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The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Sports Department has seen its Spring Season cancelled as part of the impact of COVID-19 on Whitewater’s campus.
All teams saw their spring seasons suspended in the middle of March and are expected to proceed without conclusion. However, the suspension of competition didn’t keep the Warhawks down for long. There were plenty of things brewing between those that returned home and the Warhawks that stayed around Whitewater.
Tight Ends Coach Tim Shields of the Warhawk Football program has been extremely active in his coaching career, creating a video series with the hashtag #QuarantinedWithCoaches on Twitter. The series focuses on topics such as leadership, culture and coaching, rather than scheme or strategy. He’s teamed up with coaches across the nation to make the videos, which regularly garner dozens of likes and retweets. The main purpose of the videos? According to Shields, “I’m just trying to get better.”
Another development was the top-3 finish in the Division II & III polls for the Women’s bowling team. The team ended the season with a 57-47 record, including a conference championship. The team enjoyed six top-10 finishes at tournaments this year, and had three members receive first-team all-conference. Kaylee Tubbs, Mary Conneely, and Sam Knab were selected, and Conneely was named Player of the Year by the conference.
In another online video series, Warhawk Athletics put out videos from most of their sports with the hashtag #d3week, alluding to Division III. The social media campaign focuses on why Division 3 is a great place to be in college athletics. The Warhawks videos feature testimonials from current athletes about their experiences as a member of each team.
Coronavirus has decimated the entire sports industry, and Whitewater is no exception. However, Warhawk coaches and athletes continue to work hard to better themselves, despite the difficult circumstances.
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It is so sad that all teams are suspended at UW-Whitewater, I have a feeling when everything goes back to normal that UWW sports will come back better than ever!!!
Comment by Haley Henricksen 04.23.20 @ 7:30 pmThis whole Covid is ruining the great sports of Whitewater, it sucks not being able to watch any of the Whitewater sports because I was always interested in how we were doing no matter what sport. It kills me that they suspended the teams.
Comment by Logan Meyer 04.25.20 @ 11:13 pmI’m sad about this too, because I really miss going to work every week and taking pictures of the different sports.
Comment by Grace Holler 04.27.20 @ 9:08 pm