coleman also went a best time with a 6 second time drop (2:53.27).
Charlotte Hajewski went a best time in the 200 IM with a time of 2:49.16. That is an over an 8 second time drop!
Maria Pena took on the 50 Freestyle since the beginning of the season. She dropped close to 4 seconds with a time of 49.16.
In the 100 Butterfly, all our Whippet athletes went a best time! Makayla Bazeley placed first with a best time of 1:00.77, Georgia Esch went a best time of 1:37.84, and Marijose Verduzco went a best time of 1:46.16.
Georgia Esch also went a best time in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:35.14.
Atreya Wilson went a best time in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:37.94. That is a 4 second time drop!
The Swim Team is back in Whippet Territory on Tuesday, October 15 against Delavan-Darien. We would love to see you all there!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
Congratulations to Stephanie Wence and Maritza Vidales, who advanced to the WIAA Sectionals in Tennis with a first-round win over Burlington Catholic Central 6-1, 6-0 and a second-round win over Jefferson 6-1, 6-0. Stephanie and Maritza will be traveling to East Troy for the WIAA Sectional.
Article and Photo Submitted by Greg Stewart
Whitewater High School Assistant Tennis Coach
gstewart@wwusd.org
Coach Bartlett commented, “The Homecoming day and night were filled with a lot of fun and excitement. The game ultimately did not go our way, but there were a lot of positives and firsts for some of our players. Our defense played well for a lot of the downs, but a few key lapses on fourth downs allowed Jefferson to score. Jefferson was prepared to battle through the adversity of those three 4th down scores they had. Ultimately, we made them work for the points they scored. Offensively, for much of the game, we could not get the ball moving. Ty Bucholtz stepped in at Quarterback and did an amazing job of helping us get moving through the air. He threw his first two Varsity touchdowns in the game! Another first was for Senior WR/RB Connor Friend who scored his first Varsity touchdown in the game. We were able to finish the game on a positive note with those scores. We look forward to competing at Edgerton this upcoming Friday!”
Article Submitted by Sam Bartlett
Whitewater High School Head Football Coach
barsa01@wwusd.org
Photo Credit: Damon Jay Photography
The Warhawks won the WIAC for the eighth consecutive season following a three-day tournament at Reedsburg Country Club. (Alisha Markley)
Reedsburg, Wis. — The Warhawk women’s golf team claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title for the eighth consecutive season Sunday. UW-Whitewater shot a 958, tied for the seventh-best 54-hole score in program history, in the three-day tournament held at Reedsburg Country Club.
On a windy day on the links, UWW shot a 333 to seal the title by nine strokes. Four Warhawks finished among the top ten to lead the way. Kallie Lux bolstered the Warhawks Sunday with a phenomenal third round. Lux was even through the front nine and shot a 77 for the second straight day. She jumped three spots to finish as the individual runner-up. Her total of 236 is tied for the eighth-best 54-hole score in program history.
Haley Myers finished three-strokes back from Lux to secure a tie for third with a 54-hole total of 239. Ellie Johnson ended with a 242 to tie for fifth and Payton Schmidt came in with a 244 to tie for ninth. Abbie Reiser rounded out the Warhawks’ scoring five with a 254 to finish tied for 26th.
Jessica Velent led the UWW golfers competing as individuals at the tournament. She tied for 17th with a 250. Emily Akers carded a 252 followed by Kellie Shanahan’s 254, a 260 from Norah Berken, Megan Honn’s total of 261, a 279 from Breezy Roman and Natalie Kammer’s 286.
For the tournament, UW-Whitewater was the best on par 4s with an average of 4.55 strokes and on par 5s with a 5.43 stroke average. The Warhawks tallied the most birdies with 16 over the course of the 54-hole championship. Myers shared tournament-high honors with five birdies over three days.
With the title, UW-Whitewater earns an automatic bid to compete in the NCAA Division III Championship to be held May 13-16, 2025 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.
Senior Ellie Johnson was named the Judy Kruckman Scholar Athlete of the Year at the championship. A release regarding this honor will be published Monday.
UW-Stout finished second behind the individual champion Julia Imai. UW-La Crosse finished third followed in order by UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point.
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