Road to the Helmer Cup
Video and editing complements of Cale Rusch and Bowling Insiders with Cale and Tim
Pictures from ITC's
Quick Facts of Interest
* The Warhawks have won 60 tournaments since the 2010-11 season
* The Warhawks have 22 top five finishes and 38 top 10 finishes in Tier 1's (majors) since the 2010-11 season
* The Warhawks have advanced to the Intercollegiate Team Championships each of the past nine seasons
* there was no ITC in 2020 due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
* The Warhawks won the 2022 Intercollegiate Team Championships
* The Warhawks have finished 3rd at the Intercollegiate Team Championships twice (2017, 2018)
* The Warhawks have had 11 student-athletes named a NCBCA All-American
* Nick Kruml is one of only 13 men to be named a NCBCA All-American each of their four years of college bowling
* Shawn Wochner is the only men's coach to earn the Gordon Vadakin National Coach of the Year three times
(2014, 2017, 2021)
* The Warhawks have had eight student-athletes named an IBMA All-American
* Nick Kruml is one of only three men to be named an IBMA All-American each of their four years of college bowling
* The Warhawks have had 15 team members named Club All-Americans
Including two Club Players of the Year
* Shawn Wochner has been named the Randy Widger Men's Club Coach of the Year seven out of the eight years
* The Warhawks have earned 166 All-Tournament Team finishes, with 44 wins, since the 2010-11 season
* The Warhawks have won the Great Lakes Bowling Conference six times since the 2010-11 season
(2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023)
* The Warhawks have had 37 players earn All-Conference honors since the 2010-11 season
Including five Conference Players of the Year and two Conference Rookies of the Year
* ALL of this was accomplished without one penny of athletic scholarships, only academic merit scholarships!
* The Warhawks have 22 top five finishes and 38 top 10 finishes in Tier 1's (majors) since the 2010-11 season
* The Warhawks have advanced to the Intercollegiate Team Championships each of the past nine seasons
* there was no ITC in 2020 due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
* The Warhawks won the 2022 Intercollegiate Team Championships
* The Warhawks have finished 3rd at the Intercollegiate Team Championships twice (2017, 2018)
* The Warhawks have had 11 student-athletes named a NCBCA All-American
* Nick Kruml is one of only 13 men to be named a NCBCA All-American each of their four years of college bowling
* Shawn Wochner is the only men's coach to earn the Gordon Vadakin National Coach of the Year three times
(2014, 2017, 2021)
* The Warhawks have had eight student-athletes named an IBMA All-American
* Nick Kruml is one of only three men to be named an IBMA All-American each of their four years of college bowling
* The Warhawks have had 15 team members named Club All-Americans
Including two Club Players of the Year
* Shawn Wochner has been named the Randy Widger Men's Club Coach of the Year seven out of the eight years
* The Warhawks have earned 166 All-Tournament Team finishes, with 44 wins, since the 2010-11 season
* The Warhawks have won the Great Lakes Bowling Conference six times since the 2010-11 season
(2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023)
* The Warhawks have had 37 players earn All-Conference honors since the 2010-11 season
Including five Conference Players of the Year and two Conference Rookies of the Year
* ALL of this was accomplished without one penny of athletic scholarships, only academic merit scholarships!
The UW-Whitewater Warhawks are proudly sponsored by the Brands of Brunswick, Coolwick, and Starrag!