Club Sports
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.