2008 Woodie Awards
After losing to Howard Payne University to advance to the championship game Friday night, the Warhawk women's basketball team defeated Oglethorpe University, 80-67, in the third place contest.
Many college students fall into the trap of believing they can't exercise because they lack natural athletic ability.
But that's exactly what drove UW-Whitewater sophomore Matt Uebelacker to racquetball.
The Warhawk wheelchair basketball team was denied a chance to repeat as national champions, falling to the No. 1 seed, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, 63-58, in the championship game Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. The loss to the Fighting Illini was the third time the Warhawks have lost to the University of Illinois this season.
As the lone representative of the Warhawk women's track and field team, freshman sprinter Brooke Bell competed in the 55-meter dash in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships at Ohio Northern University on Friday. However, she did not advance to the finals in her lone event.
In March of last year, the UW-Whitewater women's basketball team entered its offseason working relentlessly to overcome its first-round loss in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Now the 'Hawks stand just one game away from the 2007-08 NCAA Division III national championship game.
The Warhawk women's basketball team's season came to an end Friday night after a 69-59 defeat to Howard Payne University in the Final Four at Holland, Mich.
After an overwhelming 8-1 loss to Division III's No. 1 team, Gustavus Adolphus College, the Warhawk men's tennis team rallied to defeat Division II opponent St. Cloud University, 5-4, in St. Peter, Minn., on Saturday.
While a roster made up of more than 80 percent underclassmen might be a problem for some teams, UW-Whitewater's club baseball team is simply ready to reload.
Name: Kimberly Ashby Year: Senior Major: Elementary and middle school education Hometown: Loves Park, Ill. How long have you been bowling? Since I was 4 years old. What do you do just before a game to pump yourself up? Stretch [and] during practice time I watch where other teams are throwing the ball, so I get an idea of where I should be playing.
