Warhawks Archives - Page 21 of 22

Men look to reload after many losses

April 7, 2011

They don’t rebuild, they reload. This is the mantra of the men’s basketball team as it enters the 2010 season without five of last season’s major contributors. This year, the team must battle...

NFL future could be in store for Olson

April 6, 2011

Lane Olson isn’t your prototypical NFL strong safety. Standing at 5-foot-8 inches and weighing just more than 200 pounds, the Racine native didn’t even play the position for the majority of his college career. But after posting some of the best numbers in this year’s safety draft class at the UW-Madison Pro Day March 9, Olson has solidified himself as a legitimate prospect in the NFL Draft, which occurs April 29-May 1.

Schaefer returns to UW-W, top tennis spot

April 6, 2011

Growing up in Madison, junior Kalla Schaefer always wanted to go to college in her hometown. There was only one thing that stopped her from doing that: tennis. In her first two seasons as a Warhawk,...

Long-time rivals to do battle this weekend

April 6, 2011

When one thinks of sports rivalries, several classic matchups come to mind: Packers-Bears, Yankees-Red Sox, Lakers-Celtics. Division III baseball has its form of this type of rivalry: UW-Whitewater...

Opening homestand a smashing success

April 6, 2011

The cold weather has done little to slow down the hot start to the Warhawks’ softball season. The team (15-3) carried the momentum from its 10-2 start in Florida back home as they swept Carroll University in a doubleheader and then went 3-1 over the weekend, splitting with UW-Superior and sweeping St. Norbert at home.

Club volleyball team looks to finish season on high note

April 6, 2011

Although the men’s club volleyball team didn’t perform the way it wanted to at the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference championships last weekend, it still has one final opportunity to turn its season...

Netters using strong doubles performances to advantage

March 2, 2011

The men’s tennis team traveled to Michigan last weekend for a trio of matches that would be the team’s biggest challenge so far this season. The Warhawks defeated the Hope College Flying Dutch and...

Title hopes strong for Warhawks

February 22, 2011

Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams will try to capture each program’s very first WIAC Championship Feb. 25-26 at UW-River Falls. “It would be an incredible feeling [to win],” head women’s coach Josh Ireland said. “It’s something that has never happened before in the existence of our program, it would be huge.”

New school records come in bunches for swimmers

February 22, 2011

Both the men’ and women’s swimming team set an assortment of school records at the WIAC championships last Thursday-Saturday, with both teams finishing fourth. The teams set new school records in...

Zarate sets bar for team in final go around

February 22, 2011

A person can only be a leader if others are willing to follow. The young wrestling team has rallied behind lone senior, James Zarate, on the way to another successful season. Zarate has displayed the work ethic and tremendous leadership the underclassmen need in the adjustment to college level wrestling.

Club volleyball team on pace to have big year

February 22, 2011

After finishing fifth at nationals last season, the men’s club volleyball team is on a good start to bring home the national title. The No. 12 ranked Warhawks hold a 7-2 record in the Wisconsin...

Carollo’s bunch turn skeptics into believers

February 5, 2011

There were plenty of question marks regarding the women's basketball team entering the 2010-2011 season. After all, they lost many seniors from last year's WIAC title squad and have three freshman in the starting lineup. A problem? Not for head coach Keri Carollo's team, which is actually in better shape in the conference standings and rankings than it was at this time last year.