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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

The UW-Whitewater volleyball team huddled up during the 2024 NCAA Regionals in Whitewater, Wisconsin at the Kris Russell Volleyball Arena. The Warhawks finished their 2024 campaign as runners-up to the Juniata Eagles, losing 3-2. The Eagles have now won three-consecutive national titles and have not lost a match since Friday, Sep. 16, 2022 against Trinity.

Volleyball finishes season as national runners-up

Ryan Halada, Asst. Women's Sports Editor December 9, 2024

The UW-Whitewater Warhawk volleyball team made a run to the national championship that brought back some memories. Shades of 2005 occurred as the No. 6 seeded Warhawks had a similar path to the top...

Standing next to the many women’s championship trophies, Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ryan Callahan proudly celebrates 50 years of the Wisconsin Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the Williams Center Oct. 23.

Transfer trend taking over

Mikey Rottier, Men’s Sports Journalist December 1, 2024

An evolving landscape of athletics in the NCAA across all divisions has raised questions surrounding the recent spike in transfer portal entrants and what it means for the present and future of collegiate...

Wieland excited for spring season

Wieland excited for spring season

Brian Gale, Women's Sports Journalist April 7, 2024

Head coach Andrea Wieland led UW-Whitewater golf to their seventh straight WIAC conference championships in the fall. On top of that she earned her third WIAC coach of the year honor. The team is now set...

Senior Aleah Grundahl, number 33, blocks a pass against the Chicago Maroons.

Forging a family

Gabe Sadoski, Asst. Women’s Sports Editor March 31, 2024

Being a student athlete at the Division III level requires copious amounts of dedication, sacrifice and perseverance.  Players do not receive athletic scholarships like Division I and II athletes do....

Golf takes big swings in season starter

Golf takes big swings in season starter

Brian Gale, Journalist September 4, 2022

Whitewater women's golf has been nothing but successful the past five years winning the past five WIAC titles. And they have no plans on slowing down anytime soon, as they look to begin the 2022 season. “We...

Warhawks finish season as national runner-ups

Warhawks finish season as national runner-ups

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor March 27, 2022

The Warhawk women’s basketball team capped the 2021-22 season with a 28-5 record and an NCAA Tournament run that left them just short of a National Championship. Whitewater advanced to the Final Four...

Freshman guard Kacie Carollo looks down the court during their first round NCAA tournament game in Kachel Gymnasium Mar. 4, 2022.

Sweet weekend for Warhawk Women

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor March 6, 2022

The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 after victories in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Warhawks hosted Ripon College, Illinois-Wesleyan and Depauw...

Mike Leako ( above) is known by the campus and locals as “ the cannon guy” for shooting a cannon when the UW-Whitewater Football team scores touchdowns, Saturday Nov. 6th, 2021.

Playoffs lack boom of regular season

Parker Olsen, Assistant Sports Editor November 14, 2021

As NCAA playoffs kick into action, the UW-Whitewater sports game day experience gets limited. Playoff games are meant to be a neutral atmosphere, meaning the host has to give up part of its home field...

“I’m just looking forward to playing, '' said senior offensive lineman Kyle Gannon (55).

It’s time for fall football

Nay Salter, Sports Editor August 29, 2021

The UW-Whitewater Warhawks are ready to get back onto the field and compete once again this fall. The WIAC football conference champs have been waiting more than a year to be able to tackle each other,...

COVID-19 impacts UW-W athletic events, National championships canceled

Ethan Maurice, Sports Editor March 13, 2020

With the recent outbreak of Coronavirus or COVID-19, many facets of campus life have been affected. While dates for exams and classes can be moved around without much disruption, the athletic program and...

Madness is in the air

Tyler Job, Sports Editor April 3, 2019

The calendar has just flipped to April, but March Madness fever is still in full swing. After yet another tournament filled with exhilarating moments, four teams head to Minneapolis vying for a chance...

First-year head coach making impact

First-year head coach making impact

Erika Marion, Assistant Sports Editor March 4, 2019

Starting in a collegiate program as head coach is a big responsibility. Matt Zwaschka’s situation was no different when he became head coach for the Warhawk wrestling team Sept. 18, 2018. But he was...

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