Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles

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Athletic teams representing University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles

University	University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Conference	WIAC
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Kim Blum
Location	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Football stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Basketball arena	Mitchell Hall Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Copeland Park
Softball stadium	North Campus Field
Soccer stadium	Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
Lacrosse stadium	Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Maroon and gray
Website	uwlathletics.com

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Men's cross country (4)	NCAA	Division III	1996	North Central (IL)	86–94
			2001	Calvin	80–140
			2005	Calvin	94–117
			2024	Wartburg	77–173
Women's cross country (1)	NCAA	Division III	1983	St. Thomas (MN)	45–70
Men's indoor track and field (20)	NCAA	Division III	1987	St. Lawrence	44.5–43
			1988	St. Lawrence	36–30
			1991	Lincoln (PA)	58–47.5
			1992	Lincoln (PA)	57–49
			1993	Lincoln (PA)	70–48
			1994	Nebraska Wesleyan	50–42
			1997	Lincoln (PA)	44–41
			2001	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	58–44
			2002	Lincoln (PA)	54–48
			2003	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	71–34
			2004	Lincoln (PA) Wisconsin–Whitewater	70–29
			2005	Lincoln (PA)	53–38
			2006	Lincoln (PA)	78–31
			2008	Monmouth (IL)	43–33
			2009*	Whitworth	32–24
			2013	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	74–40
			2014	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	63.5–48
			2017*	Wisconsin–Whitewater	34–30
			2023	MIT	35–34.5
			2024	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	74–52
Women's indoor track and field (2)	NCAA	Division III	2015	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	55–49
Women's indoor track and field (2)	NCAA	Division III	2023	Washington St. Louis	59.5–54
Women's outdoor track and field (4)	NCAA	Division III	1983	St. Thomas (MN)	156–26
			1984	Central (IA)	185.5–102
			2015	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	73–43
			2023	Loras	67.5–58

Asterisk indicates a shared championship

WIAC conference championships

UWL has won WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories:

WIAC titles	Cross country	Football	Soccer	Tennis	Volleyball	Basketball	Gymnastics	Swimming	Indoor track and field	Outdoor track and field	Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Golf	Tennis	Badminton	Total
Men's	32	34	0	0	0	12	12	4	42	52	15	14	0	16	6	0	237
Women's	8	0	3	15	12	10	23	16	25	31	0	0	1	0	0	8	151
Total	40	34	2	15	10	22	35	20	67	83	15	14	1	16	6	8	388

Individual teams

Football

Main article: Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football

The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Track and field

The Eagles have won 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 15 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Both totals are the best in Division III history.

Notable athletes

Jerry Augustine, MLB player
Will Berzinski, NFL player
Caleb Boushley, MLB pitcher
Ben Braun, college basketball coach
Roman Brumm, NFL player
Mike Dee, college baseball coach at University of Illinois at Chicago
Brian Gutekunst, NFL General Manager, Green Bay Packers
Don Iverson, professional golfer on the PGA Tour
Don Kindt, Jr., NFL player
Tom Klawitter, MLB player
Craig Kusick, baseball player
Craig Kusick, Jr., Arena Football League quarterback
Ace Loomis, NFL player
Mike Maslowski, National Football League (NFL) linebacker
Ric Mathias, NFL player
Greg Mattison, NCAA and NFL football coach
Neal Nelson, Hall of Fame basketball coach
Tom Newberry, NFL offensive Lineman
Vinny Rottino, MLB player
Bill Schroeder, 1994, NFL wide receiver
Webb Schultz, MLB player
Ed Servais, college baseball coach at Saint Mary's and Creighton
Ellen Tronnier, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Jeremy Unertl, Arena Football League player
Joel Williams, NFL linebacker

References

"Colors and fonts". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
"U-W La Crosse drops 'Indian' team name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 22, 1989. p. 5A. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Conference Titles – University Of Wisconsin – La Crosse Intercollegiate Athletics". www.uwlathletics.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Anderson, Terry (April 26, 2006). "'Fantastic' honor for Harring". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. C6. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Wisconsin-La Crosse earns third straight outdoor title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

External links

Official website

v t e University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Facilities	La Crosse State Teachers College Training School Building Main Hall/La Crosse State Normal School Veterans Memorial Stadium Wittich Hall
Athletics	Football
Media	The Second Supper
Related	University of Wisconsin System

v t e Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Full members	Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
Associate members	Gustavus Adolphus (women's gymnastics) Hamline (women's gymnastics) Northland (men's and women's ice hockey) Winona State Warriors (women's gymnastics) Wisconsin–Superior (men's and women's ice hockey)

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