Club Sports


CLUB SPORTS, UW-L  

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser email:  baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/recsports/

UW-L Club Sports is the largest student run organization at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.  The current membership of the sport and activity clubs is comprised of over 400 students.  Club Sports offers all students an opportunity to participate, regardless of their skills and abilities.  Long cloaked in history, the success of Club Sports is well respected throughout the Mid-Western communities.


AIKIDO CLUB

Adviser: Dr. Al Gedicks, 785-6782

Adviser E-mail: gedicks.al@uwlax.edu   

Primary Representative: Kim Grunke, (608) 789-2042

Primary Representative E-mail: grunke.kimb@students.uwlax.edu

Aikido is a martial art which teaches students techniques of self defense. It is a martial art built around the concept of blending your body and energy with the body and energy of an attacker. Club members strive to enhance their abilities through constant, sincere training.


ALPINE RACING TEAM, UW-L

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: John Ver Kuilen, (608) 789-4170

Primary Representative E-mail: verkuile.john@students.uwlax.edu

Organization E-mail: alpineskirace@uwlax.edu

The UW-L Ski Racing Team is an excellent way for expert skiers or existing racers to either improve their skills or continue on the racing circuit. It is an excellent way to meet new people, ski some new areas in the Midwest, and have a good time.


CYCLING CLUB

Adviser: Mr. Taggert Brooks, 785-8099

Adviser E-mail: brooks.tagg@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Casey McCauley III, (715) 207-1048

Organization E-mail : mccauley.char@students.uwlax.edu


EAGLE'S HOCKEY CLUB (WOMEN'S)

Adviser: Mr. Larry Terry, 785-8680

Adviser E-mail: terry.lawr@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Caitlin Koons, (608) 606-4313

Organization E-mail: womenshockey@uwlax.edu

This is a women's' ice hockey team that practices regularly and plays games against other college clubs throughout the Midwest.  The season runs from November to March.  Women of all skill levels who enjoy hockey are welcome to join.  


EQUESTRIAN CLUB

Adviser: Ms. Karen Terpstra, 785-8842

Adviser E-mail: terpstra.kare@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Laura Barquest

Primary Representative E-mail: barquest.laur@students.uwlax.edu

Organization E-mail: equestrian@uwlax.edu


LACROSSE CLUB, UW-L - Men's


Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Tyler Dahl, (507) 227-0481

Organization E-mail: UWLLAX@yahoo.com

The UW-L Lacrosse Club is a "virtual varsity" club that is a member of the United States Lacrosse Intercollegiate Association (USLIA) and plays in the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL).  We have about 25 members, most of whom had never played lacrosse before joining.


MARTIAL ARTS CLUB

Adviser: Mr. David Miller, 785-8427

Adviser E-mail: miller.davi@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Christine Hayes

Primary Representative E-mail: hayes, chri@students.uwlax.edu

The Martial Arts Club is primarily based on Tae Kwon Do. However, we also incorporate techniques from systems such as kick boxing, escrima- stickfighting, aikido, and jujitsu. All skill levels and disciplines are welcome.  Our goal is to provide self-discipline, learn self-defense, and have fun.


RUGBY CLUB (MEN'S), UW-L

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Brandon Shifflett, (920) 277-1988

Organization E-mail: menrugby@uwlax.edu

Men's Rugby is open to all male students who enjoy a physical contact sport, travel, and sportsmanship. Rugby is the game that American football is derived from. It is an exciting non-stop, intense game that can be played by its participants years after college. No experience is needed to join. Rugby is played year round.


RUGBY CLUB (WOMEN'S)

Adviser: Mr. Joel Elgin, 785-8839

Adviser: E-mail: elgin.joel@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Jenny Curry, (715) 579-1274

Primary Representative Email:  curry.jenn@students.uwlax.edu

The Women's Rugby Club is dedicated to teaching new members the game of rugby. The Rugby Club not only travels to Wisconsin and Minnesota to play teams, but every two years we take international tours. In the past years we have traveled to New Zealand, Canada, England, and Holland.


SKI CLUB, UW-L

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Chad Balthazor, (920) 850-2962

Organization E-mail: skiclub.uwlax@gmail.com

The UW-L Ski Club meets regularly during the months of September through March.  Members plan discount trips out west to the Colorado Rockies during Christmas Break and trips to Minnesota and Michigan.  Other trips include weekly ventures to a local ski area, Mt. La Crosse.


SOCCER CLUB, UW-L (MEN'S)

Adviser: Dr. Greg Walsko, 785-8131

Adviser E-mail: walsko.greg@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative:  Timothy Gromacki, (414) 510-1961

Primary Representative Email:  gromacki.timo@students.uwlax.edu

Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/recsports/

The UW-L Men's Soccer Club is a very competitive club open to all students that attend UW-L.  Main competition occurs in the fall with some tournaments in the spring.  Tryouts for the team start two weeks before the first day of class.  If students are unable to come two weeks early, they are strongly encouraged to come the first day of classes.


TREKKER OUTDOOR CLUB, UW-L

Adviser: Nathan Barnhardt, 785-6530

Adviser E-mail: barnhart.nath@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Megan Inhlenfeld, (507) 456-2164

Organization Email:  culture@yahoo.com

Trekker Outdoor Club provides outdoor activities for people of varying outdoor experience. Past activities include overnight rock climbing trips to Devil's Lake State Park, biking to Perrot State Park, backpacking and hiking. The club also offers several backpacking trips during spring break.


TRIATHLON CLUB, UW-L

Adviser: Dr. Scott Cooper, 785-6983

Adviser E-mail: cooper.scot@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Jerome Robinson, (608) 712-7054

Organization E-mail: uwltriclub@hotmail.com

Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/triathlon/

The UW-L Triathlon Club's purpose is to have an organized group of people working towards a training/triathlon goal and to promote and bring new people into the sport. Through the use of meetings, speakers, group workouts, and socials, members aim to make the sport more enjoyable for all that participate.


ULTIMATE FRISBEE

Adviser: Mr. Matthew Vogel, 785-8971

Adviser E-mail: vogel.matt@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Jared Aeschbach, (608) 225-9850

Organization E-mail: ultimatefc@uwlax.edu

The UW-L Ultimate Frisbee Club's purpose is to promote the sport of ultimate frisbee and to make the sport more enjoyable for all that participate.


VOLLEYBALL CLUB (MEN'S)

Adviser: Ms. Sheila Perkins, 785-8170

Adviser E-mail: perkins.shel@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Alex Cloutier, (262) 989-6586

Primary Representative E-mail: cloutier.alex@students.uwlax.edu

Oganizational E-mail: mensclubvb@uwlax.edu

Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/recsports/

The UW-L Men's Volleyball team is open to all males interested in playing competitive volleyball at the collegiate level. The team competes against other Wisconsin schools and attends the NIRSA National Tournament in April.


VOLLEYBALL CLUB (WOMEN'S)

Adviser: Mr. James Baker,  785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Andrea DeWitt, (920) 606-5169

Primary Representative E-mail: dewitt.andr@students.uwlax.edu

This organization is open to all female UW-L students interested in utilizing their talents socially through volleyball.


WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD CLUB, UW-L

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail: baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Eric Fuhrmann, (608) 963-3938

Organization E-mail: uwlwaterski@hotmail.com

The UW-L Water Ski & Wakeboard Club is a competitive water ski team that competes against other collegiate teams in four disciplines: slalom skiing, trick skiing, wakeboarding, and distance jumping.  The club has a spring and fall season and attends a number of tournaments in the fall.


WEIGHTLIFTING, POWERLIFTING & BODYBUILDING CLUB, UW-L

Adviser: Mr. Travis Erickson, 785-6546

Adviser E-mail: erickson.trav@uwlax.edu

Organization E-mail: uwlwpbc@yahoo.com  

Organization Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/wpbc/

The WPBC is a student club focused on the promotion of weightlifting, power lifting, and body building at UW-L. We strive to educate students on proper lifting techniques, nutrition, and training regimes. Students of all strengths, abilities, intelligence, age and gender are encouraged to join and see what we are all about.


WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM

Adviser: Mr. James Baker, 785-5221

Adviser E-mail:  baker.jame@uwlax.edu

Primary Representative: Chirstina Klein, (608) 576-8462

Organization E-mail: womenlacrosse@uwlax.edu

The Women's La Crosse Team will extend the opportunity to play this sport to women of any experience level.  The objective is to create a lacrosse team for women to be competitive in. The fall semseter is mostly training with some practice games. The spring semester will linclude tournaments and playoffs.