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Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
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UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Whitewater
ConferenceWIAC
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorRyan Callahan
LocationWhitewater, Wisconsin
Football stadiumPerkins Stadium
Basketball arenaWilliams Center
Other venuesKachel Fieldhouse
MascotWillie Warhawk
NicknameWarhawks
Fight songWarhawk Battle Cry
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
Websiteuwwsports.com

The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (or UW–Whitewater Warhawks) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Twenty Warhawk athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III. The Warhawks often rank among the top of NCAA Division III schools in the NACDA Director's Cup standings.

On May 27, 2014, UW–Whitewater made history as the first NCAA institution in any division to win national championships in football, men's basketball, and baseball in a single academic year.[2]

Varsity sports

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Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Bowling
Cross country Cross country
Football Golf
Soccer Gymnastics
Swimming Soccer
Tennis Softball
Track and field Swimming
Wrestling Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball

Baseball

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Wisconsin–Whitewater has had 14 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]

Football

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Main article: Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football

The Warhawks compete in the WIAC conference of NCAA Division III football. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, they finished the year undefeated in regular season play, losing only in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowls of 2005 and 2006 to the University of Mount Union (then Mount Union College), under former coach and UW–Whitewater alum Bob Berezowitz (UW–Whitewater 1967), who had quarterbacked the UW–Whitewater team as the runner-up in the 1966 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics playoffs.

The Warhawks have won Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship 40 times: 1913, 1914, 1922, 1932, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

National championships

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NCAA Division III

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  • Women's volleyball 2002, 2005
  • Baseball 2005, 2014
  • Men's basketball 1984, 1989, 2012,[4] 2014
  • Football 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

Other

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  • Women's Gymnastics 2012, 2013, 2014 (National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division III)[5]

Notable athletes

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater". Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ NCAA.com (27 May 2014), "UW-Whitewater makes NCAA history with football, basketball, baseball titles", NCAA.com, retrieved 27 May 2014
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Wisconsin at Whitewater (Whitewater, WI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  4. ^ Wisconsin-Whitewater wins D-III men's hoops crown - ESPN
  5. ^ UWWSports.com (22 March 2014), "Dieringer, Pickett Combine for Three National Titles; Regan Coach of the Year", UWWSports.com, retrieved 22 March 2014
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