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#REDIRECT [[University of Wisconsin-La Crosse#Athletics]]
{{Short description|Intercollegiate sports teams of University of Wisconsin–La Crosse}}
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{{Infobox college athletics
| logo = UW–La Crosse logo.svg
| logo_width = 150
| name = Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
| university = [[University of Wisconsin–La Crosse]]
| conference = [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|WIAC]]
| association = NCAA
| division = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| director = Kim Blum
| location = [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
| stadium = [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (La Crosse)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]]
| basketballarena = Mitchell Hall Gymnasium
| icehockeyarena =
| baseballfield = [[Copeland Park]]
| softballstadium = North Campus Field
| soccerstadium = Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
| lacrossestadium = Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
| arena2 =
| mascot =
| nickname= Eagles
| fightsong =
| pageurl = https://uwlathletics.com/
}}
The '''University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles''' (casually known as the '''UW–La Crosse Eagles''') are the athletic teams of the [[University of Wisconsin–La Crosse]]. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the [[NCAA Division III]] as a member of the [[Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the '''Indians''' from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see [[Native American mascot controversy]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=U-W La Crosse drops 'Indian' team name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93168055/wausau-daily-herald/ |newspaper=[[Wausau Daily Herald]] |location=[[Wausau, Wisconsin]] |date=April 22, 1989 |page=5A |access-date=January 22, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>

==National championships==

===Team===
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles|Sport|Association|Division|Year|Opponent/Runner-up|Score}}
|- align="center"
|rowspan="4"| Men's cross country (4)
|rowspan="4"| [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|rowspan="4"| [[NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship|Division III]]
|1996
|[[North Central Cardinals|North Central (IL)]]
|86–94
|- align="center"
|2001
|[[Calvin Knights|Calvin]]
|80–140
|- align="center"
|2005
|Calvin
|94–117
|- align="center"
|2024
|Wartburg
|77–173
|- align="center"
|rowspan="1"| Women's cross country (1)
|rowspan="1"| NCAA
|rowspan="1"| [[NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship|Division III]]
|1983
|[[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|St. Thomas (MN)]]
|45–70
|- align="center"
|rowspan="20"| Men's indoor track and field (20)
|rowspan="20"| NCAA
|rowspan="20"| [[NCAA Division III men's indoor track and field championships|Division III]]
|1987
|[[St. Lawrence Saints|St. Lawrence]]
|44.5–43
|- align="center"
|1988
|St. Lawrence
|36–30
|- align="center"
|1991
|[[Lincoln (Pennsylvania) Lions|Lincoln (PA)]]
|58–47.5
|- align="center"
|1992
|Lincoln (PA)
|57–49
|- align="center"
|1993
|Lincoln (PA)
|70–48
|- align="center"
|1994
|[[Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves|Nebraska Wesleyan]]
|50–42
|- align="center"
|1997
|Lincoln (PA)
|44–41
|- align="center"
|2001
|[[Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans|Wisconsin–Oshkosh]]
|58–44
|- align="center"
|2002
|Lincoln (PA)
|54–48
|- align="center"
|2003
|Wisconsin–Oshkosh
|71–34
|- align="center"
|2004
|Lincoln (PA)<br />[[Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks|Wisconsin–Whitewater]]
|70–29
|- align="center"
|2005
|Lincoln (PA)
|53–38
|- align="center"
|2006
|Lincoln (PA)
|78–31
|- align="center"
|2008
|[[Monmouth Fighting Scots|Monmouth (IL)]]
|43–33
|- align="center"
|2009*
|[[Whitworth Pirates|Whitworth]]
|32–24
|- align="center"
|2013
|Wisconsin–Oshkosh
|74–40
|- align="center"
|2014
|[[Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds|Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]
|63.5–48
|- align="center"
|2017*
|Wisconsin–Whitewater
|34–30
|- align="center"
|2023
|[[MIT Engineers|MIT]]
|35–34.5
|- align="center"
|2024
|Wisconsin–Eau Claire
|74–52
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"| Women's indoor track and field (2)
|rowspan="2"| NCAA
|rowspan="2"| [[NCAA Division III women's indoor track and field championships|Division III]]
|2015
|[[Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans|Wisconsin–Oshkosh]]
|55–49
|- align="center"
|2023
|[[Washington University Bears|Washington St. Louis]]
|59.5–54
|- align="center"
|rowspan="4"| Women's outdoor track and field (4)
|rowspan="4"| NCAA
|rowspan="4"| [[NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field championships|Division III]]
|1983
|St. Thomas (MN)
|156–26
|- align="center"
|1984
|[[Central Dutch|Central (IA)]]
|185.5–102
|- align="center"
|2015
|Wisconsin–Eau Claire
|73–43
|- align="center"
|2023
|[[Loras Duhawks|Loras]]
|67.5–58
|}
* Asterisk indicates a shared championship

==WIAC conference championships==
UWL has won WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!WIAC titles<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwlathletics.com/sports/2013/10/4/GEN_1004133941.aspx?id=198|title=Conference Titles – University Of Wisconsin – La Crosse Intercollegiate Athletics|website=www.uwlathletics.com|access-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
!Cross country
!Football
!Soccer
!Tennis
!Volleyball
!Basketball
!Gymnastics
!Swimming
!Indoor track and field
!Outdoor track and field
!Wrestling
!Baseball
!Softball
!Golf
!Tennis
!Badminton
!Total
|-
|Men's
|32
|34
|0
|0
|0
|12
|12
|4
|42
|52
|15
|14
|0
|16
|6
|0
|237
|-
|Women's
|8
|0
|3
|15
|12
|10
|23
|16
|25
|31
|0
|0
|1
|0
|0
|8
|151
|-
|'''Total'''
|40
|34
|2
|15
|10
|22
|35
|20
|67
|83
|15
|14
|1
|16
|6
|8
|388
|}

==Individual teams==

===Football===
{{Main|Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football}}
The Eagles football team plays its home games at [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (La Crosse)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]]. The football program has won three national titles: the [[NAIA Division II Football National Championship]] in 1985 and [[NCAA Division III Football Championship]] in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of [[Roger Harring]], who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Terry |title='Fantastic' honor for Harring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93149132/green-bay-press-gazette/ |newspaper=[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |location=[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] |date=April 26, 2006 |page=C6 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>

===Track and field===
The Eagles have won 18 team titles at the [[NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships]] and 15 team titles at the [[NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/trackfield-indoor-men/d3 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/trackfield-outdoor-men/d3 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref> Both totals are the best in Division III history.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Wisconsin-La Crosse earns third straight outdoor title |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-outdoor-men/article/2017-05-27/diii-mens-track-and-field-wisconsin-la-crosse-earns |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |date=May 27, 2017 |access-date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref>

==Notable athletes==
* [[Jerry Augustine]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Will Berzinski]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Caleb Boushley]], MLB pitcher
* [[Ben Braun]], college basketball coach
* [[Roman Brumm]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Mike Dee (baseball coach)|Mike Dee]], college baseball coach at [[UIC Flames baseball|University of Illinois at Chicago]]
* [[Brian Gutekunst]], NFL General Manager, Green Bay Packers
* [[Don Iverson]], professional [[golf]]er on the [[PGA Tour]]
* [[Don Kindt, Jr.]], NFL player
* [[Tom Klawitter]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Craig Kusick]], [[baseball]] player
* [[Craig Kusick, Jr.]], [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] [[quarterback]]
* [[Ace Loomis]], NFL player
* [[Mike Maslowski]], [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[linebacker]]
* [[Ric Mathias]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Greg Mattison]], [[NCAA]] and [[NFL]] football coach
* [[Neal Nelson]], Hall of Fame basketball coach
* [[Tom Newberry]], NFL [[offensive Lineman]]
* [[Vinny Rottino]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Bill Schroeder (wide receiver)|Bill Schroeder]], 1994, NFL [[wide receiver]]
* [[Webb Schultz]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Ed Servais]], college baseball coach at [[Saint Mary's Cardinals|Saint Mary's]] and [[Creighton Bluejays baseball|Creighton]]
* [[Ellen Tronnier]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Jeremy Unertl]], [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] player
* [[Joel Williams (linebacker)|Joel Williams]], NFL linebacker

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://uwlathletics.com/}}

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Latest revision as of 23:44, 28 November 2024

Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse
ConferenceWIAC
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorKim Blum
LocationLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Football stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Basketball arenaMitchell Hall Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumCopeland Park
Softball stadiumNorth Campus Field
Soccer stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
Lacrosse stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
NicknameEagles
ColorsMaroon and gray[1]
   
Websiteuwlathletics.com

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.[2]

National championships

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Team

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Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Men's cross country (4) NCAA Division III 1996 North Central (IL) 86–94
2001 Calvin 80–140
2005 Calvin 94–117
2024 Wartburg 77–173
Women's cross country (1) NCAA Division III 1983 St. Thomas (MN) 45–70
Men's indoor track and field (20) NCAA Division III 1987 St. Lawrence 44.5–43
1988 St. Lawrence 36–30
1991 Lincoln (PA) 58–47.5
1992 Lincoln (PA) 57–49
1993 Lincoln (PA) 70–48
1994 Nebraska Wesleyan 50–42
1997 Lincoln (PA) 44–41
2001 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 58–44
2002 Lincoln (PA) 54–48
2003 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 71–34
2004 Lincoln (PA)
Wisconsin–Whitewater 		70–29
2005 Lincoln (PA) 53–38
2006 Lincoln (PA) 78–31
2008 Monmouth (IL) 43–33
2009* Whitworth 32–24
2013 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 74–40
2014 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 63.5–48
2017* Wisconsin–Whitewater 34–30
2023 MIT 35–34.5
2024 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 74–52
Women's indoor track and field (2) NCAA Division III 2015 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 55–49
2023 Washington St. Louis 59.5–54
Women's outdoor track and field (4) NCAA Division III 1983 St. Thomas (MN) 156–26
1984 Central (IA) 185.5–102
2015 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 73–43
2023 Loras 67.5–58
  • Asterisk indicates a shared championship

WIAC conference championships

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UWL has won WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories:

WIAC titles[3] Cross country Football Soccer Tennis Volleyball Basketball Gymnastics Swimming Indoor track and field Outdoor track and field Wrestling Baseball Softball Golf Tennis Badminton Total
Men's 32 34 0 0 0 12 12 4 42 52 15 14 0 16 6 0 237
Women's 8 0 3 15 12 10 23 16 25 31 0 0 1 0 0 8 151
Total 40 34 2 15 10 22 35 20 67 83 15 14 1 16 6 8 388

Individual teams

[edit]

Football

[edit]
Main article: Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football

The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[4]

Track and field

[edit]

The Eagles have won 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 15 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5][6] Both totals are the best in Division III history.[7]

Notable athletes

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors and fonts". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "U-W La Crosse drops 'Indian' team name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 22, 1989. p. 5A. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Conference Titles – University Of Wisconsin – La Crosse Intercollegiate Athletics". www.uwlathletics.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Anderson, Terry (April 26, 2006). "'Fantastic' honor for Harring". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. C6. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin-La Crosse earns third straight outdoor title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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