University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team enters the 2026-27 season with high hopes as a consensus top-10 team in national preseason rankings.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team begins the 2026-27 season on Saturday, Nov. 7, and looks to compete for a second straight conference championship.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's basketball team looks to sustain its program excellence during the 2026-27 season, which begins Friday, Nov. 6.

Two students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned scholarships from the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants Educational Foundation.

Mekhi Brown from Monroe, WI, who is studying Management at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a scholarship from the Cleary Building Corporation.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team enters the 2026-27 season as a 14-time intercollegiate wheelchair basketball national champion.

More than 4,400 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are first-generation college students, including more than one-third of undergraduates on the Whitewater campus and more than one-half on the Rock County campus.

A total of 16 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were recognized at the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at the university's Crossman Gallery in October.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's women's golf team placed third at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in October. Two Warhawks were selected for the All-WIAC Women's Golf Teams.

Celeste Diaz from Beloit, WI, who is studying Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Don & Louise Ahn Collegiate Scholarship.

Four students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were recipients of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired Scholarship.

Kara Michonski from East Dundee, IL, who is studying Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Wire Association International's Midwest Chapter scholarship.

Abigail Dotzler from North Port, FL, who is studying English at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater received the Valerie's House Scholarship.

Brock Pulk from Union Grove, WI, who is studying Undeclared at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Lisa Higgins Hussman scholarship.

Avery Rieckmann from Portage, WI, who is studying Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a scholarship from the National Exchange Bank and Trust.

Melanie Trocchio, a business administration integrated science/business major from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, was a recipient of the 2026 Mikey Riesch Scholarship.

Bennett Lehman from Jefferson, Wisconsin, a student studying cybersecurity at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is among the recipients of the Lighthouse Guild College Bound Scholarships.

Nolan Spettel from Horicon, WI, who is studying Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Horicon Youth Trap Team Scholarship and a scholarship from the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation.

Adeline Eckerman from Brodhead, WI, who is studying Elementary Middle Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Friends of Monroe Public Library Scholarship.

Addison Neidermyer from Spring Valley, WI, who is studying Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the Boyd Midwest Family Private Foundation Scholarship.

Four students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will participate in the Scholars Transforming Through Research Program from November 2026 through March 2027.

Three students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were honored by the American College Theater Festival Region 3 for their recent roles in a university theatre production.

A total of 250 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are scholars in the TRIO program, which includes federally funded programs that support low-income, first-generation, or Americans with a disability at college.

Elizabeth Toffel, an elementary middle education and art education major from Wilmot, Wisconsin, was named winner of the 2026 Wisconsin Art Education Association (WAEA) Pre-Service Art Educator of the Year Award last spring.

Two members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's tennis team claimed All-America status thanks to their performances at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional and national championship tournaments.

28 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a roster spot on the Warhawk women's swimming and diving team for the 2026-27 season.

Two students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are serving as student ambassadors for the Wisconsin Broadcast Association, promoting the organization on campus and networking with broadcasters.

19 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a roster spot on the Warhawk women's bowling team for the 2026-27 season.

18 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a roster spot on the Warhawk men's swimming and diving team for the 2026-27 season.

UW-Whitewater's Delainey Halverson won the individual title at the 2026 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship, hosted at Reedsburg County Club in Reedsburg, WI, on Oct. 9-11.