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BACK-TO-BACK Wisconsin’s lightweight women won three of four races and captured their second consecutive Eastern Sprints conference title in Worcester, Massachusetts. PHOTO BY WISCONSIN ROWING
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SING IT ALEX! Quarterback by day. Crooner by night. Alex Hornibrook kicked off the 2018 Buckinghams — UW’s annual showcase event of student-athlete excellence — with a crowd-pleasing rendition of Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried.” PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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SHOWCASE OF EXCELLENCE Stepping out of their uniforms, Wisconsin’s highly-talented studentathletes were celebrated for their academic and community service achievements in addition to their athletic success at this year’s 2018 Buckinghams. Marking the 10th anniversary of the showcase event, the Buckinghams brought together all 23 varsity sports teams at the Overture Center. View more photos here » PHOTOS BY TOM LYNN
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FAIR START Assistant coach Beau Hoopman lines up the No. 11 Badgers and No. 6 Northeastern for a race last Sunday at Devil’s Lake. PHOTO BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO
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MAY 2, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 32
BUILDING BADGERS Embracing big moments. Belief in each other. Understanding the UW legacy. For Wisconsin’s spring sports, growing successful team cultures blossoms into winning programs.
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14 LUCAS AT LARGE 17 BY THE NUMBERS 19 WHAT TO WATCH
LUCAS AT LARGE
BUILDING BRIDGES
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Mentoring is just one of Terry Gawlik’s many hats. The Badgers’ Senior Women’s Administrator is building bridges in her leadership role.
23 BADGERING 25 BADGERS GIVE BACK 33 INSIDE SOFTBALL 35 INSIDE TRACK & FIELD 39 INSIDE GOLF 41 INSIDE ROWING 46 BADGER HISTORY
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TRISTAN AMBERGER
The senior men’s rower explains his nickname and shares his best day ever as a Badger. 11
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ike any experienced, conscientious adviser, Terry Gawlik has been a good listener and sounding board for a handful of female student-athletes who have come under her wing again this semester. But the mentoring doesn’t stop there, not for Gawlik, a UW senior associate athletic director and the Badgers’ senior woman administrator (SWA). “I also challenge them,” she said. “Okay, if you’re thinking this …” How are you going to go about it? How are you going to get to where you want to be? Gawlik enjoys the volleying that ensues when they return serve. “It goes both ways,” she said of the dialogue. “They’re always asking me questions, ‘How do I do this? Or what do I think of that?’” It can lead to some productive, healthy exchanges, according to Gawlik, who oversees women’s basketball, volleyball and softball, along with men’s and women’s rowing, cross country and track and field. “One of the challenging things of the job is you’re always managing people,” she said, breaking down the essence of her sports administration role. “When you think about it, that’s what we do. “How do you find your own way of how you’re going to manage? What are your core values that you want to instill in that type of management?” As a young athlete, and coach,
Gawlik admitted that she was shy and lacking confidence. Laughing, she added, “I don’t think I got self-confident until I was 30 and I’m still working on it. “The thing that helps is when you realize that it’s okay to ask other people questions. That it’s not a sign of weakness. That it’s actually, in my opinion, a sign of strength. She has found it also has an application in coaching. Shortly after Kelly Sheffield took over the Badgers volleyball program, he informed Gawlik, “I’m not afraid to ask anybody questions.”
True to his word, it has played out that way. For instance, Gawlik related how Sheffield called up veteran Penn State coach Russ Rose before the Badgers competed in the 2013 Final Four in Seattle. “Kelly said, ‘What do I need to know (about the logistics)? How do I need to prepare for this?’” Gawlik remembered. “And we’re going to go out there and potentially play them, which we did.” But it didn’t deter Sheffield, whose Badgers ended up losing to the Nittany Lions in the finals. Sheffield hasn’t stopped rais-
ing the bar or asking pertinent questions. Neither has Gawlik who has been serving as the SWA at Wisconsin since 2005. The highest-ranking female within an athletic department is designated as such by the NCAA with the intent to encourage and promote female administrators in the decision-making process. “We have a new SWA in the Big Ten that is a former athletic trainer,” said Gawlik, adding that among the individual programs there has been a spirit of sharing and reaching out to each other. “What are you doing with student-athlete or coaches evaluations?” someone might inquire. “I get questions all the time on our strength and conditioning set-up,” said Gawlik, a native Texan, “and whether we have a director of Ops (operations) for certain sports.” It wasn’t always this way — one for all, all for one — among the SWAs. “When I first started working with the Big Ten, people weren’t sharing a lot,” said Gawlik, sug-
“THE THING THAT HELPS IS WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT IT’S OKAY TO ASK OTHER PEOPLE QUESTIONS. THAT IT’S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. THAT IT’S ACTUALLY, IN MY OPINION, A SIGN OF STRENGTH.” gesting it was more cut-throat. “Everybody was like, ‘We just want to get ahead of everybody else.” “Now, we totally share thoughts and ideas and challenges.” Embodying the concept has been Campus Conversations, an espnW sponsored roundtable and forum discussion featuring guest speakers, a select panel of alums and interaction with student-athletes. All 12 UW women sports were represented at the Madison event. Gawlik was pleased with the results in part because the Q & A was a perfect stimulus and the delivered messages were pragmatic.
“The more situations you put yourself in, the better you prepare yourself for the next situation,” Gawlik said. “I have a lot of kids come in my office and say, ‘I want to do what you do.’ “I’m like, ‘Do you realize what I did before this?’” The answer is always no. Here’s the Cliffs Notes version of what Gawlik did before this. After graduating from Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas, 30 miles north of Austin) and getting her master’s from Texas State (San Marcos), she embarked on a coaching odyssey. A former volleyball and basketball player, Gawlik ran programs at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas), St. Mary’s University (San Antonio) and Austin College (Sherman, Texas). “Back in the day, it was me, myself and I,” said Gawlik, who didn’t have any assistants and coached basketball, volleyball, track and tennis at the various stops. “You wear many hats.” Click to read more »
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◀ MEN’S GOLF Junior Jordan Hahn tied for 10th at the Big Ten Championships, his third top-10 finish this season and seventh of his career.
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SOFTBALL ▶ Kelsey Jenkins hit an impressive .800 (8-10) against Nebraska in three games this past weekend helping lead UW to its first-ever sweep of the Cornhuskers.
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▼ MEN’S TRACK & FIELD Ollie Hoare enjoyed a record performance in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational as the sophomore finished in 3:37.84, the best time ever run by a Badger in the month of April.
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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD ▲ Georgia Ellenwood broke her own school record in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a score of 5,983 points. That score ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and is a top-10 score in the world this year. 17
WHAT TO WATCH
NHL PLAYOFFS
WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS THURSDAY, MAY 3 ▪ 6PM PITTSBURGH ▪ NBCSN Former Badger Justin Schultz and the Pittsburgh Penguins defend home ice against the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Penguins can tie the series, 2-2, in Game 4 on Thursday at 6 p.m. (CT) on NBCSN.
SOFTBALL VS. NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, MAY 4 ▪ 5PM GOODMAN DIAMOND ▪ BTN PLUS
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THE CLOSER
Wisconsin closes out the regular season at home this weekend vs. Northwestern for a three-game Big Ten series on Friday (5 p.m.), Saturday (noon) and Sunday (noon) streamed live on BTN Plus. Sunday’s series finale also celebrates UW’s senior class.
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WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY 5/2
THURSDAY 5/3
FRIDAY 5/4 MEN’S & WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Wisconsin Twilight Madison, Wis. 2 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Northwestern Madison, Wis. 5 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus Ticket info »
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ALL TIMES CENTRAL
MONDAY 5/7 WOMEN’S GOLF NCAA Regional Madison, Wis. All day
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WEDNESDAY 5/9 WOMEN’S GOLF NCAA Regional Madison, Wis. All day
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BADGERING...
TRISTAN AMBERGER
Given his 6-foot-11 frame, it’s not surprising that Tristan Amberger of the Wisconsin men’s rowing team once considered a future in basketball. But he was cut from his team at Towson (Maryland) High School as a freshman and suffered a back injury a year later, short-circuiting another attempt at the sport. Thus, Amberger began to invest his time in rowing, which led to a spot in the UW varsity eight boat the last three years. A senior majoring in personal finance, Amberger’s college career is winding down — the Eastern Sprints are May 13 and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national regatta is June 1 to 3 — but he’s looking at multiple options to make U.S. national teams this summer. He took time before a recent practice on Lake Mendota to explain his nickname, to make a confession to his mother and to describe his best day ever as a UW rower. BY ANDY BAGGOT ▪ UWBADGERS.COM INSIDER
What’s your favorite part of practice? “Getting it done with.” Why does everyone call you Sebastian? “My middle name is Sebastian. It’s a family thing. My dad goes by his middle name. So do my siblings.” What’s the fastest you’ve ever driven a car? “Pretty fast. Hopefully my mom won’t read this, but I took our family car above 100 (mph) one time for a couple seconds, but that was it.” Can you cite something specific that makes Coach Chris Clark happy? “I don’t know of anything right off the top of my head. He’s a hard guy to read.” What was your best day ever as a UW rower? “This past spring break. It was the last day and it was going to be the last practice and I thought it was going to be a pretty tough practice. But it got kind of late and Coach Clark hadn’t been to practice yet. We were kind of standing around waiting and he shows up and he has boxes and bags filled with Hostess confections. He’s like, ‘Good news. You’re eating these and then we’re going for a paddle.’ So we got to eat some sweets and go for a short, leisurely paddle. That was a good day.” Click to read more »
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BADGERS GIVE BACK SPOTLIGHT
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A Hard Fight and an Unforgettable Badger Night
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tarting high school opens a new chapter in life that can be both exhilarating and stressful. For David Vanderkin, starting high school also marked a significantly different journey as he began his long battle against leukemia. With the loving support of his family, David fought hard for three-and-a-half years. His mom, dad and younger brother Adam lifted him up with unconditional encouragement, as did his friends and teachers. Now, four years later, the 18-year-old Waupun (Wisconsin) high school senior is cancer free! David is eager to graduate this spring and start college in the fall, where he plans to pursue a career in nursing. To celebrate his journey and optimistic recovery, David and his family joined the men’s hockey team in late January for their Big Ten victory against Penn State. David’s night began when he joined the team in the locker room before the game. He toured the hockey facilities, met the team and even read the starting lineup out loud to the guys. Additionally, he shared his story with former football Badger and current NFL quarterback
Scott Tolzien, who was also visiting the Badgers. “Having this Wish Upon a Badger experience was more than I could have ever hoped for,” David said. “I really enjoyed the time I got to spend with the players and coaches. Everyone was so attentive.” Following the Badgers’ 4-2 victory, David and his family joined the team back in the locker room after the win to congratulate the team and coaches in addition to joining Coach Tony Granato at his post-game press conference. “It’s remarkable to me how giving the team and coaches are of their time,” David said, “And how they went out of their way to make my family feel so welcomed. It was truly a night I will not forget.” David’s life story also gave a new viewpoint for the student-athletes. “It definitely puts things into perspective for us,” senior Tim Davison shared after meeting David and this year’s Wish Experiences with three additional children from the American Family Children’s Hospital “adopted” by men’s hockey this year. “They truly are heroes and an inspiration to all of us.” ▪
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hen Yvette Healy took over as Wisconsin softball coach eight years ago, she noticed something amiss. Despite being part of a vibrant, successful athletic department, Healy felt there was a disconnect between her program and the other 22 sports. “One of the best parts about Wisconsin is just the athletic legacy and the pride within the state for supporting the Badgers,” she said. “I felt we were in our own world a little bit when we started.” So Healy began creating a culture designed to bridge that gap. She reached out to other UW coaches, those with major championships on their resumes, and brought them in to speak to her student-athletes. Former football coach and current Wis-
consin director of athletics Barry Alvarez and men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan, both hall of famers, made presentations. So did women’s soccer coach Paula Wilkins and women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson, among others. “Sharing their road maps,” Healy said. “When you’re one of the teams that hasn’t experienced it, it was important to pull up a chair and hear from the people that were getting it done. “As soon as that connection was made, it’s amazing how much more pride the team started playing with.” The Badgers have qualified for three of the last five NCAA tournaments — as many as they had from 1996 to 2012 — and can take a big step toward another berth when they host the Big Ten Conference tournament at Goodman Diamond on May 10-12.
UW women’s rowing programs — openweight Tourney champions from 32 conferences and lightweights — for the last 14 years and get automatic entries into the 64-team NCAA she’s particularly enamored with how her curfield. rent squads are thriving. Healy said she hasn’t given a lot of thought The lightweights are ranked third nationally to the Big Ten Tournament mainly because of and in pursuit of the a tough regular-seasixth national title in son-ending stretch of program history. games that includes “ WE ’RE O NE OF T H OSE G ROW I N G The openweights a series with NorthP RO G RAMS T H AT ’ S EXC I T I N G are rated 13th in the western at Goodman B EC AU S E OF T H ESE MOMEN TS OF country with an eye Diamond. G ROWTH W H ER E YOU ’ V E G OT on winning their sec“But the fact we’re IM P ROV E MEN T A N D YOU ’ R E D OI N G ond Big Ten crown home is a huge deal,” S O M E TH I N G S T H AT H AV E N EV ER and advancing to the she said of the conB E E N D ON E B EFOR E.” NCAA regatta for the ference tourney. 11th straight time. Healy said the “It’s really strong, it’s really positive, it’s really knowledge gained from those culture-building supportive,” Bryan said of the culture at Porter exchanges with her fellow UW coaches conBoathouse on Lake Mendota. “It’s very comtinues to guide the Badgers. petitive in the best sense of the word. “We’re one of those growing programs that’s exciting because of these moments of growth where you’ve got improvement and you’re doing some things that have never been done before,” she said, referring to multiple victories in each NCAA tournament appearance, three 35-plus-win seasons and a Big Ten Tournament crown in 2013. Healy is fresh off recording her 250th career win at Wisconsin — the second-most in program history — an achievement she credits to the many layers of help her program receives, whether it’s ticketing, event management or marketing. “You win games like that because of the whole machine behind you,” she said. “I understand what a village it takes to put that together.” Creating the right culture in a program takes time and patience. Bebe Bryans has overseen the
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“They understand now that they have to do it for the team — that they’re going to get their best individual result by putting the team first — which sounds very easy to do and it’s probably the most challenging thing any team will ever come up against.” Bryans said she couldn’t compare the rowing culture with any other team at Wisconsin, but she can speak to its evolution. “When I first got here, the outcome goal I was looking for was to win a national championship because I believed we could and I still do,” she said. “But I realized very quickly that that was not
the right outcome goal. The goal I needed to attain was to help them change the culture to a championship, elite-level culture.” Bryans believes that has happened and she takes pride in its development. “They believe in each other. They’re not afraid to call each other out. They’re not afraid to praise each other. And they’re not afraid to compete with each other and be vocal about that,” she said. “Women don’t have a lot of practice with that. “Even though they’re not in the same boat with each other, they’re on the same team. That is really hard. They want each other to be fast and they’re doing everything they’re doing for the team. You can’t buy that. You can’t write the script for it. You just have to lay it out for them and hope they understand it. And when they get it, it’s everything.” Kelcy McKenna just completed her second season coaching the UW women’s tennis team. She sees improvement throughout, including the culture, but there’s work to do. “From our perspective, culture is established by good habits each day and I don’t think we’re quite where we want to be in terms of those habits translating from practice to matches,” she said. McKenna was asked to define the culture she’d like to see from her program. “It’s what are we going to do every single
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fallen a little bit short this year,” she said. day to go above and beyond to give our best in “We’re trying to create those situations during the classroom, on the court. From a leadership practice where they can really embrace them perspective how can you try and lead by exand play free when those situations occur in ample in every area and how can your actions matches.” speak louder than words.” An important development during the upThe Badgers finished the season 9-14 overcoming off season is that all, but their final act was a majority of McKenna’s a Big Ten road win over student-athletes — inIowa that ended a sev“ F RO M OU R PER SPECT I V E, cluding two freshmen en-match losing streak. C U LTU R E I S ESTA B L I SH ED BY and three sophomores — “There were a lot of G O O D H A B I TS EAC H DAY . .. plan to stay in Madison positive takeaways from CO LLEC T I V ELY W E’ R E MOV I N G over the summer to train the season overall, so you IN TH E R I G H T D I R ECT I ON .” together. don’t necessarily want to It’s part of the culture define momentum by a McKenna wants to create. single moment, but collectively we’re moving “Everyone’s excited to continue to get a in the right direction,” McKenna said. head start on summer workouts and summer One of the upgrades McKenna would like to practices and summer individual (sessions) to see involves embracing big moments in close see how those springboard us into the fall,” she matches. said. “I think that’s one area where maybe we’ve
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INSIDE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE (25-19, 9-8)
Home events in bold. All times CT. April 7 at Iowa L, 0-3 / L, 3-4 Doubleheader April 8 at Iowa
L, 3-5
April 11 Green Bay W, 8-0 / W, 10-2 Doubleheader April 12 Illinois W, 4-2 / W, 6-2 Doubleheader April 14 Illinois
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April 20 Purdue
L, 2-3
April 21 Purdue
W, 7-1
April 22 Purdue
W, 4-3
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Highlights: Wisconsin vs Nebraska Game 3
THIS WEEK UW closes out the regular season at home against Northwestern. Wisconsin will celebrate its five seniors on Sunday: Sam Arents, Brianna Flugaur, Kelsey Jenkins, Mariah Watts, and Brooke Wyderski. LAST WEEK The Badgers had their first-ever sweep over Nebraska in Lincoln on the Huskers’ home turf. They also had their first series win over them which included the three-highest scoring margins over the Huskers in school history, each game higher than the next.
GOOD TO KNOW Kelsey Jenkins had an impressive weekend, hitting .800 against Nebraska and racked up eight RBI, eight hits, two doubles and had a 1.300 slugging percentage. The senior ranks first in the Big Ten conference for on base percentage and second for batting average.
April 27 at Nebraska
W, 6-1
April 28 at Nebraska
W, 11-4
April 29 at Nebraska
W, 11-2
May 4
Northwestern
May 5
Northwestern Noon
May 6
Northwestern
May 10-12
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April 25 at Minnesota L, 1-12 / L, 0-8 Doubleheader
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NEED TO KNOW All of the weekend’s games will be streamed live on BTN Plus and live statistics links can be found on UWBadgers. com. In addition, fans and media can follow live updates on Twitter (@BadgerSoftball).
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INSIDE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. All times CT. March 30 at Stanford Invite Stanford, Calif. Results » March 31 at California Collegiate Open San Diego, Calif. Results » April 6-7 at Spec Towns Invite Athens, Ga. Results » Apr. 18-20 at Bryan Clay Invite Azusa, Calif. Results » Apr. 19-21 at Mt. SAC Relays
Walnut, Calif.
Apr. 20-21 at Beach Invitational Long Beach, Calif. Results »
May 4 Wisconsin Twilight 2 p.m. May 11-13 at Big Ten Outdoor
THIS WEEK The Badgers host their lone outdoor meet of the year on Friday, the Wisconsin Twilight. Field events start at 2 p.m. while running events start at 5:45 p.m. at the McClimon Track. Admission is free for the meet. LAST WEEK UW competed at the inaugural National Relays, hosted by Arkansas, last weekend as the UW distance medley relay finished runner-up in a time of 9 minutes, 35.19 seconds. That time ran by Joe Hardy, Ryan Dundun, Carl Hirsch,
and Oliver Hoare ranks No. 3 in school history. GOOD TO KNOW Tim Guthrie became the 14th Badger to clear 17 feet in the outdoor pole vault with his clearance of 17-0 ¾ in Arkansas. Guthrie’s mark is tied for No. 6 in the Big Ten Conference with teammate Rashid Coulibaly.
Championships
Bloomington, Ind.
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Apr. 27-28 at National Relays Fayetteville, Ark. Results »
May 24-26 at NCAA Preliminary Round
Sacramento, Calif.
June 6-9 at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Ore.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the meet on Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and check UWBadgers.com following the meet for results and a recap.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Mar. 9-10 at NCAA Indoor Championships Results »
College Station, Texas
OUTDOOR March 31 at California Collegiate Open San Diego, Calif. Results » April 6-7 at Spec Towns Invite Athens, Ga. Results » Apr. 18-20 at Bryan Clay Invite Azusa, Calif. Results » Apr. 19-21 at Mt. SAC Relays
Walnut, Calif.
Apr. 27-28 at National Relays Fayetteville, Ark. Results »
A.J. HARRISON
Apr. 20-21 at Beach Invitational Long Beach, Calif. Results »
May 4 Wisconsin Twilight 2 p.m.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin hosts its lone outdoor meet of the season, the Wisconsin Twilight, on Friday at the McClimon Track. Field events start at 2 p.m. while running events begin at 5:45 p.m. and admission is free. LAST WEEK The Badgers saw a pair of school records fall at the National Relays in Arkansas. The team of Gabby DesRosiers, Ebony McClendon, Meagan Blair and Brenna Detra finished 4x100 meters in 45.40 seconds while the 4x400 relay squad of Bianca Stubler, Bren-
na Detra, Gabby DesRosiers and Haley Lubow finished third in their heat with a time of 3:40.32. GOOD TO KNOW The two school records that fell were two old records as the previous 4x100 record stood for 33 years while the old 4x400 program record was set in 1992.
May 11-13 at Big Ten Outdoor
Championships
Bloomington, Ind.
May 24-26 at NCAA Preliminary Round
Sacramento, Calif.
June 6-9 at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Ore.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the meet on Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and check UWBadgers.com following the meet for results and a recap.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Sept. 17-19 East West Match Play Results » Oct. 6-8
at Bettie Lou Evans Results » Invitational
Lexington, Ky.
Oct. 21-22 at Cardinal Cup
Results »
Simpsonville, Ky.
at UCF Challenge Orlando, Fla. Results »
2018 Feb. 4-6
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Earn Regional Invite at Home Course
Mar. 16-17 at Hawkeye-El Tigre Results » Invitational
LAST TIME OUT The Badgers tied for ninth place at the Big Ten Championships on April 20-22. Senior Gabby Curtis led the way, finishing 18th with a 1-over par total of 217. THIS WEEK UW hosts the NCAA Madison Regional May 7-10 at University Ridge Golf Course. The Badgers are seeded ninth in the 18-team field. The top six teams and top three individuals not on qualifying teams will advance to the NCAA Championsips.
OF NOTE Wisconsin was selected for the NCAA Regional as a team for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Senior Lexi Harkins will be competing in the postseason for the fourth time while Curtis and fellow senior Becky Klongland will be competing for the third time each. GOOD TO KNOW This is the first NCAA event held at University Ridge since the 1998 NCAA Women’s Championships. University Ridge has also hosted the Big Ten Women’s Championships in 2000 and 2010 and the Big Ten Men’s Championships in 1995.
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INSIDE MEN’S ROWING SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Oct. 22
Oct. 28
Oct. 29
Nov. 4
at Head of the Charles Boston Results » at North Star Regatta Minneapolis Results » at Princeton Chase Princeton, N.J. Results »
at Bald Eagle Invite Indianapolis Results »
2018 April 7
at Syracuse
Results »
April 14-15 at Stanford Invitational Redwood City, Calif. Results » April 28 Boston University/MIT/ MSOE/Minnesota Baraboo, Wis. Results »
LAST WEEK Following a busy weekend of racing at Devil’s Lake State Park, the No. 11 Badgers take this weekend off ahead of the 2018 Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championships, otherwise known as the Eastern Sprints. LAST WEEK Wisconsin faced No. 6 Northeastern, No. 10 Boston University and MIT for the Congram Cup, Jablonic Cup and Cochrane Cup, respectively. The Badgers took down MIT to hold onto the Cochrane Cup for the 13th-straight year, but dropped close races to the Huskies and the Terriers.
GOOD TO KNOW As the spring season draws to a close, the Badgers head to Worcester, Massachusetts May 13th to compete in the 2018 Eastern Sprints, Wisconsin’s conference championships. The Eastern Sprints showcase 18 schools, and will feature races against top-10 powerhouses like No. 3 Yale and No. 4 Harvard.
April 29
Northeastern
Baraboo, Wis.
May 13
at Eastern Sprints
Worcester, Mass.
June 1-3
at IRA National Championships
Princeton, N.J.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow @BadgerRowing for team updates and check UWBadgers.com following the final race of the day for a recap of the meet’s events.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S ROWING SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Sept. 16 at Milwaukee River Challenge Results »
Milwaukee
Oct. 6-7
vs. Iowa/Indiana
Iowa City, Iowa
Oct. 8
at Head of the Rock Rockford, Ill. Results »
Oct. 29
at Minnesota
Nov. 4
Class Day Regatta
2018 Mar. 17-18 at Cardinal Invite Oak Ridge, Tenn. Results » March 31
vs. UCF/Miami Sarasota, Fla. Results »
April 7
Big Ten Double Dual (Ohio State, Rutgers)
Baraboo, Wis.
CANCELLED
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THIS WEEK No. 13 Wisconsin will have the week to prepare for the 2018 Big Ten Championships, held Sunday, May 13 at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.
GOOD TO KNOW UW looks to continue its success at Big Tens after placing third in 2017, notching the program’s eighth-straight topthree finish.
LAST WEEK The Badgers claimed two of three races against No. 10 Princeton and Syracuse, securing wins in the second varsity eight and the varsity four.
NEED TO KNOW Follow @BadgerRowing on Twitter and @BadgerWRowing on Instagram for a behindthe-scenes look at training leading up to the Big Ten Championships.
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May 12
at Big Ten Championships
Indianapolis
May 25-27 at NCAA Championships
Sarasota, Fla.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Oct. 29 at Minnesota Nov. 4 Class Day Regatta 2018 March 31 vs. UCF/Miami Sarasota, Fla.
Results »
April 7 at Big Ten Double Dual (Ohio State, Rutgers) Baraboo, Wis.
CANCELLED
April 14-15 at Knecht Cup Results » West Windsor, N.J.
April 21-22 at SIRA Regatta Oak Ridge, Tenn. Results » April 29 at EAWRC Championships Oak Ridge, Tenn. Results » May 11-12 at Dad Vail Regatta Philadelphia
June 1-3 at IRA National Championships West Windsor, N.J.
THIS WEEK The Badgers are off this week but race on Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia for the second-straight season. LAST WEEK Wisconsin captured it second consecutive Women’s Sprints, the program’s conference championship, by taking three of four races in Worcester,
Massachusetts. The Badgers earned 41 points to edge Boston University by one point in the race for the Konrad Ulrich Trophy.
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GOOD TO KNOW The Dad Vail Regatta is named after Harry Emerson “Dad” Vail, who was the men’s rowing coach at Wisconsin from 1911-28.
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BADGER HISTORY
CAMP RANDALL 100 SPOTLIGHT:
2000 FINAL FOUR TEAM The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the first century of Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin Athletics revealed a new honoree every day from May 24 through the Badgers’ 2017 opening game vs. Utah State Sept. 1. BY MIKE LUCAS UWBadgers.com Senior Writer
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ery little was expected out of Wisconsin going into the 2000 NCAA basketball tournament. Although the Badgers had won five of their last six games, including upsets of Indiana and Purdue, they were still a No. 8 seed with 13 losses overall and a .500 record (8-8) in the Big Ten. Moreover, they didn’t have a single player receive honorable mention recognition on the all-conference team. They didn’t have history on their side, either. The year before, as a No. 5 seed, they had suffered an embarrassing 43-32 loss to Southwest Missouri State in their opening game. But, now, they were out for postseason redemption for themselves and coach Dick Bennett. Riding the hot hand of Jon Bryant while staying true to their system — tenacious defense and prudent shot selection — they stunned Fresno State, Arizona and LSU by holding them to season-low point totals. In the process, they upended a No. 9, a No. 1 and a No. 4 seed. That set up a rematch with a familiar Big Ten foe,
Purdue, in the West Regional final at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bryant set an early tone by knocking down three straight triples and the Badgers went on to a 64-61 win that propelled them into the Final Four for the first time since 1941. Point guard Mike Kelley recalled his conversation with ESPN’s Andy Katz, a UW grad. “I remember Andy telling me that they were going to have something for us at Camp Randall Stadium when we got back to Madison,” Kelley said. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s pretty cool.’ But no one knew what to expect or how many people would be there. “The stadium is so big, you thought, ‘How is this going to go over?’ When we flew in, the first angle you saw was the side of Camp Randall where people weren’t seated. We kind of banked around and then you saw a growing crowd, a substantial crowd on one side of the stadium. “All of us got giddy at about what was to come and we couldn’t get off the plane and over to Camp Randall fast enough. Out of that whole Final Four run, people ask ‘What do you remember?’ and that (stadium reception) has got to be near the top of the list … It was just pure joy.”
▪▪▪▪ Of course, that led to big cheers. And I remember As they waited in the tunnel to be introduced to when it was all said and done, people rushed the the Camp Randall Stadium crowd — numbering befield. tween 30,000 and 35,000 fans — the anxiety began “It was wild. Our roommate ripped his jeans and to build for the players who seven hours earlier had broke a couple of ribs jumping the chain link fence experienced the ultimate high by cutting down the between the stands and the field,” said Kelley, who nets after clinching a Final Four berth. roomed with Andy Kowske and two non-athletes. “We waited for what felt like an eternity,” said point “We later stapled the ripped jeans to the wall of our guard Mike Kelley, conceding they had really waited apartment as a memory of that night.” only a handful of minutes but his concept of time As they tried to exit the stadium, Bennett and his was out of sync because of wife Anne were mobbed by the adrenaline rush. “Once the fans. “OUT OF THAT WHOLE FINAL FOUR RUN, we finally got introduced, “We were engulfed,” BenPEOPLE ASK ‘WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?’ we ran out on the football nett, then 56, told the CapAND THAT (STADIUM RECEPTION) HAS field, which none of us had ital Times. “People were GOT TO BE NEAR THE TOP OF THE LIST … ever done before. grabbing my butt, my hair, IT WAS JUST PURE JOY.” “Running out of the tunmy back and arms. I felt for nel, it kind of felt like you a minute like a rock star. were a football player running out for the pregame. Anne and I were trying to get out of there and, all The crowd went crazy. We didn’t know what to do of a sudden, big Steve Sasso (a security guard) came so we all ran over to the fence and just started hugblowing in there like a big pulling guard.” ging people. We finally got assembled and they had Sasso cleared a path for the Bennetts to the an order of how they wanted it to go.” parking lot. Select players addressed the raucous gathering. Kelley and Kowske made their way back to their Senior guard Duany Duany shared his countcampus apartment, next to Wando’s. down, “64, 32, 16, 8 … Now there’s only 4.” “We exceeded the capacity in our little apartA Final Four of Wisconsin, Michigan State, Floriment,” Kelley said. da and North Carolina in Indianapolis. Meanwhile, Kelley recalled coach Dick Bennett To read the rest of the story, click here. For the struggling with PA feedback in the stadium. complete list, visit CampRandall100.com. “There was an echo,” he said, “and people thought Coach Bennett had a few drinks in him.” Bennett confirmed an audio conundrum. “I’d say something and I could hear myself say it,” Bennett told the Capital Times. “I remember Tony (Bennett) told me afterwards, ‘Everybody thought you were drunk.’ I would say something and feedback would say it again and I was getting all fouled up with what I was trying to say.” Despite a few starts and stops and pauses, Bennett still got his message across. “He had his whole speech about the animal kingdom,” Kelley said, laughing, “because we took down the Bulldogs (Fresno State), the Wildcats (Arizona) and the Tigers (LSU). It was classic.” The players who spoke were aware of the bewitching hour that was approaching: bar time. “All of us did our best to incite riots, I think, on State Street,” admitted Kelley. “Every one of us said, ‘We want to see all of you people on State Street.’
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