Quick Facts
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
Chancellor: Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevich
Athletics Director: Scott Kilgallon (kilgals@uwec.edu)
Senior Women's 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
2011-12 Coaches
Men:
Basketball - Kyle Green (1st year)
Cross Country - Dan Schwamberger (5th year)
Football - Todd Glaser (6th year )
Golf - Mike Greer (1st year)
Hockey - Matt Loen (5th Year)
Swimming & Diving - Art Brandt (4th year)
Tennis - Tom Gillman (11th year)
Track & Field - Chip Schneider (10th year)
Wrestling - Russ Peloquin (2nd year)
Women:
Basketball - Tonja Englund (12th year)
Cross Country - Dan Schwamberger (5th year)
Golf - Meghan Sobotta (2nd year)
Gymnastics - Jean DeLisle (9th year)
Hockey - Mike Collins (12th year)
Soccer - Sean Yengo (15th year)
Softball - Leslie Huntington (11th year)
Swimming & Diving - Art Brandt (4th year)
Tennis - Tom Gillman (5th year)
Track & Field - Chip Schneider (6th year)
Volleyball - Kim Wudi (5th year)
Major UWEC Accomplishments in Athletics
Historically
First place in the women's conference All Sports competition 12 times in the last 19 years
Nine national team titles and 69 individual national champions in school history
146 conference titles
36 Academic All-American awards
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 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, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Women's Soccer (3) - 2005, 2006, 2007
2010-11 Season Highlights
BLUGOLD ATHLETICS - THE TOTAL PACKAGE
- 3.14 GPA achieved by 550 Blugold athletes in 2010-11
- 14th place out of 420 Div. III schools in the NACDA All-Sports competition in 2010-11
- Two-time winner of the Jostens Community Service Award and perennial nominee
- Women's WIAC All-Sports champion for the fifth consecutive year
BLUGOLD ATHLETES IN 2010-11
- Tom Breitbach is national runnerup in the 5K and 10K events at the Div. III outdoor track championships
- Maria Peloquin (cross country-track) is the WIAC nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
- Ben Shea becomes the seventh football player to be named an Academic All-American
- Hannah Mesick is one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Jostens Trophy as Div. III female basketball player of the year
- Kristin Faber is a first-team All-American after being named the NCHA hockey player and scholar-athlete of the year
- Megan Born is the conference No. 1 singles champion in tennis
- Jess Freagon is a softball second team All-American
BLUGOLD COACHES IN 2010-11
- Matt Loen is the NCHA Hockey Coach of the Year and the WIAC Coach of the Year for the second straight time
- Jim Maguire is the GCAA Regional Golf Coach of the Year
- Russ Peloquin is named head wrestling coach to start the 2010-11 season
- Retired coach Don Parker is inducted in the national Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Kyle Green becomes only the fourth Blugold men's basketball coach in the last 84 years
BLUGOLD CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS IN 2010-11
- Volleyball shares first for its third title in the past five years and hosts the WIAC final four tourney
- Women's cross country wins its third consecutive WIAC crown
- Women's golf wins its second straight conference championship and seventh all-time
BLUGOLD NCAA PARTICIPANTS AND FINISHES IN 2010-11
- Women's cross country finishes fourth and three individuals earn All-American honors
- Women's golf appears for the 11th straight year and achieves a top 10 finish for the third year in succession
- Women's volleyball makes its sixth straight appearance, advancing to the second round
- Softball selected for the regional for the fifth time in six years and ninth time overall
- Men's tennis selected for the third consecutive year and fourth time in program history
- Men's golf places 13th at nationals
- Women's swimming & diving takes 16th place at nationals, the team's best finish since 1996
- Women's track is 11th outdoors and 33rd indoors at nationals
- Men's track has its highest finish since 1996 with a 14th tie outdoors after placing 14th indoors
Page Last Updated: May 22, 2012
