UW-Whitewater men's track and field Archives - Page 3 of 3

Key athletes return for men’s track and field team

November 29, 2011

Last year’s men’s track and field team ended up finishing third in the WIAC for both indoor and outdoor. Although the Warhawks may not have finished first, the team ended the year behind nationally top ten ranked teams, UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh.

Men prepare for nationals after third-place finish

May 11, 2011

The men’s track and field met their expectations at the WIAC championship last weekend, finishing in third place.

Men’s team looking to capture first WIAC title

May 4, 2011

Some try to argue that track and field is an individual sport. However, the Warhawks are out to prove it is a team sport just like any other.

Augustana Invite to give Warhawks tremendous test

April 13, 2011

The outdoor season is heating up for the men’s and women’s track and field teams, as they both will travel to meet stellar competition at the Meet of Champions this weekend in Augustana, Ill.

Love, running and a sense of duty

April 7, 2011

Brian Butlzer is out for a run. It’s nighttime and everything is as calm as can be. All he can hear are his footsteps on the pavement. As he gets closer to a gate on the road, he sees some of his...

Float like a butterfly, sting like a Bee

March 15, 2011

When freshman sprinter Nick Bee first stepped onto the track in September, it was if he was a man in a new country. Having come to UW-Whitewater to play football in fall 2008, Bee hadn’t run for a track and field team since his sophomore year in high school. As he made his way down into the blocks, head coach Mike Johnson noticed something: Bee didn’t even have the blocks set up correctly.

Coming back stronger than ever

March 9, 2011

If triple jumper Marcus Smith steps up onto the top of the podium at the national championships this weekend, it will be the culmination of a long and arduous personal and athletic journey.

Disappointing finish doesn’t diminish hopes for men’s track and field

March 2, 2011

Before the season began, men’s track and field head coach Mike Johnson said one of his top goals for the season was to finally win the program’s first-ever conference championship. After a third-place...