Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles

Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
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UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse
ConferenceWIAC
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorKim Blum
LocationLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Football stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Basketball arenaMitchell Hall Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumCopeland Park
Softball stadiumNorth Campus Field
Soccer stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
Lacrosse stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
NicknameEagles
ColorsMaroon and gray[1]
   
Websiteuwlathletics.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.[2]

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
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[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6] Both totals are the best in Division III history.[7]

Notable athletes

References

  1. ^ "Colors and fonts". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Conference Titles – University Of Wisconsin – La Crosse Intercollegiate Athletics". www.uwlathletics.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin-La Crosse earns third straight outdoor title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.