Name: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, also UW-Eau Claire
(one of 13 institutions in the University of Wisconsin System which is one of the largest public university systems in the country)

Founded: 1916

Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin (pop. 65,883 - 2010 census)
(Largest city in west central Wisconsin, 90 miles east of the Twin Cities and 180 miles northwest of the state capital of Madison)

2011-12 Enrollment: 11,233

Nickname: Blugolds (one word, no "e", no hyphen, no capital "G")

School Colors: Navy & Old Gold

Interim Chancellor: Gilles Bousquet (pronounced "zheel boo-SKAY")

Athletics Director: Scott Kilgallon (kilgals@uwec.edu)

Senior Woman Administrator: Leslie Huntington (huntinla@uwec.edu)

Business Manager: Robin Baker (bakerrk@uwec.edu)

Sports Information Director: Kevin Meinholz (meinhoka@uwec.edu)

Head Athletic Trainer: Garry Grant

Faculty Athletics Rep: Bernard "Duffy" Duyfhuizen (Men); Jill Prushiek (Women)

Athletics Program Assistant: Nancy Hendricks

Athletics Phone: (715) 836-3062

Athletics/Sports Information FAX: (715) 836-4074

Sports Information E-Mail: sportsinfo@uwec.edu

Ticket Office: (715) 836-3727 or 1-800 949-UWEC (8932)

National Affiliation: NCAA Division III

Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)

Conference Members: UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior, UW-Whitewater

 

UW-Eau Claire Varsity Sports:

Men (9) - Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling

Women (11) - Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Athletic Building: McPhee Physical Education Center/Ade Olson Addition

Basketball Facility: W.L. Zorn Arena (capacity 2,450)

Football Facility: Carson Park (artificial turf, capacity 6,500)

Hockey Facility: Hobbs Ice Center (capacity 1,100)

Track: Indoor (6 lane, 200 meter) - Ade Olson Addition; Outdoor - Simpson Field (9 lane, 400 meter)

Tennis: Indoor - Ade Olson Addition; Outdoor - McPhee Courts

Softball: Gelein Field in Carson Park

Golf: Men - Eau Claire Country Club; Women - Mill Run Golf Course

Swimming, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Volleyball: McPhee Phy Ed Center

Soccer: Bollinger Fields

Cross Country: Whitetail Golf Course, Colfax

 

2012-13 Coaches

Men:

Basketball - Matt Siverling (1st year)

Cross Country - Dan Schwamberger (6th year)

Football - Todd Glaser (7th year )

Golf - Mike Greer (2nd year)

Hockey - Matt Loen (6th Year)

Swimming & Diving - Art Brandt (5th year)

Tennis - Tom Gillman (12th year)

Track & Field - Chip Schneider (11th year)

Wrestling - Russ Peloquin (3rd year)

 

Women:

Basketball - Tonja Englund (13th year)

Cross Country - Dan Schwamberger (6th year)

Golf - Meghan Sobotta (3rd year)

Gymnastics - Jean DeLisle (10th year)

Hockey - Mike Collins (13th year)

Soccer - Sean Yengo (16th year)

Softball - Leslie Huntington (12th year)

Swimming & Diving - Art Brandt (5th year)

Tennis - Tom Gillman (6th year)

Track & Field - Chip Schneider (7th year)

Volleyball - Kim Wudi (6th year)

 

Major UWEC Accomplishments in Athletics

Historically

First place in the women's conference All Sports competition 12 times in the last 19 years

Eight national team titles

65 individual national championships won by 45 different individuals - 15 individuals have won multiple national championships

Seven relay national championships

Other national titles include one All Sports championship and two Jostens Award championships

146 conference titles

48 Academic All-American awards (37 different individuals)

Conference champion in men's swimming 25 of past 41 years

Conference champion in women's swimming 19 of past 33 years

Conference champion in women's tennis 10 of the last 19 seasons

Conference champion in softball or tournament champion eight of the last 16 seasons

Conference champion in women's golf eight of the last 14 seasons

Conference champion in women's soccer three of the last seven seasons

Conference champion in women's volleyball four of the last six seasons

Conference champion in women's cross country five straight seasons

 

National Team Championships

NCAA Women's Cross Country - 2009

NCAA Softball - 2008

NCAA Men's Golf - 2001

NAIA Women's Swimming - 1983, 1987, 1988

NAIA Women's Cross Country - 1984

NAIA Men's Ice Hockey - 1984

NAIA Women's National All Sports Championship - 1983

 

Conference Championships

Men's All Sports (4) - 1979, 1987, 1990, 1993

Women's All Sports (12) - 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Women's Cross Country (7) - 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Men's Cross Country (1) - 1980

Football (9) - 1922, 1948, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1981, 1983, 1998, 2001

Volleyball (5) - 1987, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011

Women's Basketball (10) - 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012

Men's Basketball (18) - 1938, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991

Women's Swimming (19) - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999

Men's Swimming (25) - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999

Baseball (2) - 1957, 1959 (discontinued as UWEC sport in 1995)

Softball (8) - 1991, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012

Women's Tennis (12) - 1980, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Men's Tennis (11) - 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995 (discontinued as conference championship sport in 1996)

Men's Golf (8) - 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 (discontinued as conference championship sport in 1993)

Women's Golf (8) - 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

Women's Soccer (3) - 2005, 2006, 2007

2011-12 Season Highlights

BLUGOLD ATHLETICS - THE TOTAL PACKAGE

• 3.13 GPA achieved by 521 Blugold athletes in 2011-12
• 15th place out of more than 430 Div. III schools in the NACDA All-Sports competition in 2011-12
• Two-time winner of the Jostens Community Service Award and perennial nominee
• Women's WIAC All-Sports champion for the sixth consecutive year

BLUGOLD ATHLETES IN 2011-12

• Catherine Wagner won individual national title at NCAA Women's Golf Championship
• Tyler Genovese won weight throw title at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship
• Michaela McCamey won balance beam national title at NCGA Championship
• Thurgood Dennis and Tyler Genovese finished as runners-up in their respective events at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship
• Kristin Faber (women's ice hockey) is the UWEC nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
• Blugold athletes receive 87 selections to WIAC All-Time Teams
• Tyler Genovese named an Academic All-American and USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Liz Amici (volleyball) named AVCA All-American and WIAC Player of the Year
• Tyler Jundt (men's ice hockey) named WIAC and NCHA Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Thurgood Dennis selected as WIAC Indoor & Outdoor Track Performer of the Meet
• Jordanne Greenup selected as WIAC Indoor Track Performer of the Meet
• Rachel Nerison (soccer) named WIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Kirsten Lickel (women's swimming) named WIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year

BLUGOLD COACHES IN 2011-12

• Blugold coaches earn seven selections to WIAC All-Time Teams
• Tom Gillman (women's tennis), Leslie Huntington (softball), Jean DeLisle (gymnastics) and Meghan Sobotta (women's golf) named WIAC Coaches of the Year
• Matt Siverling becomes only the fifth Blugold men's basketball coach in the last 85 years
• Mike Greer named men's golf head coach in February

BLUGOLD TEAMS IN 2011-12

• Volleyball shares first for its fourth WIAC title in the past six years
• Women's cross country wins its fourth consecutive WIAC crown
• Women's golf wins its third straight conference championship and eighth all-time
• Women's basketball shares WIAC title for first time since 2008
• Softball wins WIAC championship for first time since 2006 and hosted WIAC Championship
• Men's indoor & outdoor track & field teams named USTFCCCA Scholar Teams of the Year in Division III
• Women's basketball has third best home attendance average in Division III

BLUGOLD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS AND FINISHES IN 2011-12

• Men's indoor track & field finished second, its best result in the history of the program. Women's team took 12th
• Women's golf took third at nationals, tying for a program-best finish. It was the team's 12th straight appearance
• Men's outdoor track & field team finished sixth at nationals, women's team was 10th
• Women's basketball competed in NCAA Regional for first time since 2009 and advanced to second round
• Women's cross country finished 17th at nationals
• Women's swimming & diving was 28th at nationals, men took 32nd
• Women's gymnastics finished in fifth place at nationals, its best finish since 2005
• Volleyball made its seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Regionals
• Softball competed in the NCAA Regional for the sixth time in the last seven seasons

Page Last Updated: August 1, 2012