{"id":26390,"date":"2024-01-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=26390"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:28:29","slug":"warhawk-almanac-warhawk-alley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/26390","title":{"rendered":"Warhawk Almanac: Warhawk Alley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Ashley Bowe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warhawk Alley is a 10-pin bowling alley located in the University Center. It is an adored place among students and faculty as it supports events such as tournaments, glow nights, and leagues. However, did you know that the alley was not part of the original floorplan of the UC? Before Warhawk Alley, students would travel to Hawk Bowl, a local bowling alley that opened in the 1960s but is closed today. It was a 16-lane alley that housed many leagues and traveling teams. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The University Center extension housing the bowling alley opened on January 20, 1965. [2]<\/a> The new Warhawk Alley consisted of six lanes and offered opportunities to participate in bowling leagues. Both a men\u2019s and women\u2019s bowling league were shortly established on campus after Warhawk Alley opened. [3]<\/a> These leagues consisted mainly of Greek Houses and small student groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Men\u2019s Whitewater Team began in 1969. The team participated in a league consisting of many of Whitewater\u2019s neighboring universities, including Oshkosh, Platteville, and LaCrosse, to name a few. [4]<\/a> The teams would compete at local alleys in Wisconsin. This team continues today as a club sport on campus. Despite being a club sport, they have plenty of opportunities to compete in high-ranked tournaments nationwide. The men\u2019s team has been ranked in the top 10 the past six seasons, holding a total of 55 wins, including an Intercollegiate Team Championship (ITC) National Championship (2022), two Club Championship Titles (2019, 2021), and five Great Lakes Bowling Conference Championships (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020). The team currently sits at number one in the collegiate bowling power rankings. [5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c2019-2020 Women\u2019s Bowling Roster,\u201d University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics, https:\/\/uwwsports.com\/sports\/womens-bowling\/roster\/2019-20.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, UW-Whitewater has a successful Women\u2019s bowling team. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s bowling program was Wisconsin’s first NCAA bowling program. [6]<\/a> UW-Whitewater established the first women\u2019s bowling team in 2002. However, the NCAA did not recognize the team until the 2003-2004 season. [7]<\/a> The team competes in both NCAA and United States Bowling Congress (USBC) events, competing against some of the top teams in the country. Although they have not won an NCAA championship, they have made three consecutive appearances in the tournament (2013, 2014, 2015) and were Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (CIBC) champions in the 2019-2020 season. [8]<\/a> This season, the team took the 2023 Midwest Collegiate title and currently sits at number 19 in the collegiate bowling power ranking. [9]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bowling at UW-Whitewater has come a long way since the opening of Warhawk Alley. The bowling alley provided students with a place to practice on campus and helped bowling become a successful program at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[1]<\/a> \u201cWhitewater Corporation Begins Construction of City\u2019s New \u2018Hawk\u2019 Bowling Alley,\u201d The Royal Purple,<\/em> March 24, 1959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> \u201cPins Fly at Center Lanes After Initial Two Weeks,\u201d The Royal Purple, <\/em>February 3, 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> \u201cPins Fly at Center Lanes After Initial Two Weeks,\u201d The Royal Purple, <\/em>February 3, 1965; \u201cWomen\u2019s Bowling League Scheduled to Start Tuesday\u201d, The Royal Purple, <\/em>February 9, 1966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[4]<\/a> \u201cHawk bowling team tied for second,\u201d The Royal Purple, <\/em>February 13, 1969<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> UWW Warhawk Bowling.\u201d n.d. Warhawk Open. Accessed November 2, 2023. https:\/\/www.warhawkopen.com\/uww-warhawk-bowling.html<\/a>; \u201cCollegiate Bowling.\u201d n.d. Collegebowling.bowl.com. https:\/\/collegebowling.bowl.com\/rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> \u201cUWW Warhawk Bowling.\u201d n.d. Warhawk Open. Accessed November 2, 2023. https:\/\/www.warhawkopen.com\/uww-warhawk-bowling.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7]<\/a> \u201cA new breed of women\u2019s athletics,\u201d The Royal Purple, <\/em>October 9, 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[8]<\/a> \u201cUWW Warhawk Bowling.\u201d n.d. Warhawk Open. Accessed November 2, 2023. https:\/\/www.warhawkopen.com\/uww-warhawk-bowling.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[9]<\/a> \u201cCollegiate Bowling.\u201d n.d. Collegebowling.bowl.com. https:\/\/collegebowling.bowl.com\/rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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