Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple


Last season, the UW-Whitewater men’s track and field team’s opening outdoor meet was the Rex Foster Twilight meet, which returns April 5.

Warhawk runners shine at Meet of Champions

Brian Gale, Women's Sports Journalist April 21, 2024

Warhawk men’s track and field participated in the Meet of Champions at Augustana, Illinois. The Warhawks had a great day finishing in third behind only Washington U and UW-Platteville. Shelvin Garrett...

Jill Cavanaugh (left) and Amanda Leder compete in the one mile run, during the warhawks track
& field meet against UW-Oshkosh.

Holland shines at Platteville invite

Brian Gale, Women's Sports Journalist April 14, 2024

Whitewater track and field traveled to Platteville to participate in the Platteville Invite. Tina Shelton was one of the top performers for the Warhwks at the meet. Shelton was able to place first in the...

Breaking down the differences between indoor and outdoor track and field

Breaking down the differences between indoor and outdoor track and field

Matt Ellis, Women's Sports Journalist April 14, 2024

Track and field is a unique sport because it's not just played in one environment. In fact, meets are held both indoors and outdoors. Now, the difference between the two may not seem that significant....

Jumping for titles

Jumping for titles

Mason Raeck, Student Contributer April 14, 2024

UW-Whitewater Track and Field aims to capitalize on its stellar performance during the indoor track season, where the team secured a fourth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Now, with the...

Spencer Steffen clears the bar during the high jump event.

Steffen jumps into leadership role

Dan Emary, Assistant Men's Sports Editor February 4, 2024

With the dawn of a new track and field season, the team has selected its leaders. The captains for the 2024 UW-Whitewater Men’s Track and Field team are sophomores Kobe Chandler, Brady Frey, juniors...

Track finishes 3rd against tough competition

Track finishes 3rd against tough competition

Brian Gale, Women's Sports Journalist January 29, 2024

UW-Whitewater women's track and field finished up their second meet of the season finishing third with a score of 91.5. It was a tough field of competitors including WIAC powerhouse UW-La Crosse who has...

Senior distance runner Paige Fassbender gets into her mental groove preparing for the women’s 4 x 400 relay.

Track and field sets the tone

Gabe Sadoski, Assistant Women’s Sports Editor January 21, 2024

After a five-week break following the team’s annual Alumni/Intersquad Meet, the UW-Whitewater track and field season resumed play for the men’s and women’s team Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Karl Schlender...

Distance shines at indoor track nationals

Distance shines at indoor track nationals

Chris Pittner, Men’s Sports journalist March 13, 2023

This weekend, the UW-Whitewater Track and Field team made the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, to compete in the National Indoor Track and Field Championships. In these events, the men’s team finished 8th...

tion: Katie McNamara sets up in the blocks and prepares to race at an indoor track event

Captain embraces leadership role

Mikey Rottier, Women’s Sports Editor February 6, 2023

Katie McNamara entered her second season with the Warhawk track and field team and has already found success this season. In her first season as a team captain McNamara took first place in the 400-meter...

Uww Track Student Athlete

Track & Field eager for records

Olga Gatesi, Assistant Men's Sports Editor January 22, 2023

The UW-Whitewater men's Track & Field team will look to pick up right where it left off as the team builds off last year’s various All-Americans and all around strong performances. Shelvin Garrett...

Gracie Holland gets ready to compete in pole vault during the indoor track season
(Photo credit given to Adam Giljohann)

Pole vaulter chases national championship

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor April 24, 2022

Gracie Holland has made a splash in her second season on the UW-Whitewater track and field team. Holland had an impressive indoor season as she broke the program’s indoor pole vaulting record for women...

Junior Kylie Jacobs runs hard at the start of the seventh heat of the womens four hundred meter dash during the “Squig” Converse Invitational in Whitewater on Jan. 29, 2022.

Jacobs is all about the track team

Parker Olsen, Sports Editor January 30, 2022

Kylie Jacobs is a captain and a senior, making her one of the major leaders on the UW-Whitewater women’s track and field team. Jacobs, a journalism major, is from Watertown, WI where she was a five time...

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